Health Resources Links
Poison Control Center Hotline
www.aapcc.org or call
1-800-222-1222
International Traveler’s Hotline at the Center for
Disease Control
www.cdc.gov or
www.immunize.org or call
1-888-232-3228
International Association for Medical Assistance
to Travelers (IAMAT)
www.iamat.org or call
1-716-754-4883
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov or call 1-877-696-6775
www.healthfinder.gov
(provides information on a wide variety of topics
including links to medical journals, clearinghouses, databases,
medical research, support groups, and libraries)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
www.ahrq.gov or call 1-800-358-9295
Medicare information
www.medicare.gov or call
1-800-633-4227
Physician Certification Information
www.docboard.org
American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org or call
1-800-665-2882
American Academy of Family Physicians
www.aafp.org or call 1-800-274-2237
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org or call 1-847-434-4000
Board Certification for doctor certification
Call 1-866-275-2267
National Institutes of Health (health care
information)
www.medlineplus.gov or call
1-301-496-4000
American Chiropractic Association
www.amerchiro.org
American Dental Association
www.ada.org
American Stroke Association
www.strokeassociation.org
or call 1-888-478-7653
National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine
www.nccam.nih.gov or call
1-888-644-6226
Home Care Information
www.nahc.org
National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
www.nami.org or call 1-800-950-6264
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org or call
1-800-227-2345
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org or
call 1-800-242-8721 or 1-888-478-7653 (stroke info.)
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org or call
1-800-342-2383
National Osteoporosis Foundation
www.nof.org or call 1-202-223-2226
Scripps Center for Organ and Cell Transplantation
www.organ-transplant.scripps.org
HEALTH RESOURCES FOR SENIORS
Eldercare Locator
call 1-800-677-1116 (Refers you to your local Area Agency on Aging)
Administration on Aging (A0A)
www.aoa.dhhs.gov or call
1-202-619-7501
National Institute on Aging Information Center
www.nih.gov/nia or call
1-301-496-1752
American Association of Retired Persons
www.aarp.org (AARP) call
1-800-424-3410
1-877-434-7598 (TTY)
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