Index

Resource Directory

Health Related Information
The following health information organizations are listed alphabetically. These groups offer information on specific issues related to health and aging. Many groups and organizations provide written materials on specific topics. Several also provide referrals, recorded data, and sometimes personal counseling. For more information, call or write any of the following organizations.

Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
1-800-438-4380
(301) 495-3334

Alzheimer’s Association, Inc.
225 N. Michigan Ave., Flr. 17
Chicago, IL 60601
1-800-272-3900
(312) 335-8700 office

American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF)
22512 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
1-800-437-2423
Fax: 301-258-9454
Website: www.ahaf.org

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, (ADRDA)
Alzheimer’s Arkansas Programs and Services
10411 W. Markham, Ste.130
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 224-0021
1-800-689-6090

Alzheimer’s Association
Western Arkansas Regional Office
320 North Greenwood Ave.
Fort Smith, AR 72901
(479) 783-2022
1-800-272-3900
FAX (479) 782-3185
www.alzokar.org

Fayetteville Outreach Center
1125 North College Ave., Suite 466
Fayetteville, AR72703
479-713-1466

Branch - Bella Vista Outreach Ctr.
1801 Forest Hills Blvd, Suite 200
Bella Vista, AR 72715
479-855-2288

American Association of Kidney Patients, Inc.
100 S. Ashley Dr., Suite 280
Tampa, FL 33606
1-800-749-2257
(813) 223-7099

American Diabetes Association
1701 N. Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
1-800-342-2383
Consumer Nutrition Info Line
1-800-366-1655
www.diabetes.org

American Foundation for Urologic Disease (AFUD)
1000 Corporate Blvd., Suite 410
Linthicum, MD 21090
1-800-828-7866
(410) 689-3990

American Heart Association
7272 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231
1-800-242-8721

American Stroke Association
7272 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231
1-888-478-7653

American Kidney Fund
6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852
1-800-638-8299
www.kidneyfund.org

American Liver Foundation
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603
New York, NY 10038
1-888-443-7872
(212) 668-1000
www.liverfoundation.org

American Lung Association
of Arkansas

211 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205
1-800-586-4872
www.lungark.org

American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
1-800-548-8252
Fax: (212) 256-5642
www.lungusa.org

Lupus Foundation of America
2000 L Street, NW, Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 349-1155
1-800-558-0121
1-800-558-0231 (Spanish)
www.lupus.org

The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
4720 Montgomery Lane
P.O.Box 31220
Bethesda, MD 20824-1220
(301) 652-2682
1-800-377-8555
FAX: (301) 652-7711

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Association
500 Morris Avenue
Springfield, NJ 07081
(973) 379-2690
1-800-225-0292

American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA)
9312 Old Georgetown Rd.
Bethesda, MD 20814-1621
(301) 571-9200
1-800-366-8227
FAX: (301) 530-2752

American Parkinson’s Disease Association
1250 Hylan Blvd., Suite 4B
Staten Island, NY 10305
1-800-223-2732
www.apdaparkinson.org

American Physical Therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-1448
(703) 684-2782
1-800-999-2782
Fax: (703) 684-7343

American Psychological Association
750 First St., NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
(202) 336-5500
1-800-374-2721

Free Dental Clinic
Ozark Share and Care
Pain Management only

105 62/65 Bypass
Harrison, AR 72601
(870) 741-3130

American Society for Geriatric Dentistry
211 E. Chicago Ave., 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
Please contact by mail.

American Speech - Language - Hearing Assoc.
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
1-800-638-8255
FAX: (301) 541-0457

American Urological Association
1000 Corporate Blvd.,
Linthicum, MD 21090
1-866-746-4282
www.auanet.org

Arkansas AIDS Foundation
P.O. Box 1208
518 East 9th Street
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 376-6299

Free Educational Speakers, Free and anonymous HIV and syphillis testing, Support group for People With AIDS

American Academy of
Otolaryngology - Head and
Neck Surgery Foundation

One Prince Street
Alexandia, VA 22314-3357
(703) 836-4444
Fax: (703) 683-5100
www.entnet.org

Arkansas State Department of Health
4815 W. Markham
Little Rock, AR 72205
1-800-482-5400

Arthritis Foundation
P.O. Box 7669
Atlanta, GA 30357-0669
(404) 872-7100
1-800-568-4045

Arthritis Foundation of Arkansas
6213 Father Tribou Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
1-800-482-8858
(501) 664-7242
Fax: (501) 664-6588

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1233 20th St., NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20036
1-800-727-8462
(202) 446-7643
FAX: (202) 466-8940
www.aafa.org

National Headache Foundation
820 N. Orleans, Suite 217
Chicago, IL 60610
1-888-643-5552
www.headaches.org

Reynolds Senior Health Center
UAMS

4301 W. Markham, Slot 748
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 296-1000
1-800-942-8267
www.centeronaging.com

Office on Smoking & Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Control & Prevention and Health Promotion
MS-K50
4770 Buford Hwy. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
1-800-232-1311
Fax: (770) 488-5939
TDD: (770) 488-5705
www.cdc.gov

Office on Smoking & Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Control & Prevention and Health Promotion
MS-K50
4770 Buford Hwy. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
1-800-232-1311
Fax: (770) 488-5939
TDD: (770) 488-5705
www.cdc.gov

Diabetes Awareness
Center, Lions

614 E. Emma, Ste. 227
Springdale, AR 72764
(479) 756-8758

The Pulmonary Paper
P.O. Box 877
Ormond Beach, FL 32175
1-800-950-3698
www.pulmonarypaper.org
Newsletter for people with chronic respiratory diseases.

Epilepsy Foundation Of America
4351 Garden City Drive
Landover, MD 20785-7223
1-800-332-1000
www.efa.org

National Association for Continence (NAFC)
P.O. Box 1019
Charleston, SC 29402-1019
1-800-252-3337
(843) 377-0900
www.nafc.org

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
3101 Park Center Drive, Rm 1034
Alexandria, VA 22302-1594
(703) 305-7600
FAX: (703) 305-3400
www.usda.gov/chpp

Hysteroctomy Educational Resources & Services (HERS) Foundation
422 Bryn Mawr Avenue
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
(610) 667-7757
1-888-750-4377
www.hersfoundation.com

Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
One Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201-1085
(501) 682-1155
1-866-660-0885

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America
706 Haddenfield Rd.
Cherry Hill, NJ 0800
(856) 488-4500
1-877-677-6884
FAX: (501)-262-9381
www.msaa.com

National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS)
733 3rd Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10017-3288
1-800-344-4867
www.nmss.org

Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Headquarters

3300 E. Sunrise Drive
Tucson, AZ 85718
1-800-572-1717
www.mdausa.org

Muscular Dystrophy Association
523 South Louisiana #560
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 375-5455
1-800-582-2163

National Brain Tumor Foundation
22 Battery Street, Suite 612
San Francisco, CA 94111-5520
1-800-934-2873

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
#1 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3560
1-800-860-8747
Fax: (703) 738-4929

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
(301) 592-8573
1-800-575-9355
www.nhlbi.nih.gov

National Institute on Aging
Information Center

P.O. Box 8057
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8057
1-800-222-2225
1-800-222-4225 (TTY)
www.nia.nih.gov

National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard
Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
1-866-615-6464
www.nimh.nih.gov

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
1-800-352-9424
(301) 496-5751
www.ninds.nih.gov

National Kidney Foundation
30 E. 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
(212) 889-2210
1-800-622-9010
www.kidney.org

National Osteoporosis Foundation
1232 22nd Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 223-2226
www.nof.org

National Parkinson Foundation
1501 N.W. 9th Ave.
Bob Hope Road
Miami, FL 33136-1494
1-800-327-4545
www.parkinson.org

National Sleep Foundation
1522 K St., NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-3471
Fax: (202) 347-3472
www.sleepfoundation.org

National Spinal Cord Injury Association
6701 Democracy Blvd.,
Suite 300-9
Bethesda, MD 20817
1-800-962-9629
FAX: (301) 881-9817
www.spinalcord.org

National Stroke Association
9707 E. Easter Lane
Englewood, CO 80112-3747
(303) 649-9299
1-800-787-6537
FAX: (303) 649-1328
www.stroke.org

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
1101 Wootton Parkway
Suite LL100
Rockville, MD 20852
1-800-336-4797
www.okphp.osophs.dhhs.gov

The phone numbers offer recorded names and phone numbers of organizations that can answer questions on cancer, AIDS, Medicare, Medicaid and Health Insurance. Staff members at this number can find a health information organization to help you, answer questions about what a particular health information organization does, or provide information on support groups.

Parkinson’s Disease
Information & Referral

St. Joseph’s Reg. Health Ctr.
210 Woodbine
Hot Springs, AR 71901
(501) 622--3990
1-800-407-9295

Parkinson’s Disease
Foundation

1359 Broadway, Suite 1509
New York, NY 10018
1-800-457-6676

United Ostomy Association
19772 MacArthur Blvd, #200
Irvine, CA 92612-2405
1-800-826-0826
www.uoa.org

International Tremor Foundation (913) 341-3880