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Toll-Free Information Lines

AGING

AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
800/424-3410

American Society on Aging (ASA)
800/537-9728

Eldercare Locator (U. S. Administration on Aging Helpline)
800/677-1116

Elder Helpline (Florida - links to local helplines)
800-96ELDER
800/963-5337

National Council on Aging
800/424-9046

National Institute on Aging (NIA)
800/222-2225

AIDS

AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
800/874-2572

National AIDS Hotline
800-342-AIDS
800/342-2437

National AIDS Information Clearinghouse
800/458-5231

ALCOHOL

Al-Anon, Alateen Family Group Hotline
800/344-2666

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
800/729-6686

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
800/622-2255

ALLERGY

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
800/822-2762

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
800/727-8462

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Clearinghouse
888/644-6226

ALZHEIMER'S

Alzheimer's Association (National)
800/272-3900

Alzheimer's Association of Florida - Gulf Coast Chapter (Safe Return)
800/772-8672

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR)
800/438-4380

American Health Assistance Foundation
(Alzheimers Family Relief Program)
800/437-2423

French Foundation for Alzheimer's Research
800/477-2243

National Caregiving Foundation (Caregivers Support Kit)
800/930-1357

Suncoast Alzheimer's Information Line (SAIL)
800/633-4563

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association
800/782-4747

ARTHRITIS

Arthritis Consulting Services
800/327-3027

Arthritis Foundation
800/283-7800

ASSISTIVE DEVICES

ABLE DATA (U. S. Dept. of Education)
800/227-0216

BLIND/VISION IMPAIRED

American Council of the Blind
800/424-8666

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
800/548-4337

Lighthouse International
800/334-5497

National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - Library of Congress
800/424-8567

Vision Council of America
800/424-8422

BRAIN TUMOR

American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)
800/886-2282

CANCER

Cancer Information Center for the National Cancer Institute
800-4-CANCER
800/422-6237

Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
800/366-2223

The American Cancer Society (ACS)
800/227-2345

The American Institute for Cancer Research
800/843-8114

Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization
800/221-2141

CAREGIVING

Children of Aging Parents (CAPS)
800/227-7294

National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA)
800/896-3650

Well Spouse Foundation (WSF)
800/838-0879

CEREBRAL PALSY

United Cerebral Palsy Association, Inc.
800/872-5827

CLEFT PALATE

Cleft Palate Foundation
800/242-5338

COCAINE

Cocaine Anonymous National Referral Line
800/347-8998

COMMUNICATION HANDICAPS

American Speech Language Hearing Association
800/638-8255

Better Hearing Institute
800-EAR-WELL
800/327-9355

International Hearing Society
800/521-5247

National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Captioned Media Program
800/237-6213

National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders
800/241-1044

COMPUTER LITERACY

Senior NET
800/747-6848

CONSUMER

Federal Citizen Information Center for Federal Consumer Information (FCIC)
800/688-9889

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
877-FTC-HELP
877/382-4357

FTC Identity Theft Hotline
877-ID-THEFT
877/438-4338

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
English: 800-HELPFLA 800/435-7352
Espanol: 800/352-9832

CROHN'S/COLITIS

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
800/343-3637

CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
800/344-4823

DEPRESSION

National Foundation for Depressive Illness
800/248-4344

DIABETES

American Diabetes Association
800/232-3472

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
800/223-1138

DIGESTIVE DISEASE

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
800/891-5389

DISABILITIES

National Rehabilitation Information Center
800/346-2742

National Spinal Cord Injury Association
800/962-9629

DISEASES

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
800/311-3435

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
800/999-6673

DOWN SYNDROME

National Down Syndrome Society
800/221-4602

National Down Syndrome Congress
800/232-6372

DRUG ABUSE

National Drug Information and Referral Line
800/662-4357

ELDER ABUSE

Elder Abuse Reporting Line (Florida)
800-96ABUSE
800/962-2873
TDD (for Deaf): 800/955-8770

Florida Domestic Violence Hotline
800/500-1119

ELDER LAW

Florida Bar Association (by area)
800/342-8060

ELDER TRAVEL

Elderhostel
877/426-8056

ENDOMETRIOSIS

Endometriosis Association
800/992-3636

EPILEPSY

Epilepsy Foundation of America
800/332-1000

Epilepsy Information Service
800/642-0500

HEAD INJURY

Brain Injury Association Family Helpline
800/444-6443

HEADACHE

National Headache Foundation
800/843-2256

HEART

American Heart Association
800-AHA-USA1 800/242-8721

HEPATITIS

American Liver Foundation Hepatitis Liver Disease Helpline
800/223-0179

HOME HEALTH

Visiting Nurses Association of America
888/866-8773

HOSPICE

National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
800/658-8898

HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE

Huntington's Disease Society of America
800/345-4372

IMPOTENCE

Impotence Information Center
800/843-4315

INCONTINENCE

National Association for Continence (NAFC)
800/252-3337

Simon Foundation for Continence
800/237-4666

KIDNEY DISEASE

National Kidney & Urological Disease Information
800/891-5390

LEUKEMIA

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)
800/955-4572

LUNG

American Lung Association
800-LUNGUSA
800/586-4872

LUPUS

Lupus Foundation of America
800/558-0121

MEDICARE

Medicare Hotline
800/MEDICARE
800/633-4227

MENTAL ILLNESS

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

National Institute of Mental Health
Publication Ordering Line
800/421-4211

National Mental Health Association (NMHA) Resource Center
800-969-NMHA
800/969-6642

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
800/344-4867

MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

Myasthenia Gravis Foundation
800/541-5454

NURSING HOME

Agency for Healthcare Administration (Nursing Home Guide)
888/419-3456

Florida Long Term Care Ombudsman (Nursing Home Rights)
888/831-0404

NUTRITION

American Dietetic Association (ADA)
Nutrition Information Line
800/366-1655

PARALYSIS

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
800/225-0292

PARKINSON'S DISEASE
American Parkinson Disease Association
800/223-2732

Parkinson Disease Foundation
800/457-6676

SCLERODERMA

Scleroderma Foundation
800/722-4673

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

National STD and AIDS Hotline
800/227-8922

SICKLE CELL

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
800/421-8453

SOCIAL SECURITY

National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare (NCPSSM)
800/966-1935

Social Security Administration
800/772-1213

SPINA BIFIDA

Spina Bifida Association of America
800/621-3141

STROKE

American Stroke Association
888-4STROKE 888/478-7653

National Stroke Association
800/787-6537

VETERANS

Department of Veteran's Affairs
800/827-1000

WOMEN'S ISSUES

Older Women's League (OWL)
800-TAKE OWL
800/825-3695

National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC)
800-994-WOMAN
800/994-9662