F

FIRE PREVENTION

National Fire Protection Association
(800) 344-3555 (Customer Service)
7:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Monday-Friday

Back to Top

FITNESS

Aerobics and Fitness Foundation of America
(800) 446-2322 (For Professionals)
(800) 968-7263 (Consumer Hotline)

American Council on Exercise
(800) 825-3636

American Running Association
(800) 776-2732
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Club, Inc.
(800) 932-8677
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (central time)
Voicemail available after hours.

Weight Control Information Network
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(877) 946-4627

YMCA of the USA
(800) 872-9622
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (central time)

Back to Top

FOOD SAFETY

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
(888) SAFEFOOD (723-3366)
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, except Federal holidays (eastern time)

U.S.D.A. Meat and Poultry Hotline
(888) MPHotline (674-6854)
(800) 256-7072 (TTY)
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday; 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving (eastern time)

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
(800) 344-WILD (344-9453)
8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Back to Top

G

GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER HEALTH

Foster Care Helpline
(866) 542-8336 x235
6:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (Pacific time)
Voicemail available 24 hours.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Helpline
(888) 340-4528
6:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m., Monday-Friday; 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday (eastern time)

Gay & Lesbian National Hotline
(888) 843-4564
4:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m., Monday-Friday, 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Saturday, (eastern time)

National Center for Lesbian Rights
(800) 528-6257 (Youth Legal Information Line)
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (Pacific time)

Peer Listening Line
(800) 399-7337
5:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Trevor Helpline
(800) 850-8078
Confidential hotline

Back to Top

GENERAL HEALTH

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse
(800) 358-9295
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday

American Chiropractic Association
(800) 986-4636

American Osteopathic Association
(800) 621-1773

American Podiatric Medical Association, Inc.
(800) 366-8227 (Recording)

Angle Flight
(877) 247-5433

Health Resources and Services Administration Information Center
(888) 275-4772
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

MedicAlert Foundation
(800) 432-5378

Mercy Medical Airlift/National Patient Travel Center
(800) 296-1217

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse
(888) 644-6226 (Voice and faxback)
(866) 464-3615 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Health Information Center
(800) 336-4797
9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Health Service Corps
(800) 221-9393
Scholarships/Loan Repayment & Job Opportunities in underserved areas

National Hispanic Family Health Helpline
(866) SU-FAMILIA (783-2645)
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(800) 368-1019 (Recording)
8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(800) 332-1088 (MedWatch)
(888) 463-6332 (Consumer Inquiries)

Well Spouse Foundation
(800) 838-0879
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Back to Top

GENETIC DISEASES

Genetic Alliance
(800) 336-4363

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center
(888) 205-2311
(888) 205-3223 (TTY)
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time)

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
(888) 663-4637
(800) 925-1855 (Spanish)

Back to Top

H

HEADACHE/HEAD INJURY

American Council for Headache Education
(800) 255-ACHE (2243)
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Brain Injury Association, Inc.
(800) 444-6443 (Family Helpline)

National Headache Foundation
(888) 643-5552

Back to Top

HEALTHY WEIGHT/WEIGHT LOSS

TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Club, Inc.
(800) 932-8677
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (central time); Voicemail available after hours.

Weight Control Information Network
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(877) 946-4627

Back to Top

HEARING AND SPEECH

American Society for Deaf Children
(800) 942-2732

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(800) 638-8255
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

DB-LINK
(National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind)
(800) 438-9376
(800) 854-7013 (TTY)

Dial A Hearing Screening Test (Occupational Hearing Services)
(800) 222-3277 (Voice/TTY)
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Ear Foundation at Baptist Hospital
(800) 545-4327
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (central time); Voicemail available after hours.

Hear Now
(800) 648-4327 (Voice/TDD)

John Tracy Clinic
(800) 522-4582 (Voice/TDD)
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (Pacific time)
Voicemail available after hours.

International Hearing Society
(800) 521-5247 (Recording)

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
(800) 255-0411, x275 (Voice and TTY)
8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse
(800) 241-1044
(800) 241-1055 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Vestibular Disorders Association
(800) 837-8428
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (Pacific time); Voicemail available 24 hours

Back to Top

HEART DISEASE

American Heart Association
(800) 242-8721

Heart Information Service
(800) 292-2221
7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (central time), Voicemail available after hours.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Health Information Center
(800) 575-9355 (High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Information Hotline)
Recorded information on high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol in English and Spanish.

Back to Top

HISTIOCYTOSIS

See RARE DISORDERS

Back to Top

HOMELESSNESS

National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
(800) 444-7415
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday

Back to Top

HORMONAL DISORDERS

American Thyroid Association
(800) 849-7643

Thyroid Foundation of America, Inc.
(800) 832-8321

Back to Top

HOSPITAL/HOSPICE CARE

Children’s Hospice International
(800) 242-4453
9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Hill-Burton Free Medical Care Program
(800) 638-0742
(800) 492-0359 (in MD)
9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., voicemail available after hours.

National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses, Inc.
(800) 542-9730
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
(800) 658-8898
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Shriners Hospital for Children Referral Line
(800) 237-5055
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Back to Top

HOUSING

See also CHEMICAL PRODUCTS/PESTICIDES

Housing and Urban Development User
(800) 245-2691
(800) 483-2209 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m., Monday-Friday

Back to Top

HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE

See RARE DISORDERS

Back to Top

I

IMMUNIZATION

National Immunization Information Hotline
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(800) 232-2522
(800) 232-0233 (Spanish)
(800) 243-7889 (TTY)

Back to Top

IMPOTENCE

Impotence Information Center
(800) 328-3881
9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (central time); Voicemail available after hours.

Back to Top

INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID

HHS Inspector General’s Hotline
(800) 447-8477
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday

Insure Kids Now!
Health Resources and Services Administration
(877) 543-7669
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Medicare Issues Hotline
(800) 633-4227
(800) 820-1202 (TDD/TTY)
8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. (central time)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(800) 400-PBGC (7242)
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday

Social Security Administration
(800) 772-1213
7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Monday-Friday

Back to Top

J

JUSTICE

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
(800) 851-3420
8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m., voicemail available after hours.

Back to Top

K

KIDNEY DISEASE

See UROLOGICAL DISORDERS

Back to Top

L

LEAD

See also HOUSING

National Lead Information Center
(800) 424-5323 (Clearinghouse)
(800) 877-8339 (TDD)

Back to Top

LEARNING DISORDERS

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders
(800) 233-4050
8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday

International Dyslexia Association, The
(800) 222-3123 (Recording and mail box)
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Back to Top

LIBRARY SERVICES

Captioned Media Program, The National Association for the Deaf
(800) 237-6213
(800) 237-6819 (TTY)
(800) 538-5636 (Fax)
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
(888) 346-3656

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
(800) 424-8567

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
(800) 221-4792

Back to Top

LIVER DISEASES

American Liver Foundation
(800) 223-0179

Hepatitis Foundation International
(800) 891-0707
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Back to Top

LUNG DISEASE/ASTHMA/ALLERGY

American Lung Association
(800) 586-4872
(800) 528-2971 (Living Bank)

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
(800) 7-ASTHMA (727-8462)
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (eastern time)

Asthma Information Line
(800) 822-2762

National Jewish Medical and Research Center
(800) 222-5864 (LUNG LINE)
(800) 552-5864 (LUNG FACTS)
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (mountain time)
LUNG FACTS, a companion to LUNG LINE, is a 24 hour/7 day a week automated information service.

Back to Top

M

MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH

La Leche League International
(800) La Leche (525-3243)
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (central time)

National Hispanic Prental Helpline
(800) 504-7081
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Life Center/Pregnancy Hotline
(800) 848-5683

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Information Resource Center
(800) 370-2943
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, except Federal holidays (eastern time)

Prenatal Care Hotline
(800) 311-BABY (2229) (English)
(800) 504-7081 (Spanish)

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
(800) 899-4301

Back to Top

MEDICARE/MEDICAID

See INSURANCE/MEDICARE/MEDICAID

Back to Top

MENTAL HEALTH

See also CHILD ABUSE/MISSING CHILDREN/CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH

ARC of the United States, The
(800) 433-5255

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
(800) 950-6264 Helpline

National Council on Problem Gambling
(800) 522-4700

National Foundation for Depressive Illness
(800) 239-1265 (Recording)

National Gaucher Foundation
(800) 925-8885
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Hopeline Network
(800) SUICIDE (784-2433)

National Institute of Mental Health
(866) 615-6464
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Back to Top

MINORITY HEALTH

National Hispanic Family Health Helpline
(866) SU-FAMILIA (783-2645)
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Hispanic Indoor Air Quality Helpline
(800) SALUD-12 (725-8312)
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)
Voicemail available after hours; all calls will receive a response.

National Hispanic Prenatal Helpline
(800) 504-7081
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
(800) 444-6472
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

Back to Top

N

NUTRITION

American Dietetic Association’s Consumer Nutrition Hotline
(800) 366-1655

American Institute for Cancer Research
(800) 843-8114
8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (eastern time)

National Dairy Council
(800) 426-8271
(800) 974-6455 (Fax)

Back to Top

O

ORAL HEALTH

American Dental Association
(800) 947-4746
(800) 621-8099 (Public Information)

Back to Top

ORGAN DONATION

See also VISION and UROLOGICAL DISORDERS

Living Bank, The
(800) 528-2971
7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (central time)

National Marrow Donor Program®
(800) MARROW-2 (627-7692)
Professional staff answer questions from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (central time); voicemail available 24 hours.

United Network for Organ Sharing
(888) TXINFO1 (894-6361)

Back to Top