AAC Consulting Group, Inc., Bethesda, MD, US Provides consulting and information services to companies regulated bythe U.S. FDA. Audits, training, weekly newsletters, updates onguidelines, speeches, approvals, and more. 7475 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 850 Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: 301-986-4440 Fax: 301-986-4448

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a national nonprofit legal action andeducational organization fighting for the rights of nonsmokers against the manyproblems of smoking.2013 H Street, NW / Washington, DC, 20006 / (202) 659-4310 Everything For People Concerned About Smoking and Nonsmokers' Rights

AJ's Team is an association dedicated to prompting awareness of Ovarianand Breast cancer, advancement of women's health issues and looking at anew way of fighting cancer. P.O. Box 6271Newport News, VA 23606our phone number is:(804) 596-1253our fax number is:(804) 596-7703

AAN·MA is a nonprofit 501(c)3 membership organization founded in 1985 to help families in their quest to overcome and maintain control of asthma, allergies, and related conditions.2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150 Fairfax, VA 22031 Toll Free: 800-878-4403 Phone: 703-641-9595 Fax: 703-573-7794

America's Blood Centers (ABC) is the 36-year-old nationalnetwork of non-profit, independent community blood centersthat provide almost half (47%) of the U.S. blood supply.ABC members serve about 125 million people in 45 states atmore than 450 blood donation sites. ABC members alsoprovide more diagnostic and therapeutic services than anyother U.S. blood organization.725 15th ST NW Suite 700Washington DC 20005 (202) 393-5725Fax: (202)393-1282

The American Academy of Pediatrics is a national organizationcomposed of 53,000 pediatricians dedicated to the health, safety andwell-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) is the only national organization that represents physician assistants (PAs) in all specialties and all employment settings. Its membership also includes physician assistant students and supporters of the profession.

(AAGP) is a national association representing andserving its members and the field of geriatric psychiatry. It is dedicated to promoting the mental health and well being of older people and improving the care of those with late life mental disorders.
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1050, Bethesda, MD 20814-3004
Phone: (301) 654-7850 Fax: (301) 654-4137

The American Association of Health Plans (AAHP),located in Washington, DC, represents more than 1,000HMOs, PPOs and other network-based plans. 1129 20th Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036-3421 (202) 778-3200 Fax (202) 331-7487

503 Capitol Ct NE, #300 Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202.546.4825, Fax: 202.546.4797 E-mail: acnp@nurse.org

The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research,information and advocacy.
National Office
1701 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311

American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) is one of America's leading supporters of scientific and medical investigations into Alzheimer's disease, macular degeneration, glaucoma, heart disease, and stroke.
15825 Shady Grove Road, Suite 140 Rockville, MD 20850
Toll Free : 1-800-437-2423, (301)948-3244,Fax:(301)258-9454

1201 L St., N.W. Washington, DC 20005 (202) 842-4444 (202) 842-3860 (Fax)

American Institute for Cancer Research Fosters research on diet, nutrition and cancer and educates the public about the results. Call toll-free to request educational materials,information on specific cancers, and personalized answers to your nutrition questions.

The American Kidney Fund is the leading national voluntary health organization providing direct financial assistance, comprehensive educational programs, research grants and community service projects for the benefit of kidney patients.

Provides valuable resources for members and others interested in physiologyand other biomedical disciplines. 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3991 USA

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association provides leadership to advance psychiatric- mental health nursing practice, improve mental health care for individuals, families, groups and communities and shape health policy for the delivery of mental health services. 1200 19th Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036-2422 202-857-1133 202-223-4579 fax

The task of psychosomatic medicine is to understand thenature and mechanisms of behavior and psychosocialencounters which may alter the development of theorganism, its structure and its functions. 6728 Old McLean Village Drive; McLean, VA 22101 (703) 556-9222 FAX (703) 556-8729 EMail: info@psychosomatic.org

The Clinical Division of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences founded as the American Institute of Nutrition (AIN) in 19289650 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814 Tel(301)530-7050; Fax(301)571-1892 meyersp@ain.faseb.org

ASCRS is an international educational and scientific organization whose 7,000 member ophthalmologists specialize in cataract and refractive surgery. 4000 Legato Road, Suite 850 Fairfax, Virginia 22033 703.591.2220 (phone) 703.591.0614 (fax) ascrs@ascrs.org

ASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing organization for more than 87,000audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. ASHA also sponsors a toll-free helpline that provides consumers with free materials on speech, language, and hearing problems.

Information on arthritis and glucosamine, the latest glucosamine research, details on arthritis medications and treatments, and tips for effectively managing your arthritis and joint pain.

The Association of Academic Health Centers (AHC) is a national, non-profit organization that consists of over 100 institutional members throughout the United States and Canada that are the health complexes of the major universities of these nations.1400 16th Street NW, Suite 720 Washington, DC 20036 TEL 202.265.9600 FAX 202.265.7514

The Association of American Medical Colleges is to improve the health of the public by enhancing the effectiveness of academic medicine. The AAMC pursues its mission by assisting academic medicine's institutions, organizations and individuals in carrying out their responsibilities . 2450 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1126 (202) 828-0400 / (202) 828-1125 fax

The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) website. ACRP, formerly known as the Associates of Clinical Pharmacology (ACP), invites you to explore this website and learn about our organization and the many professional services we offer the clinical research profession. 1012 14th Street, N.W. Suite 807 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 737-8100 (202) 737-8101 Fax office@acrpnet.org

ACCC is the leading national interdisciplinary organization that defines qualitycare for cancer patients and influences change to continually improve oncologycare.

The Association of Military Surgeons of the UnitedStates. AMSUS has been working for the Federal Health Care professional since its conception in 1891.

The mission of the Autism Society of America is to promote lifelong access andopportunities for persons within the autism spectrum and their families, to befully included, participating members of their communities through advocacy,public awareness, education, and research related to autism. 7910 Woodmont Ave, Suite 650,Bethesda, MD 20814-3015Tel:(800)-3AUTISM x 150 (301)-657-0881 Fax:(301)-657-0869

The Breast Cancer Awareness Program for Poland is a long-term programto help fight breast cancer in Poland. Initiated in Washington DCP.O. Box 40265 Washington D.C. 20016 BCAPP Office: Tel. (202) 362-2189, Fax (202) 362-8894

The Cancer Research Foundation of America's commitment to cancer prevention is fueled by the knowledge that as much as 70 percent of all cancer is preventable, yet 550,000 Americans die from this disease every year.

You are now connected to a wide range of accurate, credible cancer information brought to you by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a nonprofit education and advocacy organization that focuses on improving the safety and nutritional quality of our food supply and on reducing the carnage caused by alcoholic beverages.1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20009, phone (202) 332-9110, fax (202) 265-4954, or by e-mail cspi@cspinet.org

The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation was founded by families, friendsand physicians of children with brain tumors.20312 Watkins Meadow DriveGermantown, MD 20876(301)515-2900

Founded in 1985, the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission is the nation's only accrediting body for continuing care retirement communities and other retirement communities that meet its standards.

organized to enhance the quality of life for all people whose lives are affected by diabetes and its complications.426 C Street, NE Washington, DC 20002

ECBT's Mission To ensure that all of America's children are fully immunized on schedule, from birth to two years of age and to institutionalize immunization delivery nationwide. 600 Maryland Ave S.W., Suite 100 West Washington DC 20024-2571 Voice: (202) 651-7226 Fax: (202) 488-8461 E-mail: ECBT@ana.org

Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated tothe achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for allAmericans.1334 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202/628-3030 Fax: 202/347-2417 E-Mail: info@familiesusa.org

The Gerontological Society of America sponsors the web page as part of its founding goal "to promote the scientific study of aging...and to foster growth and diffusion of knowledge relating to problems of aging and of the sciences contributing to [their] understanding...." Stephen J. Cutler, PhD President1275 K Street NW, Suite 350 Washington, DC 20005-4006 Phone: (202) 842-1275 Fax: (202) 842-1150

Private consulting firm specializing in ambulatory care services, and featuring WEB-based, state-of-the-art decision support tools to assist ambulatory care professionals with managing their transition through industry wide changes in reimbursement, regulations, technology and policy issues.

The Healthcare Leadership Council is the exclusive forum for the leadership of the health care industry to jointly advance a market-based health care system that values innovation and provides high-quality health care.17th St., NW, Suite601 Washington, DC. 20006Phone: 202/452-8700Fax: 202/296-9561

The North American Branch of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI N.A.) is a nonprofit scientific research and educational foundation headquartered in Washington, D.C.1126 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Suite. 300 Washington, D.C. 20036-4804 Telephone: (202) 659-0074 Facsimile: (202) 659-3859 E-mail: ilsi@dc.ilsi.org

Specializes in Medicare billing and training for nursing homes andlong-term care physicians. The focus is Medicare, managed care,subacute, and health care policy and legislation. P.O. Box 6599, Portsmouth, VA 23703 Voice: (757) 483-9417 Fax: (757) 483-0913

1707 L Street, NW, Suite 1060 Washington, DC 20036 202 332 5536 (Voice/TTY) 202 265 6854 (Fax)

Find extensive information on Muscular Dystrophy and relatedneuromuscular disorders and numerous links to MD sites.

The most comprehensive site for information about abortion and reproductivehealth issues, including daily news items, NARAL publications, organized links,and Act Now opportunities.

Our goal at NARAL is to help find workable answers that will ultimately reduce the need for abortions. Ignoring shortcomings in access to contraception, reproductive health care, and sex education while ripping away a woman's right to choose will only result in more unintended pregnancies and more abortions.

The National AIDS Fund is the leading business and pioneering philanthropic response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. 1400 I Street NW, Suite 1220 Washington, DC 20005-2208 Phone: (202) 408-4848 Fax: (202) 408-1818 To learn more information please email us at: info@aidsfund.org

The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referralservice.Contact Information
Referral Specialist
P.O. Box 1133 Washington, DC 20013-1133
(301) 565-4167 (Voice) (301) 984-4256 (FAX) (800) 336-4797 (Voice - Toll-free)

The National Hispanic Medical Association was organized in 1994 to address theinterests and concerns of 26,000 licensed physicians and 1,800 full-time Hispanic medical faculty dedicated to teaching medical and health services research. 1700 17th St.,NW, Suite 405 Washington, DC 20009 (202) 265-4297 fax 234-5468

Current studies suggest that the primary sources of lead exposure for most children are deteriorating lead-based paint, lead contaminated dust, and lead contaminated residential soil.National Lead Information Center (NLIC) at 1-800-424-LEAD.

Since its founding in 1970, NORML has been the principal national advocate for legalizing marijuana.

NOFAS is a national nonprofit organizaiton committed to raising awareness of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and other alcohol-related effects and developing and implementing innovative programs in the areas of prevention, education, intervention and advocacy in communitites throughout the nation.

The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is America's leading resource for people seeking up-to-date, medically sound information on the causes, prevention, detection and treatment of osteoporosis.1150 17th Street NW Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036-4603

The National SAFE KIDS Campaign is the first and only national organization dedicated solely to the prevention of unintentional childhood injury-the number one killer of children ages 14 and under.PennsylvaniaAve, NW,Suite 1000Washington,DC20004-1707202-662-0600Phone |202-393-2072Fax

The National Sleep Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes public understanding of sleep and sleep disorders and supports sleep-related education, research and advocacy to improve public health and safety.

The National Tuberous Sclerosis Association (NTSA) is the only voluntary, national, non-profit organization, which provides support to people with tuberous sclerosis and their families, awards grants to researchers and offers education to the public and professional communities.8181 Professional Place, Suite 110 Landover MD 20785-2226 1-800-225-6872 fax: 301-459-0394 ntsa@ntsa.org

Vaccines, immunizations or innoculations are recommended for every child born in the United States. A vaccinationshouldn't hurt a child but sometimes they do. Before your child takes the risk, find out what it is.512 W. Maple Ave., Suite 206, Vienna, VA 22180 (703) 938-DPT3 FAX: 938-5768 1-800-909-SHOT email: info@909shot.com

It can be tough to find reliable medical data and credible answers to your health questions. That's why you should get to know the National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC), the national clearinghouse for information and resources about women's health.

The Nevus Network, the congenital nevus support group, offers information, support, and penpals to those with a large brown birthmark called a congenital nevus.

10341 Democracy Lane Fairfax, Virginia 22030-2521 (703) 691-8355 - (703) 691-3929

Provides patients, health professionals and the public with an important link to resources and information on osteoporosis, Paget's disease of bone, osteogenesis imperfecta, and other metabolic bone diseases. The Resource Center's mission is to expand awareness and enhance knowledge and understanding of the prevention, early detection and treatment of these diseases as well as strategies for coping with them.
1232 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037Voice Phone: 202-223-0344 or 800-624-BONETTY: 202-466-4315

The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance is a consumer-led, umbrella organization uniting ovarian cancer survivors, women’s health activists and healthcare professionals in a coordinated effort to focus national attention on ovarian cancer. 910 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20006; Phone:(202)331-1332; Fax: (202)331-2292; ocna@ovariancancer.org; www.ovariancancer.org

It's hard enough to face the debilitating physical and emotional effects of scleroderma, but facing them alone can be devastating. The mission of the The Scleroderma Foundation is to provide educational and emotional support for scleroderma patients and their families.

The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) provides an open forum for all those who are interested in risk analysis. Risk analysis is broadly defined to include risk assessment, risk characterization, risk communication, risk management, and policy relating to risk.1313 Dolley Madison Blvd. Suite 402 McLean, VA 22101 703-790-1745 E-mail: sra@burkinc.com

Established in 1990, the Society for the Advancement of Women's Health Research seeks to improve the health of women through research. 1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 625 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 202-223-8224 Fax: 202-833-3472 email: information@womens-health.org

TRIO is a nonprofit international organization which represents transplant candidates, recipients, donors, and their families. Trio provides support, education, awareness, and advocacy through a network of chapters and its International Office in DC.

The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) is the primary sourceof information for diving and hyperbaric medicine and physiology worldwide.Phone: 301 942 2980 Fax: 301 942 7804 Mail: 10531 Metropolitan Ave., Kensington MD 20895, U.S.A. e-mail: uhms@uhms.org

United Seniors Health Cooperative is a non-profit organization comprised of thousands of consumers, advocates, and eldercare professionals throughout the country who are committed to democratic action based on the belief that informed consumers are those best able to help themselves. 1331 H Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20005-4706 Tel (202) 393-6222 / Fax (202) 783-0588