Jun 19 2008
Health Resources
Health Information
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- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
www.ahrq.gov or call 1-800-358-9295
- American Academy of Family Physicians
www.aafp.org or call 1-800-274-2237
- American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org or call 1-847-434-4000
- American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org or call 1-800-227-2345
- American Chiropractic Association
www.amerchiro.org
- American Dental Association
www.ada.org
- American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org or call 1-800-342-2383
- American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org or call 1-800-242-8721 or
1-888-478-7653 (for stroke information)
- American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org or call 1-800-665-2882
- American Stroke Association
www.strokeassociation.org or call 1-888-478-7653
- Board Certification for doctor certification
Call 1-866-275-2267
- Home Care Information
www.nahc.org
- International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers (IAMAT)
www.iamat.org or call 1-716-754-4883
- International Traveler’s Hotline at the Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov or www.immunize.org or call 1-888-232-3228
- Medicare information
www.medicare.gov or call 1-800-633-4227
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
www.nami.org or call 1-800-950-6264
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
www.nccam.nih.gov or call 1-888-644-6226
- National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
- National Institutes of Health
www.medlineplus.gov or call 1-301-496-4000
(provides general health care information)
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nof.org or call 1-202-223-2226
- Physician Certification Information
www.docboard.org
- Poison Control Center Hotline
www.aapcc.org or call 1-800-222-1222
- Scripps Center for Organ and Cell Transplantation
www.organ-transplant.scripps.org
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov or call 1-877-696-6775
www.healthfinder.gov
(provides information on a wide variety of topics including links to medical journals, clearinghouses, databases, medical research, support groups, and libraries)
Health Information For Senior Citizens
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- Administration on Aging (A0A)
www.aoa.dhhs.gov or call 1-202-619-7501
- American Association of Retired Persons
www.aarp.org (AARP) or call 1-800-424-3410
1-877-434-7598 (TTY)
- Eldercare Locator
call 1-800-677-1116
(refers you to your local Area Agency on Aging)
- National Institute on Aging Information Center
www.nih.gov/nia or call 1-301-496-1752
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