Aging
National Institute on Aging Information Center
P.O. Box 8057
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8057
1(800) 222-2225
Call or write to receive a list of free publications. Allergy
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
611 East Well Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
1(800) 822-2762
Please send *SASE to receive printed material
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
1660 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
1(800)-342-2383
The mission of the ADA is to prevent and cure diabetes
and to improve the lives of all
people affected by diabetes.
Diet & Nutrition
American Dietetic Association
216 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
1(800) 366-1655 (for referral to a registered dietitian
or access to prerecorded messages)
Hotline hours: 9AM to 4PM (CST)
Digestive Disorders
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Box NDDIC
2 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3570
Write for information; specify disorder.
Exercise & Fitness
American Running And Fitness Association
4405 East West Highway, Suite 405
Bethesda, MD 20814
Provides brochures on many aspects of aerobic
Sports referrals to sports-oriented health
professionals; send *SASE for a free
"Exercise Across America" brochure and log
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Room 738H
Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 690-9000
For free "Nolan Ryan Fitness Guide," write to
1500 Broadway, 25th floor, New York,New York
10036
Eye Care
National Eye Care Project
PO Box 429098
San Francisco, CA 94142-9098
(referal service for seniors 65 years and older)
Send a leegaal size *SASE for further
information and specify a disorder
Healthy Living
American Academy of Family Physicians
c/o NMHW-Healthy Living
PO Box 19326
Lenexa, KS 66285-9326
Send *SASE to receive a free copy of
the Health Living brochure.
Heart Disease & Stroke
American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
1(800) 242-8721 to contact your local
chapter.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
(301) 496-5751 |
Impotence
Sexual Function Health Council American
Foundation for Urologic Diseases
1128 N.Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
1(800) 242-2383
Brochures available; send $1 to cover postage
and handling Lung Disease
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019-4374
1(800) LUNGUSA
www.lungusa.org
Provides information on asthma, emphysema
and other breathing problems
American Cancer Soceity
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
1(800) ACS-2345
Cancer Information Service
National Cancer Institute
NIH Building 31, Rm. 10A24
Betheesda MD 20892
1(800) 4-CANCER
Physical Therapy
American Physical Therapy Association
1111 N. Fairfax St. Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 684-2782
Prostate Cancer/ Prostate Disease
American Cancer Soceity
1(800) ACS-2345
Cancer Information Service
National Cancer Institute
1(800) 4-CANCER
Prostate Health Council American Foundation
for Urologic Disease
1128 N.Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
1(800) 242-2383
Brochurees available; send $1 to cover postage
and handling
Skin Cancer
American Cancer Soceity
1(800) ACS-2345
Cancer Information Center
National Cancer Institute
1(800) 4-CANCER
Sports Medicine
American College of Sports Medicine
National Center
P.O. Box 1440
Indianapolis, IN 46206-1440
(317) 637-9200
Send a business-size *SASE for free general
information brochure
Stress
American Institute of Stress
124 Park Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10703
(914) 963-1200
Monthly newsletter availale for an annual fee
of $35
*SASE= Self Addressed Stamped Envelope |
