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Toll-Free Information LinesAGING AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) American Society on Aging (ASA) Eldercare Locator (U. S. Administration on Aging Helpline) Elder Helpline (Florida - links to local helplines) National Council on Aging National Institute on Aging (NIA) AIDS National AIDS Hotline National AIDS Information Clearinghouse AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service ALCOHOL National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Al-Anon, Alateen Family Group Hotline National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information ALLERGY American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Clearinghouse ALZHEIMER'S Alzheimer's Association (National) Alzheimer's Association of Florida - Gulf Coast Chapter (Safe Return) Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR) American Health Assistance Foundation French Foundation for Alzheimer's Research National Caregiving Foundation (Caregivers Support Kit) Suncoast Alzheimer's Information Line (SAIL) AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association ARTHRITIS Arthritis Foundation Arthritis Consulting Services ASSISTIVE DEVICES ABLE DATA (U. S. Dept. of Education) BACK PAIN Back Pain Hotline BLIND/VISION IMPAIRED American Council of the Blind Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Lighthouse International National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - Library of Congress BRAIN TUMOR American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) CANCER Cancer Information Center for the National Cancer Institute Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation The American Cancer Society (ACS) The American Institute for Cancer Research Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization CAREGIVING Children of Aging Parents (CAPS) National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) Well Spouse Foundation (WSF) CEREBRAL PALSY United Cerebral Palsy Association, Inc. CLEFT PALATE Cleft Palate Foundation COCAINE Cocaine Anonymous National Referral Line COMMUNICATION HANDICAPS American Speech Language Hearing Association Better Hearing Institute International Hearing Society National Association of the Deaf (NAD) National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders COMPUTER LITERACY Senior NET CONSUMER Federal Citizen Information Center for Federal Consumer Information (FCIC) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) FTC Identity Theft Hotline Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services CROHN'S/COLITIS Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America CYSTIC FIBROSIS Cystic Fibrosis Foundation DEPRESSION National Foundation for Depressive Illness DIABETES American Diabetes Association Juvenile Diabetes Foundation DIGESTIVE DISEASE National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse DISABILITIES National Rehabilitation Information Center National Spinal Cord Injury Association DISEASES Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) DOWN SYNDROME National Down Syndrome Society National Down Syndrome Congress DRUG ABUSE National Drug Information and Referral Line ELDER ABUSE Elder Abuse Reporting Line (Florida) Florida Domestic Violence Hotline ELDER LAW Florida Bar Association (by area) ELDER TRAVEL Elderhostel ENDOMETRIOSIS Endometriosis Association EPILEPSY Epilepsy Foundation of America Epilepsy Information Service HEAD INJURY Brain Injury Association Family Helpline HEADACHE National Headache Foundation HEART American Heart Association HEPATITIS American Liver Foundation Hepatitis Liver Disease Helpline HOME HEALTH Visiting Nurses Association of America HOSPICE National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE Huntington's Disease Society of America IMPOTENCE Impotence Information Center INCONTINENCE National Association for Continence (NAFC) Simon Foundation for Continence KIDNEY DISEASE National Kidney & Urological Disease Information LEUKEMIA Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) LUNG American Lung Association LUPUS Lupus Foundation of America MEDICARE Medicare Hotline MENTAL ILLNESS National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) National Institute of Mental Health National Mental Health Association (NMHA) Resource Center MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS National Multiple Sclerosis Society MYASTHENIA GRAVIS Myasthenia Gravis Foundation NURSING HOME Agency for Healthcare Administration (Nursing Home Guide) Florida Long Term Care Ombudsman (Nursing Home Rights) NUTRITION American Dietetic Association (ADA) PARALYSIS Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation PARKINSON'S DISEASE Parkinson Disease Foundation SCLERODERMA Scleroderma Foundation SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES National STD and AIDS Hotline SICKLE CELL Sickle Cell Disease Association of America SOCIAL SECURITY National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare (NCPSSM) Social Security Administration SPINA BIFIDA Spina Bifida Association of America STROKE American Stroke Association National Stroke Association VETERANS Department of Veteran's Affairs WOMEN'S ISSUES Older Women's League (OWL) National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) |
