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FOUNDATION ASSOCIATIONs SOCIETies FOUNDATIONs}
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Copyright (c) 1991-92,1993 Allan H. Bruckheim, M.D.
ASSOCIATIONS and FOUNDATIONS
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
P.O.Box 459
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 10163
(212) 686-1100
For both men and women who share the common
problems of alcoholism.
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION
919 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-272-3900
Patient and family services to aid present
and future victims and caregivers.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
1599 Clifton Road, NE.
Atlanta, GA 30329
1-800-ACS-2345
Supports education and research in cancer
prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
1660 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
1-800-232-3472
Publishes educational and nutritional
information, for adult and juvenile diabetics.
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75231
(214) 373-6300
Supports research and education to reduce
death and disability from heart disease.
AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION
1425 Pompton Avenue
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
1-800-223-0179
Provides educational literature on many
diseases that affect the liver.
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019-4374
(212) 315-8787
Provides general and care information on lung
disease and stop-smoking programs.
AMERICAN SOCIAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
P.O.Box 13827
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 361-8400
Information, and education on sexually
transmitted (STD) or venereal diseases.
ANXIETY DISORDERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA
(Formerly PHOBIA SOCIETY OF AMERICA)
6000 Executive Boulivard Suite 513
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 231-9350
For people who suffer from phobia and
panic attacks.
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION
1314 Spring Street
Atlanta GA 30309
1-800-283-7800
A resource for educational material about
diagnosis and treatment of arthritis.
ASTHMA AND ALLERGY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 305
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 265-0265
Provides information on support services and
resource materials on asthma and allergy.
CROHN'S AND COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
444 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10016-7374
1-800-932-4237
Information to patients and their families
on inflammatory bowel disease.
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION
6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20814
1-800-344-4823
Provides educational material to patients,
parents, and health care providers.
ECZEMA ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
1221 SW Yamhill Suite 303
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 228-4430
Advocacy group providing information and
education about eczema and skin diseases.
EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
4351 Garden City Drive
Landover, MD 20785
1-800-EFA-1000
Provides educational material and resources
to patients and their families.
LEUKEMIA SOCIETY OF AMERICA
733 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 573-8484
Sponsors programs of research, patient help,
education and community service.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
P.O. Box 9999
Van Nuys, CA 91409
(818) 780-3951
Self-help group offering peer support for narcotic
addicts and recovered addicts.
NATIONAL ALOPECIA AREATA FOUNDATION
714 "C" Street Suite 216
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 456-4644
Provides information on hair loss and support
for people with alopecia areata.
NATIONAL CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME ASSN.
3521 Broadway Suite 222
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 931-4777
Organized to educate the public and health
professionals about the nature of CFS.
NATIONAL HEADACHE FOUNDATION
5252 N. Western Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
1-800-843-2256
Committed to research, education and service
for the headache sufferer.
NATIONAL HEAD INJURY FOUNDATION
333 Turnpike Road
Southboro, MA 01772
1-800-444-6443
Acts as an advocate for head-injured patients
and support for their families.
THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
1-800-622-9010
Resource for information on kidney and
urinary tract disease and organ donation.
NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(703) 684-7722
Advocacy group concerned with all aspects
of mental health and mental illnesses.
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
205 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017-5706
(212) 986-3240
A primary resource for information about
MS research, diagnosis and treatments.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS
P.O. Box 8923
New Fairfield, CT 06812
(203) 746-6518
Dedicated to helping people with
Orphan Diseases.
NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION
2100 M Street N.W. Suite 602
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 223-2226
Information and educational publications
on diagnosis, prevention and care.
NATIONAL SOCIETY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS
500 East Remington Road
Schaumberg, IL 60173
(708) 843-2020
Works to prevent blindness through community
service programs, education and research.
NATIONAL STROKE ASSOCIATION
8480 East Orchard Road Suite 1000
Englewood, CO 80110
(303) 762-9922
Provides an information exchange system,
and support network to patients and families.
NATIONAL SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ASSN.
10500 Little Patuxent Parkway Suite 420
Columbia, MD 21044
1-800-221-SIDS
Offers telephone and local chapter support
for families of SIDS victims.
OCD FOUNDATION, INC.
P.O. Box 70
Milford, CT. 06460
(203) 878-d5669
For sufferers of obsessive-compulsive disorder
and their families and friends.
ORTON DYSLEXIA SOCIETY
724 York Road
Baltimore, MD 21204
(301) 296-0232; 1-800-ABC-D123
For persons interested in the problems of
specific language disability.
THE PAGET'S DISEASE FOUNDATION
200 Varick Street Suite 1004
New York, NY 10014
(212) 229-1582
Voluntary health agency devoted to serving
patients with Paget's disease of the bone.
RECOVERY, INC.
802 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 337-5661
Peer support for former mental patients.
THE SIMON FOUNDATION
P.O.Box 815
Wilmette, IL 60091
1-800-23-SIMON
Educates the public about the sensitive issue
of bladder control (incontinence).
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATIONS
1522 K Street N.W. Suite 1112
Washington, DC 20005
1-800-872-5827 (National)
Provides services and assistance,
counseling and guidance.
UNITED OSTOMY ASSOCIATION
36 Executive Park Suite 120
Irvine, CA 92714
(714) 660-8624
Helps ostomy patients return to normal living
through mutual aid, support and education.
UNITED PARKINSON FOUNDATION
360 West Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 664-2344
Provides educational resources and referrals
and publishes a regular newsletter.
WIDOWED PERSONS SERVICE
1909 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
Cooperative service of the American Assn. of
Retired Persons, for widows and widowers.
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The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
problem.