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HEALTH RESOURCES LISTING This list includes the phone numbers, websites, books, videos, and/or pamphlets listed under the following topics: 1. Adult and Child Abuse and Neglect Parents Anonymous, Inc. 1-909-621-6184
www.parentsanonymous.org
Protective Services 1-800-797-1644 2. Allergies and Respiratory American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 1-800-822-2762 American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy 1-202-955-5010 www.aaoaf.org American Lung Association 1-800-586-4872 www.lungusa.org/diseases National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases www.niaid.nih.gov/publications 3. Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Center 1-800-272-3900 www.alzgmc.org 4. Arthritis Arthritis Foundation 1-800-283-7800 5. Cancer American Cancer Society 1-800-227-2345 www.cancer.org Patient Advocates for Advanced Cancer Treatments, Inc. 1-616-453-1477 http://www.paactusa.org Cancer Care, Inc. 1-800-813-4673 www.cancercare.org National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations 1-888-806-2226 www.nabco.org 6. Digestive System American Gastroenterological Assn. 1-301-654-2055 www.gastro.org/public/digestinfo.html American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons 1-800-791-0001 www.fascrs.org International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders 1-888-964-2001 www.iffgd.org National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases 1-800-891-5389 www.niddk.nih.gov 7. Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault 1-800-799-7233 ; 1-906-635-0566
8. Ears American Academy of Audiology 1-800-222-2336 www.audiology.org/consumer American Hearing Research Foundation 1-312-726-9670 www.american-hearing.org American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn. 1-800-638-8255 www.asha.orgEar Foundation 1-800-545-4327
www.earfoundation.org
Hear Now (free hearing aids) 1-800-648-4327
Self Help for Hearing 1-301-657-2248 9. Endocrine System National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases 1-800-891-5389 www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/endo.htm Endocrine Society 1-888-363-6274 www.endo-society.orgHormone Foundation 1-800-467-6663 CRBestBuyDrugs.org
10. Exercise American Council on Exercise 1-800-825-3636 Partnership for Healthy Weight Management 1-888-878-3256 www.consumer.gov/weightloss/setgoals.htm Weight Control Information Network 1-877-946-4627 www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/win.htm 11. Eyes American Council for the Blind 1-800-424-8666 American Optometric Association 1-800-365-2219 www.aoanet.org12. Feet American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1-800-346-2267 http://orthoinfo.aaos.org American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society 1-800-235-4855 13. Grief American Association of Retired Persons 1-888-687-2277 Bereavement Magazine , a grief resource center
14. Headaches American Council for Headache Education 1-800-255-2243 National Headache Foundation 1-888-643-5552 www.headaches.org/educationindex.html 15. Health Answers Refer to the next section after the Health Resources Listing to any of those web site links. 16. Heart American Heart Association 1-800-242-8721 www.americanheart.org (Click on Heart and Stroke A-Z Guide) American Stroke Association 1-888-478-7653 17. Men’s Health American Association of Retired Persons 1-888-687-2277 Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov/fdac/features/695_men.html National Guideline Clearinghouse University of California-Los Angles (UCLA) www.healthcare.ucla.edu/pls/index.htm 18. Mental Health American Psychiatric Association 1-888-357-7924 www.psych.org/public_info/index.cfm American Psychological Association 1-800-374-2721 http://helping.apa.org GlaxoSmith-Kline National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association 1-800-826-3632 National Mental Health Association 1-800-969-6642 Suicide National Hopeline 1-800-SUICIDE
Documentary Videos
by the Episcopal Mental Illness Network & produced by Mental Health Ministries; $4.00 postage charge; to borrow: contact Bean Murray at eminnews@msn.com or 1-501-661-0384 to purchase: contact www.mentalhealthministries.net Newsletter www.eminnews.org 19. Muscles and Bones American College of Rheumatology 1-404-633-3777 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1-800-346-2267 National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases 1-877-226-4267 National Institute of Health, Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center 1-800-624-2663 20. Nutrition American Dietetic Association 1-800-366-1655 USDA National Agricultural Library’s Food and Nutrition Information Center www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/consumersite/index.html Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition www.nal.usda.gov/fnic and click on Food Safety. 21. Paralysis American Paralysis Association 1-800-225-0292 22. Parkinson’s Disease American Parkinson’s Disease Association 1-800-223-2732 Michigan Parkinson’s Foundation 1-800-852-9781 23. Physically Impaired Association of the Physically Impaired 1-800-274-7426 24. Skin American Academy of Dermatology 1-888-462-3376 American Skin Association 1-800-499-7546 25. Sleep American Academy of Sleep Medicine 1-507-287-6006 National Sleep Foundation NIH National Center on Sleep Disorders Research 1-301-592-8573 26. Teeth and Gums American Dental Association 1-312-440-2500 www.ada.org/public/topics/index.html American Dental Hygienist’s Association 1-800-243-2342 www.adha.org/oralhealth/index.html American Academy of Periodontology 1-800-356-7736 www.perio.org/consumer/request.htm National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research 1-301-496-4261 27. Travel Health Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Infectious Diseases 1-877-394-8747 Council on Family Health 1-202-429-6600 www.cfhinfo.org/educationResources/dont_forget.html International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers 1-716-754-4883 World Health Organization 28. Women’s Health American Association of Retired Persons 1-888-687-2277 American Medical Women’s Association www.anwa-doc.org/healthtopics/healthlist.html National Guideline Clearinghouse U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Women’s Health 1-888-463-6332 www.fda.gov/womens/informat.html National Women’s Health Network 1-202-347-1140 www.womenshealthnetwork.org/clearinghouse/healthinfo.htm
Additional Related Sources:
1. Clinical Trials 2. Free Health Care Hill-Burton Information on Free Health Care 1-800-638-0742 3. Health Ministry Health Ministries Association 1-800-852-5613
Episcopal Mental Illness Network
Rev. David Henritzy, Director of Healthcare Ministries 1-800-334-7626, ext. 6068
“The Pastoral Care of Children” by Daniel Grossoehme
($15.95, www.amazon.com) “Is Religion Good for Your Health?” by Harold Koenig ($19.95, www.haworthpressinc.com) “Health Ministry in the Local Congregation: An Introduction and Opportunity” by Stephanie Ulrich and Allen Brown ($3.00, Parish Services, Catalogue No. 61-9707) “Faithful Living, Faithful Dying” End of Life Task Force report to General Convention ($14.95, www.morehousepublishing.com) 4. Hospice Hospice 1-800-331-1620 LMAS Home Health and Hospice 1-906-643-7700 North Woods Nursing and Hospice 1-800-852-3736 Hospice of Michigan www.hom.org 5. Long Term Care American Association of Retired Persons
1-888-687-2277
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program 1-800-292-7852 6. Medicare and Medicaid Our AARP 1-888-687-2277
Medicare Appeals 1-800-365-5899 Medicare Inquiries 1-800-482-4045 Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program 1-800-803-7174 AMA Physician Select
7. Michigan Social Security Michigan Social Security 1-800-772-1213 8. Physicians, Hospitals, Etc. Leapfrog Survey Results
9. Prescriptions
American Pharmaceutical Association 1-800-237-2742 Consumer Health Care Products Association 1-202-429-9260 United States Pharmacopeia 10. More Health Websites
Health and Wellness Guide
from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) all links provided at www.alzgmc.org/links.htm
Please note that the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan neither endorses nor supports these organizations, but provides them as a service to our readers. Please report any broken links to Barbara Susan, barbarasusan@upepiscopal.org. Updated 03/10/05
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