Elder Care Health Information Resources Directory

Our Directory of Elder Care Health Information Resources...

 

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality   -   https://www.ahrq.gov/

Rockville, MD                                    301-427-1364

 

HIVinfo   -   https://hivinfo.nih.gov/

Rockville, MD                                    800-HIV-0440  (800-488-0440)

 

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)   -   https://www.aa.org/

New York, NY                       212-870-3400

 

Alliance for Aging Research    -   https://www.agingresearch.org/

Washington, DC                     202-293-2856

 

American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)   -  http://www.aad.org

Rosemont, IL                          888-462-DERM (3776)

 

American Academy Family Physicians (AAFP) - https://www.aafp.org

Leawood, KS                          800-274-2237

 

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)   -   https://www.aan.com/

Minneapolis, MN                    800-879-1960

 

 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)    -   http://www.aao.org

San Francisco, CA                  415-561-8500

American Academy of Orthpaedic Surgeons (AAOS)  -   https://www.aaos.org/

Rosemont, IL                          847-823-7186

 

American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. (AAO)  -  https://www.entnet.org/

Alexandria, VA                      703-836-4444

 

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR)   -   https://www.aapmr.org/

Rosemont, IL                          847-737-6000

 

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)   -   https://www.aagponline.org/

McLean, VA                           703-556-9222

 

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)  -   https://www.aamft.org//

Alexandria, VA                      703-838-9808

 

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)  - https://www.aacvpr.org/

Chicago, IL                             312-321-5146

 

American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)   -   https://www.abta.org/

Chicago, IL                             773-577-8750     Toll Free # 800-866-ABTA (2282)

 

American Cancer Society (ACS)   -   https://www.cancer.org/

Atlanta, GA                            800-227-2345

American Chiropractic Association (ACA)   -   https://www.acatoday.org/

Arlington, VA                         703-276-8800

 

American Chronic Pain Association   -   https://www.theacpa.org/

Rocklin, CA                            800-533-3231

 

American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA)   -   https://www.achca.org

Washington, DC                     800-561-3148

 

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)   -   https://www.acog.org

Washington, DC                     202-628-5577              800-673-8444

 

American College of Physicians (ACP)   -   https://www.acponline.org/

Philadelphia, PA                     215-351-2600         800-ACP-1915 (800-227-1915)

 

American College of Rheumatology   -   https://www.rheumatology.org/

Atlanta, GA                            404-633-3777

 

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)   -  https://www.acsm.org/

Indianapolis, IN                      317-637-9200

 

 American College of Surgeons (ACS)   -   https://www.facs.org/

Chicago, IL                             312-202-5000              Toll Free # 800-621-4111

   

American Council of the Blind (ACB)   -  https://www.acb.org

Alexandria, VA                      202-467-5081              800-424-8666

 

American Counseling Association (ACA)   -   https://www.counseling.org/

Alexandria, VA                      703-823-9800              800-347-6647

 

American Dental Association (ADA)   -   https://www.ada.org

Chicago, IL                             312-440-2500

 

American Diabetes Association (ADA)   -   https://www.diabetes.org/

Arlington, VA                         800-342-2383

 

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics   -   https://www.eatright.org/

Chicago, IL                             312-899-0040              800-877-1600

 

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)   -   https://www.afb.org/

Arlington, VA                         212-502-7600

 

BrightFocus Foundation   -   https://www.brightfocus.org/

Clarksburg, MD                      800-437-2423

 

American Health Care Association (AHCA)   -  https://www.ahcancal.org

Washington, DC                     202-842-4444

   

American Heart Association (AHA)   -  https://www.heart.org/

 Dallas, TX                              800-AHA-USA-1 (800-242-8721)

 

American Horticultural Therapy Association (AHTA)   -   https://www.ahta.org/

Seattle, WA                            206-209-5296

 

American Hospital Association (AHA)   -  https://www.aha.org/

Washington, DC                     202-638-1100

 

American Liver Foundation    -   https://liverfoundation.org/

New  York, NY                      212-667-1000              Helpline # 800-465-4837

 

American Lung Association (ALA)   -   https://www.lung.org/

Chicago, IL                             800-LUNGUSA (800-586-4872)

 

American Medical Association (AMA)   -   https://www.ama-assn.org/

Chicago, IL                             800-621-8335

 

American Medical Directors Association – AMDA  (The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine)  -   https://paltc.org/

Columbia, MD                        410-740-9743              800-876-2632

 

American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)   -   https://www.musictherapy.org/

Silver Spring, MD                   301-589-3300

 

American Nurses Association (ANA)   -  https://www.nursingworld.org/

Silver Spring, MD                   800-284-2378

 

 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)   -   https://www.aota.org/

North Bethesda, MD              301-652-6611

 

American Optometric Association (AOA)   -   https://www.aoa.org

St. Louis, MO                         314-991-4100                          800-365-2219

 

American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society   -   https://www.aofas.org/

Rosemont, IL                          800-235-4855

 

American Osteopathic Association   -  https://osteopathic.org/

Chicago, IL                             888-62-MYAOA  (888-626-9262

 

American Parkinson's Disease Association (APDA)   -   https://www.apdaparkinson.org/

Staten Island, NY                   800-223-2732

 

American Pharmacists Association (APhA)   -   https://www.pharmacist.com/

Washington, DC                     202-628-4410              800-237-APhA (2742)

 

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)   -   https://www.apta.org/

Alexandria, VA                      800-999-2782

   

American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)   -   https://www.apma.org/

 Bethesda, MD                        301-581-9200

 

American Psychiatric Association (APA)   -   https://www.psychiatry.org/

Washington, DC                     202-559-3900

 

American Psychological Association (APA)    -   https://www.apa.org/

Washington, DC                     202-336-5500              800-374-2721

 

American Red Cross    -    https://www.redcross.org/

Washington, DC                     800-RED CROSS  (800-733-2767)

 

National Mental Health Consumer’s Self-help Clearinghouse   -   https://www.mhselfhelp.org/

Philadelphia, PA                     215-751-1810              800-553-4539

 

American Sleep Apnea Association   -   https://www.sleepapnea.org/

Washington, DC                     888-293-3650

 

 American Social Health Association   -   https://outalliance.org/business-directory/8420/asha-american-social-health-association/

Rochester, NY                                    800-227-8922

 

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)   -  https://www.asha.org/

Rockville, MD                                    301-296-5700

 

American Stroke Association -   https://www.stroke.org/

Dallas, TX                               888-4-STROKE   (888-478-7653)

 

American Tinnitus Association (ATA)   -   https://www.ata.org/

Washington, DC                     800-634-8978

 

Urology Care Foundation   -   https://www.urologyhealth.org/

Linthicum, MD                       410-689-3700              800-828-7866

 

Aplastic Anemia And MDS International Foundation (AAMDS)   -   https://www.aamds.org/

Bethesda, MD                         301-279-7202              800-747-2820

 

ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center     -    https://archrespite.org

Chapel Hill, NC                      919-490-5577

 

Arthritis Foundation    -   https://www.arthritis.org/

Atlanta, GA                            404-872-7100              Helpline #  800-283-7800

 

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)   -   https://www.aafa.org/

Arlington, VA                         800-7-ASTHMA   (800-727-8462)

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)   -   https://www.cdc.gov/

Atlanta, GA                            Hotline #  800-232-4636

   

Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives   -   https://www.dana.org

New York, NY                       212-223-4040

 

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance   -   https://www.dbsalliance.org/

Chicago, IL                             800-826-3632

 

DES Action   -   https://desaction.org/

New York, NY                       800-337-9288

 

Epilepsy Foundation   -   https://www.epilepsy.com/

Landover, MD                                    301-459-3700

 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)   -   https://www.fda.gov

Silver Spring, MD                   888-INFO-FDA  (888-463-6332)

 

Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC), Department of Agriculture   -   https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic

Beltsville, MD                         301-504-5414

 

Glaucoma Research Foundation   -   https://www.glaucoma.org/

San Francisco, CA                  415-986-3162              800-862-6693

 

Hill-Burton Free and Reduced-Cost Care Program   -   https://www.hrsa.gov/get-health-care/affordable/hill-burton/index.html

Rockville, MD                                    877-464-4772

 

Huntington's Disease Society of America   -  https://hdsa.org/

New York, NY                       212-242-1968              Helpline # 800-345-HDSA (4372)

 

Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services Foundation (HERS)   -     https://www.hersfoundation.org/

Bala Cynwyd, PA                   610-667-7757

 

Indian Health Service (IHS)   -   https://www.ihs.gov/

Rockville, MD                                    301-225-0241              301-443-3593

 

International Essential Tremor Foundation (IETF)   -   https://essentialtremor.org/

Lenexa, KS                             913-341-3880              Toll Free # 888-387-3667

 

 International Hearing Society (IHS)   -    http://ihsinfo.org/IhsV2/Home/Index.cfm

Livonia, MI                             734-522-7200

 

Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center   -  https://www3.gallaudet.edu/clerc-center.html

Washington, DC                     202-651-5855

 

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society   -   https://www.lls.org/

Rye Brook, NY                       800-955-4572

 

Lighthouse Guild   -   https://www.lighthouseguild.org/

New York, NY                       800-284-4422

 

Lupus Foundation of America   -   https://www.lupus.org/

Washington, DC                     202-349-1155

 

Medline Plus   -   https://medlineplus.gov/

Bethesda, MD

 

Narcolepsy Network, Inc.   -   https://narcolepsynetwork.org/

Lynnwood, WA                      401-667-2523              Toll Free # 888-292-6522

 

National Alliance for Hispanic Health     -   https://www.healthyamericas.org/

Washington, DC                     866-783-2645

 

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)  -   https://www.nami.org

Arlington, VA                         703-524-7600              Helpline # 800-950-6264

 

National Association for Health & Fitness (NAHF)   -   https://www.physicalfitness.org/

Albany, NY                            518-456-1058

 

National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)   -   https://www.nachc.org/

Bethesda, MD                         301-347-0400

 

National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs (NANASP)   -                      https://www.nanasp.org/

Washington, DC                     202-682-6899

 

Aging Life Care Association   -   https://www.aginglifecare.org/

Tucson, AZ                             520-881-8008

 

National Association of the Deaf (NAD)   -   https://www.nad.org/

Silver Spring, MD                   301-587-1789

 

National Cancer Institute (NCI)   -   https://www.cancer.gov/

Bethesda, MD                         800-422-6237

 

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)   -   https://www.nccih.nih.gov/

Bethesda, MD                         888-644-6226

 

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)   -   https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/index.htm

Atlanta, GA                            800-232-4636

 

National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities   -   https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/

Bethesda, MD                         301-402-1366

 

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)   -   https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases?dkrd=lgdmn0027

Bethesda, MD                         800-860-8747

   

National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP)   -  https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/resources-for-health-educators/national-eye-health-education-program

Bethesda, MD                         301-496-5248

 

The National Eye Institute    -   https://www.nei.nih.gov/

Bethesda, MD                         301-496-5248

 

National Health Information Center (NHIC)       -   https://health.gov/our-work/health-literacy/resources/national-health-information-center

Rockville, MD                                    Fax # 240-453-8281

 

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)   -   https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

Bethesda, MD                         877-645-2448

 

National Institute Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases  -   https://www.niams.nih.gov/

Bethesda, MD                         301-495-4488              Toll Free # 877-226-4267

 

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases   -   https://www.niaid.nih.gov/

Bethesda, MD                         301-496-5717              Toll Free # 866-284-4107

 

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development   -  https://www.nichd.nih.gov/

Rockville, MD                                    800-370-2943

 

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research   -   https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/

Bethesda, MD                         866-232-4528

 

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)   -   https://www.nigms.nih.gov/

Bethesda, MD                         301-496-7301

 

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)   -   https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml

Bethesda, MD                         1-866-615-6464

 

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)   -   https://www.ninds.nih.gov/

Bethesda, MD                         800-352-9424

 

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)   -   https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/

Bethesda, MD                         301-443-3860

 

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)   -   https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/

Bethesda, MD                         800-241-1044

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)   -   https://www.drugabuse.gov/

Bethesda, MD                         301-443-1124

     

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)   -  https://www.kidney.org/

New York, NY                                   855-653-2273

 

National Library of Medicine (NLM)   -   https://www.nlm.nih.gov/

Bethesda, MD

 

  National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled   -   https://www.loc.gov/nls/

Washington, DC                                 1-888-657-7323

 

National Medical Association (NMA)   -   https://www.nmanet.org/

Silver Spring, MD                               202-347-1895

 

National Mental Health Association (NMHA)   -   https://www.nami.org

Arlington, VA                                     703-524-7600              Helpline # 800-950-NAMI (6264)

 

National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS)   -   https://www.nationalmssociety.org/

New York, NY                                   1-800-344-4867

 

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)   -   https://rarediseases.org/

Danbury, CT                                       203-744-0100

 

National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)   -   https://www.nof.org/

Arlington, VA                                     1-800-231-4222

National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging   -   https://nutritionandaging.org

Arlington, VA                                     703-548-5558

 

National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)   -   https://npin.cdc.gov/

 

National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF)   -   https://www.psoriasis.org/

Portland, OR                                       503-244-7404              Helpline # 800-723-9166

 

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)   -   https://www.naric.com/

Landover, MD                                                800-346-2742

 

National Rural Health Association (NRHA)   -   https://www.ruralhealthweb.org/

Washington, DC                                 202-639-0550

 

National Sleep Foundation (NSF)   -    https://www.thensf.org/

Arlington, VA                                     703-243-1697

 

National STD and AIDS Hotlines  -  https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/cdc-national-std-hotline

                                                            1-800-232-4636

 

National Stroke Association (NSA)   -   https://rarediseases.org/organizations/national-stroke-association/

Centennial, CO                                   303-649-9299              800-787-6537

National Women's Health Network (NWHN)   -   https://nwhn.org

Washington, DC                                 202-682-2640

 

Native Elder Health Care   -   https://www.ihs.gov/eldercare/

Rockville, MD

 

NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center   -   https://www.bones.nih.gov/

Bethesda, MD                                     202-223-0344              800-624-BONE (2663)

 

North American Menopause Society (NAMS)   -   https://www.menopause.org/

Pepper Pike, OH                                 440-442-7500

 

Office of Dietary Supplements   -   https://ods.od.nih.gov/

 Bethesda, MD                                    301-435-2920

 

Office of Minority Health, part of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services   -   https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/

Rockville, MD                                                1-800-444-6472

 

Office of Research on Women’s Health   -   https://orwh.od.nih.gov/

 Bethesda, MD                                    301-402-1770

   

Office on Smoking and Health (OSH)   -   https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/about/osh/index.htm

Atlanta, GA                                        800-232-4636

 

Opticians Association of America (OAA)   -  https://oaa.org/

 

Parkinson’s Foundation   -   https://www.parkinson.org/

New York, NY                                   1-800-4PD-INFO (473-4636)

 

President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS)   -   https://www.hhs.gov/fitness/index.html

Rockville, MD                                                240-276-9567

 

Prevent Blindness America (PBA)   -   https://preventblindness.org/

Chicago, IL                                         1-800-331-2020

 

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF)   -   https://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/

Chicago, IL                                         888-733-6741

 

Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation (RLS)   -   https://www.rls.org/

Austin, TX                                          512-366-9109

 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)   -   https://www.rwjf.org/

Princeton, NJ                                      877-627-6000

 

SAMHSA’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Information   -      https://www.samhsa.gov/

Rockville, MD                                                1-877-726-4727

 

Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)   -   https://www.hearingloss.org/

Rockville, MD                                                301-657-2248

 

Skin Cancer Foundation   -   https://www.skincancer.org/

New York, NY                                   212-725-5176

 

Society for Neuroscience   -   https://www.sfn.org/

Washington, DC                                 202-962-4000