AGING
(GENERAL)
Administration on Aging
330 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20201
202-619-7501 (National Aging Information Center); 202-401-7575 (TDD)
http://www.aoa.gov
e-mail: aoainfo@aoa.gov; naic@aoa.gov (National Aging Information Center)
Aging Network Services
Topaz House
4400 East-West Highway, Suite 907
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-4329
http://www.agingnets.com
e-mail: ans@AgingNetS.com
American Association of Homes and Services for the
Aging
901 E Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004-2011
202-783-2242
http://www.aahsa.org
e-mail: info@aahsa.org
American Association of Retired Persons
601 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
800-424-3410
http://www.aarp.org
e-mail: member@aarp.org
American Federation for Aging Research
1414 Avenue of the Americas, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-752-2327
http://www.afar.org
e-mail: AMFEDAGING@aol.com
American Geriatrics Society
770 Lexington Avenue, Suite 300
New York, NY 10021
212-308-1414
http://www.americangeriatrics.org
e-mail: info.amger@ americangeriatrics.org
American Society on Aging
833 Market Street, Suite 511
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-974-9600
http://www.asaging.org
e-mail: info@asa.asaging.org
Children of Aging Parents
1609 Woodbourne Road, Suite 302-A
Levittown, PA 19057
800-227-7294; 215-945-6900
Eldercare Locator
(A service of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging)
800-677-1116
Gerontological Society of America
1030 15th Street NW, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20005
http://www.geron.org
e-mail: mailto:geron@geron.org
Medicare Hotline
800-633-4227 (800-MEDICAR); 800-638-6833; 877-486-2048 (TTY)
http://www.medicare.gov
National Alliance of Senior Citizens
1700 18th Street NW, Suite 401
Washington, DC 20009
202-986-0117
National Asian/Pacific Resource Center on Aging
Melbourne Tower, Suite 914
1511 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101-1626
206-624-1221
National Association for Hispanic Elderly
Asociacion Nacional Pro Personas Mayores
1452 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026-1724
213-487-1922
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
927 15th Street NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
202-296-8130
http://www.n4A.org
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care
Managers
1604 North Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85716-3102
520-881-8008
http://www.caremanager.org
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.
1424 K Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
202-637-8400
National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
1424 16th Street NW, Suite 202
Washington, DC 20036-2211
202-332-2275
http://www.nccnhr.org
National Council of Senior Citizens
8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1200
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3314
301-578-8800
http://www.ncscinc.org
National Council on Patient Information and Education
666 11th Street NW, Suite 810
Washington, DC 20001
202-347-6711
e-mail: ncpie@erols.com
National Council on the Aging
409 3rd Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
800-867-2755; 202-479-1200; 202-479-6674 (TDD)
http://www.ncoa.org
e-mail: info@ncoa.org
National Hispanic Council on Aging
2713 Ontario Road NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-745-2521; 202-265-1288
http://www.nhcoa.org/
e-mail: nhcoa@worldnet.att.net
National Indian Council on Aging
10501 Montgomery Boulevard NE, Suite 210
Albuquerque, NM 87111-3846
505-292-2001
http://www.nicoa.org
e-mail: dave@nicoa.org
National Institute on Aging
Public Information Office
Building 31, Room 5C27
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
800-222-2225; 800-222-4225 (TTY); 301-496-1752
http://www.nih.gov/nia
e-mail: niainfo@lkacc.com
Social Security Administration
Office of Public Inquiries
Room 4-C-5 Annex
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21235
800-772-1213; 800-325-0778 (TTY)
http://www.ssa.gov
United Seniors Health Cooperative
409 Third Street SW, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20024
202-479-6973
http://www.ushc-online.org
e-mail: ushc@erols.com
US Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20201
877-696-6775; 202-619-0257
http://www.hhs.gov
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Alzheimer's Association
919 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611-1676
800-272-3900; 312-335-8700
http://www.alz.org
e-mail: info@alz.org
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
PO Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
800-438-4380
http://www.alzheimers.org
e-mail: adear@alzheimers.org
Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
800-283-7800; 404-872-7100
http://www.arthritis.org
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases
Information Clearinghouse
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3675
301-495-4484; 301-565-2966 (TTY)
http://www.nih.gov/niams
BEREAVEMENT
(see Death & Bereavement)
American Cancer Society
National Headquarters
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
800-227-2345; 404-320-3333
http://www.cancer.org
Cancer Research Institute
681 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022
800-992-2623 (800-99-CANCER)
http://www.cancerresearch.org
e-mail: cancerres@aol.com
National Cancer Institute
NCI Public Inquiries Office
Building 31, Room 10A03
31 Center Drive, MSC 2580
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
800-422-6237 (800-4-CANCER); 800-332-8615 (TTY); 301-435-3848
http://www.nci.nih.gov
Breast:
National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations
9 East 37th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10016
800-719-9154; 212-889-0606
http://www.nabco.org
e-mail: NABCOinfo@aol.com
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization
212 West Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60607-3908
800-221-2141; 800-986-9505 (Spanish)
http://www.y-me.org
e-mail: help@y-me.org
Prostate:
Prostate Cancer Resource Network
PO Box 966
New Port Richey, FL 34656
800-915-1001; 813-847-1619
http://www.pcrn.org
US-TOO International
5003 Fairview Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
800-808-7866 (800-80-US TOO); 630-795-1002
http://www.ustoo.com
e-mail: ustoo@ustoo.com
Skin:
The Melanoma Research Foundation
PO Box 747
San Leandro, CA 94577
800-673-1290
http://www.melanoma.org
e-mail: mrf@melanoma.org
The Skin Cancer Foundation
PO Box 561
New York, NY 10156
800-754-6490
http://www.skincancer.org
e-mail: info@skincancer.org
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
Rehabilitation
7611 Elmwood Avenue, Suite 201
Middleton, WI 53562
608-831-6989
http://www.aacvpr.org
e-mail: aacvpr@tmahq.com
American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231-4596
800-242-8721 (800-AHA-USA1); 888-694-3278 (888-MY-HEART, for women's health
information)
http://www.americanheart.org
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
PO Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
800-575-9355 (800-575-WELL); 301-592-8573 (information center)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Family Caregiver Alliance
690 Market Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-434-3388
http://www.caregiver.org
e-mail: info@caregiver.org
National Family Caregivers Association
10605 Concord Street, Suite 501
Kensington, MD 20895-2504
800-896-3650
http://www.nfcacares.org
e-mail: info@nfcacares.org
The Well Spouse Foundation
30 East 40th Street PH
New York, NY 10018
800-838-0879; 212-685-8815
http://www.wellspouse.org
Association for Death Education and Counseling
342 North Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06117-2507
860-586-7503
http://www.adec.org
Choice in Dying
1035 30th Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
800-989-9455; 202-338-9790
http://www.choices.org
e-mail: cid@choices.org
Compassion in Dying Federation
PMB 415, 6312 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97201
503-221-9556
http://www.compassionindying.org
e-mail: info@compassionindying.org
Death With Dignity National Center
520 South El Camino Real, Suite 710
San Mateo, CA 94402-1720
650-344-6489
http://www.deathwithdignity.org
e-mail: info@deathwithdignity.org
Dying Well Network
PO Box 880
Spokane, WA 99210-0880
509-926-2457
e-mail: Rob.Neils@on-ramp.ior.com
Hemlock Society USA
PO Box 101810
Denver, CO 80250-1810
800-247-7421
http://www.hemlock.org
e-mail: hemlock@privatei.com
Hospice Education Institute
190 Westbrook Road
Essex, CT 06426-1510
800-331-1620; 860-767-1620
http://www.hospiceworld.org
e-mail: hospiceall@aol.com
Hospice Foundation of America
2001 South Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
800-854-3402
http://www.hospicefoundation.org
e-mail: hfa@hospicefoundation.org
National Hospice Organization
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-243-5900
http://www.nho.org
DEMENTIA
(see Alzheimer's Disease)
American Society for Geriatric Dentistry
211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 948
Chicago, IL 60611
312-440-2660
http://www.scdonline.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=7
DEPRESSION
(see also Psychiatric Disorders)
National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association
730 North Franklin Street, Suite 501
Chicago, IL 60610-3526
800-826-3632; 312-642-0049
http://www.ndmda.org
e-mail: nbunch@ndmda.org
American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
800-342-2383 (800-DIABETES)
http://www.diabetes.org
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
1 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3560
301-654-3327
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/
e-mail: ndic@info.niddk.nih.gov
National Organization on Disability
910 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
202-293-5960; 202-293-5868 (TDD)
http://www.nod.org
e-mail: ability@nod.org
National Rehabilitation Information Center
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 800
Silver Spring, MD 20910
800-346-2742; 301-562-2400; 301-495-5626 (TTY)
http://www.naric.com
National Center on Elder Abuse
1225 I Street NW, Suite 725
Washington, DC 20005
202-898-2586
http://www.elderabusecenter.org/
e-mail: NCEA@nasua.org
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National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
2 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3560
301-654-3810
http://http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/a-z.asp
e-mail: nddic@info.niddk.nih.gov
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing
3417 Volta Place NW
Washington, DC 20007-2778
202-337-5220 (Voice/TTY)
http://www.agbell.org
e-mail: agbell2@aol.com
American Tinnitus Association
PO Box 5
Portland, OR 97207-0005
800-634-8978
http://www.ata.org
e-mail: tinnitus@ata.org
Hearing Aid Hotline
National Hearing Aid Society
20361 Middlebelt Road
Livonia, MI 48152
800-521-5247; 313-478-2610
National Association of the Deaf
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-587-1788; 301-587-1789 (TTY)
http://www.nad.org
e-mail: NADinfo@nad.org
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders
Information Office
31 Center Drive, MSC 2320
Bethesda, MD 20892-2320
800-241-1044; 800-241-1055 (TTY); 301-496-7243; 301-402-0252 (TTY)
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
e-mail: nidcdinfo@nidcd.nih.gov
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1200
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-2248; 301-657-2249 (TTY)
http://www.shhh.org
American Academy of Home Care Physicians
PO Box 1037
Edgewood, MD 21040
410-676-7966
http://www.podi.com/aahcp
e-mail: aahcp@mindspring.com
National Association for Home Care
228 Seventh Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-547-7424
http://www.nahc.org
National Federation of Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers
One West Armour Boulevard, Suite 202
Kansas City, MO 64111
800-350-7438; 816-931-5442
http://www.nfivc.org
e-mail: NFIVC@aol.com
HOSPICES
(see Death & Bereavement)
National Association for Continence
PO Box 8310
2650 East Main Street
Spartanburg, SC 29305-8310
800-252-3337 (800-BLADDER); 864-579-7900
http://www.nafc.org
The Simon Foundation for Continence
PO Box 835
Wilmette, IL 60091
800-237-4666 (800-23-SIMON); 847-864-3913
http://www.simonfoundation.org
American Bar Association Commission on Legal Problems
of the Elderly
740 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005-1022
202-662-8690
http://www.abanet.org/elderly/home.html
e-mail: abaelderly@abanet.org
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
1604 North Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85716
520-881-4005
http://www.naela.com
National Senior Citizens Law Center
1101 14th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
202-289-6976
or
3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2860
Los Angeles, CA 90034
213-639-0930
http://www.nsclc.org
American Liver Foundation
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603
New York, NY 10038
800-465-4837 (800-GO-LIVER)
http://www.liverfoundation.org
MEDIC ALERT
MedicAlert Foundation International
2323 Colorado Avenue
Turlock, CA 95382-2018
800-432-5378 (800-IDALERT)
http://www.medicalert.org
MEN'S HEALTH
American Prostate Society
7188 Ridge Road
Hanover, MD 21076
410-859-3735
http://www.ameripros.org
e-mail: info@ameripros.org
Prostatitis Foundation
1063 30th Street, Box 8
Smithshire, IL 61478
888-891-4200
http://www.prostatitis.org
American Dietetic Association
216 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
800-366-1655 (hotline); 800-877-1600; 312-899-0040
http://www.eatright.org
e-mail: infocenter@eatright.org
Food and Nutrition Information Center
Agricultural Research Service
United States Department of Agriculture
National Agriculture Library, Room 304
10301 Baltimore Boulevard
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
301-504-5719; 301-504-5755
http://www.nal.usda.gov
e-mail: fnic@nal.usad.gov
Meals on Wheels Association of America
1414 Prince Street, Suite 202
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-548-5558
e-mail: mowaa@tbg.dgsys.com
National Institutes of Health, Osteoporosis and
Related Bone Diseases--National Resource Center
1232 22nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-1292
800-624-2663 (800-624-BONE); 202-223-0344
http://www.osteo.org
e-mail: orbdnrc@nof.org
National Osteoporosis Foundation
1232 22nd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-1292
202-223-2226
http://www.nof.org
American Chronic Pain Association
PO Box 850
Rocklin, CA 95677
916-632-0922
http://www.theacpa.org
e-mail: acpa@pacbell.net
American Pain Society
4700 West Lake Avenue
Glenview, IL 60025
847-375-4715
http://www.ampainsoc.org
e-mail: info@ampainsoc.org
National Chronic Pain Outreach Association
7979 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 100
Bethesda, MD 20814-2429
301-652-4948
National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
1330 Skyline Drive #21
Monterey, CA 93940
831-655-8812
http://www.paincare.org
American Parkinson's Disease Association
1250 Hylan Boulevard, Suite 4B
Staten Island, NY 10305-1946
800-223-2732; 718-981-8001
http://www.apdaparkinson.com
e-mail: info@apdaparkinson.com
National Parkinson Foundation
1501 NW Ninth Avenue
Bob Hope Road
Miami, FL 33136-1494
800-327-4545; 305-547-6666
http://www.parkinson.org
e-mail: mailbox@npf.med.miami.edu
Parkinson's Action Network
840 Third Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
800-820-4726; 707-544-1994
http://www.parkinsonsaction.org
e-mail: info@parkinsonsaction.org
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
William Black Medical Building
710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032-9982
800-457-6676; 212-923-4700
http://www.pdf.org
e-mail: info@pdf.org
United Parkinson Foundation
833 West Washington Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60607
312-733-1893
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1050
Bethesda, MD 20814-3004
301-654-7850
http://www.aagpgpa.org
e-mail: main@aagpgpa.org
National Institute of Mental Health
Public Inquiries
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
888-826-9438 (888-8-ANXIETY, for anxiety disorders); 800-421-4211 (for
depression); 800-647-2643 (800-64-PANIC, for panic disorder); 301-443-4513
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
e-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019-4374
800-586-4872 (800-LUNG-USA); 212-315-8700
http://www.lungusa.org
American Urological Association
1120 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-727-1100
http://www.auanet.org
Interstitial Cystitis Association
51 Monroe Street, Suite 1402
Rockville, MD 20850
301-610-5300
http://www.ichelp.org
e-mail: icamail@ichelp.org
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information
Clearinghouse
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
3 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3560
301-654-4415
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/
e-mail: nkudic@info.niddk.nih.gov
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street, Suite 1100
New York, NY 10016
800-622-9010; 212-889-2210
http://www.kidney.org
e-mail: info@kidney.org
American Sleep Apnea Association
1424 K Street NW, Suite 302
Washington, DC 20005
202-293-3650
http://www.sleepapnea.org
e-mail: asaa@sleepapnea.org
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
6301 Bandel Road, Suite 101
Rochester, MN 55901
507-287-6006
http://www.asda.org
e-mail: info@aasmnet.org
National Sleep Foundation
1522 K Street NW, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20005
202-347-3471
http://www.sleepfoundation.org
e-mail: nsf@sleepfoundation.org
STROKE
(See also Caregivers)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and
Stroke
PO Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
800-352-9424
http://www.ninds.nih.gov
National Stroke Association
96 Inverness Drive East, Suite I
Englewood, CO 80112-5112
800-787-6537 (800-STROKES); 303-649-9299
http://www.stroke.org
American Council of the Blind
1155 15th Street NW, Suite 1004
Washington, DC 20005
800-424-8666; 202-467-5081
http://www.acb.org
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
800-232-5463; 212-502-7600
http://www.afb.org
e-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
American Macular Degeneration Foundation
PO Box 515
Northampton, MA 01061-0515
413-268-7660
http://www.macular.org
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of
the Blind & Visually Impaired
4600 Duke Street, Suite 430
PO Box 22397
Alexandria, VA 22304
703-823-9690
http://www.aerbvi.org
The Glaucoma Foundation
116 John Street, Suite 1605
New York, NY 10038
800-452-8266 (800-GLAUCOMA, hotline); 212-285-0080
http://www.glaucoma-foundation.org
e-mail: info@glaucomafoundation.org
Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1202
800-829-0500; 212-821-9200; 212-821-9713 (TYY)
http://www.lighthouse.org
e-mail: info@lighthouse.org
National Association for Visually Handicapped
22 West 21st Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010
212-889-3141
http://www.navh.org
e-mail: staff@navh.org; staffca@navh.org (for western states)
National Eye Institute
2020 Vision Place
Bethesda, MD 20892-3655
301-496-5248
http://www.nei.nih.gov
National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-659-9314
http://www.nfb.org
The North American Menopause Society
PO Box 94527
Cleveland, OH 44101-4527
440-442-7550
http://www.menopause.org
Older Women's League
666 11th Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
800-825-3695; 202-783-6686
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