Many thanks to the New York Daily News for compiling the following list.

• National Health Information Clearinghouse 1-800-336-4797  A service of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Public Health and Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Publications and referrals; on-line database of more than 1,100 health information resources.



• American Self-Help Clearinghouse 1-973-625-3037 (inside New Jersey); 1-800-367-6274 (outside New Jersey) - A project of St. Clare's Hospital with information for more than 800 national, international and one-of-a-kind groups dealing with everything from adoption to widowhood. Publishes The Self-Help sourcebook: Your Guide to Community and Online Support Groups for $10.00. Listings also online



• New York City Self-Help Center 1-212-586-5770 A joint program of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services and the CUNY Graduate School and University Center, it has information for more than 500 group meetings in the 5 bououghs. The center publishes Directory of Self-help Groups in New York City: 1998 Guide to Mutual Support Groups available in all branches of the New York Public Library.



• Long Island Self-Help Clearinghouse 1-516-626-1721 This project of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of the New York Institute of Technology has information for more than 245 group meetings in Nassau and Suffolk counties and surrounding areas. Publishes a directory called People Helping People available at libraries.



• Westchester Self-Help Clearinghouse 1-914-949-7699, Extension 319 This program of Four Winds/Westchester Jewish Community Services has information on 275 meetings in Westchester County. It publishes Directory of Self-Help Groups in Westchester County  price $10.00


Merck Manual 2nd Home Edition  free online version
CENTERS FOR SELF HELP

A

ADVOCACY
• People's Medical Society 1-800-624-8773


AGING
• National Institute on Aging 1-800-222-2225


AIDS/HIV
• Aids Treatment Data Network 1-800-734-7104


• Centers for Disease Control's National AIDS Clearinghouse 1-800-458-5231


• Gay Men's Health Crisis Hotline 1-800-AIDSNYC


• Project Inform National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline 1-800-822-7422


ALCOHOL ABUSE
• Alcoholics Anonymous (212) 870-3400


• Moderation Management (888) 561-9834


• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence 1-800-622-2255


• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 1-800-729-6686


• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism


• Women for Sobriety 1-800-333-1606


• Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters 1-800-356-9996


• Alateen 1-800-344-2666


• Children of Alcoholics Foundation 1-800-359-COAF


ALLERGIES/ASTHMA
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 1-800-7-ASTHMA


• Food Allergy Network 1-800-929-4040


• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases


• Facts About Allergies for Parents - Mostly links to other web sites


ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's Information Clearinghouse (888) 644-6226


ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
• Alzheimer's Association 1-800-272-3900


• Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center 1-800-438-4380


AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (LOU GERHIG'S DISEASE)
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association 1-800-782-4747


ANXIETY/PANIC DISORDERS/PHOBIAS
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America (301) 231-9350


• National Institute of Mental Health Panic Disorder Helpline 1-800-64-PANIC


ARTHRITIS
• National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse (301) 495-4484


• Arthritis Foundation Information Line 1-800-283-7800


Asperger Syndrome
• Asperger Syndrome Education Network


ATTENTION-DEFICIT DISORDER
• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 1-800-233-4050


AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
• American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association 1-800-598-4668




B

BLINDNESS/VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
• American Council of the Blind 1-800-424-8666


• American Foundation for the Blind 1-800-232-5463


• DB-Link (The National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind) 1-800-438-9376


• National Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired 1-800-562-6265


• Vision World Wide 1-800-431-1739


BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT

• Bone Marrow Foundation 1-800-365-1336


• Bone Marrow Transplant Newsletter 1-888-597-7674


BRAIN TUMORS

• American Brain Tumor Association 1-800-886-2282


• National Brain Tumor Foundation 1-800-934-CURE


BREAST CANCER

• Komen Breast Cancer Foundation 1-800-462-9273


• Cancer and Careers - a resource for working women with cancer


• Y-Me National Organization for Breast Cancer


BREAST FEEDING

• La Leche League International 1-800-525-3243




C

CANCER-GENERAL

• CancerHelper.com - general cancer information


• American Cancer Society 1-800-227-2345


• Cancer Care 1-212-302-2400


• National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service 1-800-422-6237


CHILDHOOD CANCER

• Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation 1-800-366-2223


• National Childhood Cancer Foundation 1-800-458-6223


CEREBRAL PALSY

• United Cerebral Palsy Association 1-800-872-5827


CHILD ABUSE

• Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD


• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect 1-800-FYI-3366


CHILD HEALTH

• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development


CHIROPRACTIC

• American Chiropractic Association 1-800-986-4636


CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROM

• Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association


• National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Association


CYSTIC FIBROSIS

• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1-800-344-4823




D

DEAFNESS AND COMMUNICATIONS DISORDERS

• American Speech-Language Hearing Association Hearing and Speech Helpline 1-800-638-8255 (Voice/TDD)


• Better Hearing Institute 1-800-327-9355


• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders


• Self Help for Hard Of Hearing People


DENTAL

• American Dental Association 312- 440-2593


• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research


DIABETES

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases


• Children With Diabetes


DISABILITIES

• Easter Seals 1-800-221-6827


DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

• National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE


• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence


• National Domestic Violence Organizations A - M


• National Domestic Violence Organizations N - Z


• State Domestic Violence Coalitions D - H


• State Domestic Violence Coalitions I - L


• State Domestic Violence Coalitions M


• State Domestic Violence Coalitions N


• State Domestic Violence Coalitions O - S


• State Domestic Violence Coalitions T - V


• State Domestic Violence Coalitions W


DOWN SYNDROME

• National Down Syndrome Society Hotline 1-800-221-4602


DRUG ABUSE

• American Council for Drug Education 1-800-DRUG-HELP


• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence


• Cocaine Anonymous 1-800-347-8998


• Marijuana Anonymous 1-800-766-6779


• Methadone Anonymous


• Narcotics Anonymous 1-818-773-9999


• National Institute on Drug Abuse 1-888-644-6432


• Methadone Support and Recovery Anonymous


FAMILY FRIENDS SUPPORT

• Nar-Anon


DISLEXIA

• International Dyslexia Association 1-800-ABCD-123



E

EATING DISORDERS

• National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders 1-847-831-3438


• Overeaters Anonymous 1-505-891-2664


EPILEPSY

• Epilepsy Information Service 1-800-642-0500


• Epilepsy Foundation of America 1-800-332-1000


EYE

• American Macular Degeneration Foundation 1-413-587-9475


• Glaucoma Research Foundation 1-800-826-6693


• National Eye Institute




F

FAMILY PLANNING

• Planned Parenthood 1-800-669-0156 (for health info) 1-800-230-PLAN) to connect to a center nearest you)


FIBROMYALGIA

• National Fibromyalgia Association


• Fibromyalgia Network 1-800-853-2929


FOOD SAFETY

• Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-800-535-4555


• Seafood Hotline Publications List 1-800-FDA-4010



G

GROWTH

• Human Growth Foundation 1-800-451-6434


• Little People of America 1-888-LPA-2001



H

HEADACHE

• American Council for Headache Education 1-800-255-ACHE


• National Headache Foundation 1-800-843-2256


HEAD INJURY

• Brain Injury Association Family Helpline 1-800-444-6443


• International Brain Injury Association
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  HEALTH-GENERAL
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1-800-311-3435


• Food and Drug Administration Office of Consumer Affairs 1-888-INFOFDA


• National Library of Medicine 1-888-FINDNLM


HEART

• American Heart Association 1-800-242-8721


• Mended Hearts 1-214-706-1442


• National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute 1-301-592-8573




I

Hodgkins Disease
• Lymphoma and Hodgkins


IMMUNIZATION

• National Immunizations Information Hotline 1-800-232-2522


• National Vaccine Information Center 1-800-909-SHOT  For parents of children adversely affected by vaccines


INCONTINENCE

• National Association for Continence 1-800-BLADDER


• Simon Foundation for Continence




K

KIDNEY

• National Kidney Foundation 1-800-622-9010


• National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse 1-800-891-5390


• National Kidney Cancer Association 1-800-850-9132




L

LEAD
• EPA Lead Information Center 1-800-424-LEAD(5323)


LEARNING DISABILITIES

• Learning Disabilities Association of America 1-412-341-8077


• National Center for Learning Disabilities 1-888-575-7373


LEUKEMIA
• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 1-914-949-5213


LEPROSY
• American Leprosy Mission 1-800-LEPROSY


LIVER

• American Liver Foundation 1-800-223-0179


LUNG

• American Lung Association of NY 1-800-LUNG-USA


• Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support and Education 1-800-298-2436


LUPUS

• Lupus Foundation of America 1-800-558-0121


LYMPHOMA

• Lymphoma Research Foundation of America 1-310-204-7040


• Lymphoma Information Network


• Lymphoma and Hodgkins


LYME DISEASE

• Lyme Disease Foundation 1-800-886-LYME




M

MENTAL HEALTH

• Emotions Anonymous 1-651-647-9712


• National Institute of Mental Health 1-800-421-4211


• National Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network 1-800-789-CMHS


• National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse 1-800-553-4539


• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) 1-800-950-NAMI


MENTAL RETARDATION

• American Association on Mental Retardation 1-800-424-3688


METABOLIC DISORDERS

• World Life Foundation 1-800-289-5433


MINORITY HEALTH

• Office of Minority Health Resource Center 1-800-444-6472


MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

• Multiple Sclerosis Foundation 1-800-441-7055


• National Multiple Sclerosis Society 1-800-FIGHTMS


• Multiple Sclerosis Association of America 1-800-LEARNMS


MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

• Muscular Dystrophy Association 1-800-572-1717


MYELOMA

• International Myeloma Foundation 1-800-452-2873




N

NARCOLEPSY

• Narcolepsy Network 1-973-276-0115


NEUROLGICAL DISORDERS

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 1-800-352-9424




O

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE

• Obsessive Compulsive (OC) Foundation 1-203-878-5669


• Madison Institute of Medicine's Obsessive Compulsive Information Center 1-608-827-2470


ORGAN TRANSPLANT

• Living Bank 1-800-528-2971


• UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) 1-800-24-DONOR


OSTEOPOROSIS

• National Institutes of Health's Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases Helpline 1-800-624-BONE


OVARIAN CANCER

• National Ovarian Cancer Coalition 1-888-OVARIAN




P

PAIN-CHRONIC

• American Pain Society 1-847-375-4715


PANCREATIC CANCER
• Pancreatica.org 1-831-658-0500


PARALYSIS

• Christopher Reeve Paralysis Association 1-800-225-0292


PARKINSON'S DISEASE

• American Parkinson Disease Association 1-800-223-2732


• National Parkinson Foundation 1-800-327-4545


POLIO

• International Polio Network 1-314-534-0475


POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

• National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 1-802-296-5132


PRIMARY IMMUNE DEFICIENCY

• Jeffrey Modell Foundation 1-800-JEFF-844


PROSTATE

• American Prostate Society 1-410-859-3735


• Matthews Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research 1-800-234-6284


• Us Too International 1-800-80-USTOO


PSORIASIS

• National Psoriasis Foundation 1-800-723-9166




R

RARE DISORDERS

• FDA Office of Orphan Products Development 1-800-300-7469


• National Organization for Rare Disorders 1-800-999-6673


REHABILITATION

• National Rehabilitation Information Center 1-800-346-2742


• National Reye's Syndrome Foundation 1-800-233-7393


• National Rosacea Society 1-888-NO-BLUSH




S

SCHIZOPHRENIA

• National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression 1-516-829-0091


SCOLIOSIS

• Scoliosis Association 1-800-800-0669


SELF ABUSE

• SAFE (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) Alternatives Information Line 1-800-DONT-CUT


SEXUAL COMPULSIVITY

• Co-Dependents of Sex Addicts 1-612-537-6904


• S-Anon 1-615-833-3152


• Sex & Love Addicts Anonmous 1-781-255-8825


• Sexaholics Anonymous 1-615-331-6230


• Sexual Compulsives Anonymous 1-800-977-4325


SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE

• National STD Hotline 1-800-227-8922


SICKLE CELL DISEASE

• Sickle Cell Disease Association of America 1-800-421-8453


SKIN

• Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types 1-800-545-3286


• Skin Cancer Foundation 1-800-SKIN-490


SLEEP

• National Sleep Foundation


SMOKING

• Centers for Disease Control and Preventin Office on Smoking and Health-800-CDC-1311


• Nicotine Anonymous 1-415-750-0328


SPINA BIFIDA

• Spina Bifida Association of America 1-800-621-3141


SPINAL CORD INJURY
• National Spinal Cord Injury Association 1-800-962-9629


STROKE

• National Stroke Association 1-800-STROKES


• American Stroke Association 1-800-553-6321


• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 1-800-352-9424, 301-496-5751


• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute 301-592-8573


STUTTERING

• National Center for Stuttering 1-800-221-2483


• Stuttering Foundation of America 1-800-992-9392


SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME

• American SIDS Institute 1-800-232-SIDS


• SIDS Alliance 1-800-221-SIDS


SUICIDE

• American Association of Suicidology 1-202-237-2280


• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 1-888-333-2377


SYRINGOMYELIA

• American Syringomyelia Alliance Project 1-800-ASAP-282




T

THYROID

• Thyroid Foundation of America 1-800-832-8321


• Thyroid Society for Education and Research 1-800-THYROID


TOURETTE SYNDROME

• Tourette Syndrome Association 1-800-237-0717


TRAUMA-PHYSICAL

• American Trauma Society 1-800-556-7890


TRAUMA-EMOTIONAL

• Sidran Foundation 1-410-825-8888




U

UROLOGICAL DISORDERS

• American Foundation for Urologic Disease 1-800-272-2383




V

VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS

• VZV Research Foundation Information Line 1-800-472-VIRUS  Chicken pox, shingles and post-herpetic nerualgia




W

WOMENS HEALTH

• National Latina health Organization 1-510-534-1362


• National Black Women's Health Project 1-202-543-9311


• National Women's Health Network 1-202-347-1140