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Health Maintenance Orgs. (HMOs) in Medicare TDD/TTY	www.hcfa.gov/medicare/mgdcar.htm www.medicare.gov/	800-MEDICARE 800-MEDICARE	800-MEDICARE 800-MEDICARE
Health Professionals Education	www.hrsa.gov	800-ASK-HRSA 301-443-1540	800-ASK-HRSA 301-443-1540
Herpes	www.niaid.nih.gov	800-227-8922	919-361-8488
High Blood Pressure/Cholesterol	www.nhlbi.nih.gov	301-251-1222	301-251-1222
Hill Burton-funded Hospital Care	www.hrsa.gov	301-443-3376	301-443-6652
HIV/AIDS (see AIDS/HIV or Ryan White Care Act) Home and Community Based Care	www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/hiv/hivhome.htm	202-690-6145	202-690-6145
Homelessness	www.prainc.com/nrc/info.htm	800-444-7415	800-444-7415
Hospice	www.hcfa.gov/medicare/hosptc.htm	410-786-4154	410-786-4154
Immunization, Childhood Spanish	www.cdc.gov/NIP/	800-232-2522 800-232-0233	800-232-2522 800-232-0233
Indian Health Service	www.ihs.gov	301-443-3593	301-443-3593
IHS Publications	www.ihs.gov/PublicInfo/index.asp
Infant Mortality/Healthy Start Spanish	www.mchb.hrsa.gov	800-311-BABY 800-504-7081	800-311-BABY 800-504-7081
Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control	www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm	800-311-3435 404-639-3286	800-311-3435 404-639-3286
International and Refugee Health	www.cdc.gov	301-443-1774	301-443-1774
Juvenile Justice/Delinquency Information U.S. Department of Justice	www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org www.fedstats.gov	*202-307-0703	800-638-8736
Kidney/Urologic Diseases	www.niddk.nih.gov	301-654-4415	301-654-4415
Lead Poisoning	www.niehs.nih.gov	800-424-LEAD	*800-LEAD-FYI
Learning Disabilities	www.ninds.nih.gov	301-496-5751	301-496-5751
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)	www.niaid.nih.gov	800-642-2477	800-642-2477
Liver Diseases	www.niddk.nih.gov	301-654-3810	301-654-3810
Lung Diseases	www.nhlbi.nih.gov	301-592-8523 301-251-1222	301-592-8523 301-251-1222
Mammography (to find a certified facility) TTY	www.nci.nih.gov wwwicic.nci.nih.gov	800-332-8615	301-443-3170 800-332-8615
Marrow Donor Program	www.marrow.org	800-MARROW-2	800-MARROW-2
Medicare TDD/TTY	www.hcfa.gov www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/medicaid.htm	800-MEDICARE 800-820-1202	800-638-6833 800-820-1202
Medicaid/SCHIP	www.insurekidsnow.gov	877-KIDS-NOW	877-KIDS-NOW
Medicaid/Medicare Fraud TDD	www.hcfa.gov	800-HHS-TIPS 800-377-4950	202-690-6145 800-377-4950
Medical Devices	www.fda.gov/cdrh/index.html	301-443-4190	301-827-6242 301-443-4190
Medical School Grants	www.hrsa.gov/bhpr	888-333-4774	301-443-3376
Medicare (including Medigap) TDD/TTY	www.hcfa.gov	800-MEDICARE 800-820-1202	800-MEDICARE 800-820-1202
Medicine, National Library of	www.nlm.nih.gov	301-496-6308 301-435-5091	800-272-4787 301-435-5091
MediGap Insurance - see Medicare
Mental Health	www.samhsa.gov	800-789-2647	800-789-2647
Mental Health, Children - see Children's Mental Health
Mental Retardation	www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/pcmr	202-401-9215	202-401-9215
Migrant Worker Health Care	www.bphc.hrsa.gov	301-594-4303	301-594-4300
Minority Health TDD	www.omhrc.gov	301-443-5224 301-589-0951	800-444-6472 301-589-0951
Missing Children/Runaways	www.missingkids.com	800-THE-LOST 800-HIT-HOME	202-401-9215
National Health Service Corps	www.hrsa.gov	800-221-9393	800-221-9393
National Practitioner Data Bank	www.hrsa.gov/bhpr	800-767-6732	800-767-6732
Nutrition	ww.usda.gov/fcs/cnpp.htm	800-877-1600	800-877-1600
Osteoporosis	www.osteo.org	800-624-BONE	800-624-BONE
Occupational Safety	www.osha.gov	800-356-4674	800-356-4674
Organ and Other Transplantation	www.hrsa.gov/osp	888-90-SHARE	888-90-SHARE
Outcomes Research	www.ahrq.gov www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/outcomix.htm	301-594-1364 x1317	800-358-9295
Panic Disorder/Trauma Helpline	www.ninds.nih.gov	800-64-PANIC	800-64-PANIC
Paralysis/Spinal Cord Injury	www.ninds.nih.gov	301-496-5751	301-496-5751
Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS)	www.cdc.gov/health/physact.htm	202-690-9000	202-690-9000
Pregnancy/Prenatal Care/ Childbirth Spanish	www.mchb.hrsa.gov www.healthystart.net/menus/frame_consumer.htm	301-443-0205 800-504-7081	800-311-BABY 800-504-7081
Pregnancy/Substance Abuse TDD	www.health.org/pubs/makelink/ml-pregn.htm www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/osh	800-622-4357 301-487-4889	800-622-4357 301-487-4889
Product Problems/Adverse Events To Report	www.fda.gov/medwatch	800-332-1088 800-463-6332	301-827-6242
Radiological Health	www.fda.gov/cdrh	800-463-6332 301-443-4190 301-827-3990	301-443-3170
Radon Safety Helpline	www.epa.gov/radonpro/	800-SOS-RADON*	202-260-9727
Rape Crisis Hotline	www.bphc.hrsa.gov/omwh/omwh_8.htm	800-656-HOPE*	404-639-3286
Recalls (foods, drugs, products)	www.cfsan.fda.gov/	800-535-4555 800-256-7072	301-827-3044
Refugee Resettlement/ Immigration	www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/orr	202-401-9246	202-401-9246
Reproductive Health	www.nichd.nih.gov/	301-654-6190	301-654-6190
Runaway Youth/Homelessness TDD	www.nrscrisisline.org www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/fysb/run_sb.htm	800-621-4000 800-HIT-HOME 800-621-0394	800-621-4000 800-621-0394
Rural Health Services	www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/	301-443-0835	800-633-7701
Ryan White Care Act	www.hrsa.gov/bhpr	301-443-6745	301-443-6652
School Health Education	www.cdc.gov	800-311-3435	800-311-3435
Seafood Hotline	vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html	1-888-SAFEFOOD	301-443-3170
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Helpline	www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/dstdp.html	800-227-8922	800-227-8922
Sickle Cell Disease	www.SickleCelldisease.org	301-251-1222	301-251-1222
SIDS (Sudden Infant Death)	www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/sids.htm	800-638-7437 301-443-0205	800-505-CRIB
Smoking/Tobacco Centers for Disease Control Food and Drug Administration National Cancer Institute	www.health.org www.fda.gov/opacom/campaigns/tobacco/ cancernet.nci.nih.gov	404-639-3286 301-827-6242 301-496-6641	888-FDA-4KIDS 800-CDC-1311 301-827-6242 301-496-6641
Spinal Cord Injury - see Paralysis/Spinal Cord Injury	www.ninds.nih.gov	301-496-5751	301-496-5751
Statistics: Health Care and Vital	www.cdc.gov/nchs	301-458-4636	301-458-4636
Stroke/Neurological Disorders	www.ninds.nih.gov	800-352-9424	800-352-9424
Teen Pregnancy	www.teenpregnancy.org www.mchb.hrsa.gov/	202-478-8500* 800-521-1175	202-478-8500* 800-521-1175
Toxic Substances	www.niehs.nih.gov www.atsdr.cdc.gov	919-541-3345 888-422-8737	919-541-3345 888-422-8737
Travelers Health Information	www.cdc.gov/travel	877-394-8747	877-394-8747
Treatment/Referral Assistance	www.ahrq.gov	800-358-9395	800-358-9395
Uninsured Assistance	www.hcfa.gov/init/children.htm	301-443-3376	800-638-0742
Urban Indian Health Programs	www.ihs.gov/nonmedicalprograms/urban/indian.asp	301-443-4680	301-443-4680
Vaccine Adverse Events to Report	www.fda.gov/cber	800-822-7967	301-827-6242
Vaccine Injury Compensation	www.bhpr.hrsa.gov/vicp/index.htm	800-338-2382	800-338-2382
Veterinary Medicine	www.fda.gov/cvm/default.htm	301-594-1755	301-594-1755
Weight Control/Obesity Information	www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/win.htm	877-946-4627	800-WIN-8098
Welfare and AFDC Jobs Programs	www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb www.welfareinfo.org	888-USA-JOB1*	888-USA-JOB1*
Women's Health Indian Health Service Public Health Service Women's Health Research TDD	www.4woman.gov	800-994-9662	800-994-9662
Youth Crisis Hotline	www.nrscrisisline.org