Links and Resources



     Asthma and Allergy

Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc.
(800) 878-4403

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
(800) 822-2762
www.aaaai.org

American College of Allergy and Asthma
(800) 842-7777
www.allergy.mcg.edu

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
(800)7-ASTHMA (727-8462)
www.aafa.org

Celiac Disease Foundation
(818) 990-2354

JAMA Asthma Information Center
www.ama-assn.org/asthma

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
(301) 654-3810

The Food Allergy Network
(800) 929-4040
www.foodallergy.org

     Behavior

National Attention Deficit Disorder
(847) 432-ADDA
www.add.org

The Center for Mental Health Services
(800) 789-2647
www.mentalhealth.org

United States Department of Health and Human Services
(877) 696-6775
www.hhs.gov

     Breastfeeding

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
(913) 541-9077
www.bfmed.org

Breast Pumps
Medela (800) TELL-YOU
Ameda-Egnell (800) 323-4060

International Lactation Consultants Organization
www.ilca.org
(919) 787-5181

La Leche League
Help Line: (800) 525-3243
www.lalecheleague.org

Nursing Mothers Advisory Council
www.nursingmoms.net

     Food Safety

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(800) 232-4674
www.cdc.gov

Environmental Protection Agency
(202) 260-2090
www.epa.gov/safewater

Food Safety and Inspection Service
(202) 720-7943
www.fsis.usda.gov

Government Food Safety Information
www.foodsafety.gov

International Bottled Water Association
(703) 683-5213
www.bottledwater.org

International Food Information Council
(202) 296-6540
www.ificinfo.org

Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet
(888) ECO-INFO
www.mothers.org

National Food Safety Database
www.foodsafety.org

National Sanitation Foundation
(800) NSF-MARK
www.nsf.org

Organic Consumers Association
(218) 226-4164
www.purefood.org

Organic Trade Association
(413) 774-7511
www.ota.com

Union of Concerned Scientists
(617) 547-5552
www.ucsusa.org

United States Department of Agriculture's Meat and Poultry Hotline for Consumers
(800) 535-4555; In the Washington, DC area, call (202) 720-3333.

     General Nutrition and Health

American Academy of Pediatrics
(800) 433-4000
www.aap.org

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
www.aapd.org

American Cancer Society
(800) ACS-2345
www.cancer.org

American Dental Association
(312) 440-2500
www.ada.org

American Dental Hygienists Association
(312) 440-8900
www.adha.org

American Diabetes Association
(800) 232-3472
www.diabetes.org

American Dietetic Association
(800) 877-1600
www.eatright.org (also provides free referral to a registered dietitian in your area)

American Heart Association
(800) AHA-USA1
www.americanheart.org

American Institute for Cancer Research
(800) 843-8114
www.aicr.org

National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov

National Osteoporosis Foundation
(202) 223-2226
www.nof.org

Produce for Better Health Foundation
(302) 738-7100
www.pma.com/5aday

The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
(202) 690-9000
www.fitness.gov

United States Department of Agriculture
(202) 418-2312
www.usda.gov

United States Food and Drug Administration/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
(800) INFO-FDA
www.cfsan.fda.gov

Also:
www.nutritionexplorations.org
www.freshstarts.com
www.kidsfood.org
www.kidshealth.org

     Herbal Medicine

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(888) 644-6226
www.nccam.nih.gov

The American Botanical Council
(512) 926-4900
www.herbalgram.org

     Pregnancy and Fertility

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
(800) 762-2264 www.acog.org

American Society for Reproductive Medicine
(205) 978-5000
www.asrm.org

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
(888) MODIMES
www.modimes.org

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(800) 356-4674

Organization of Teratology Information Services (OTIS) Pregnancy Riskline
(888) 285-3410

     Vegetarianism

Seventh Day Adventist Dietetic Association
(714) 793-8918

The Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of The American Dietetic Association
(800) 877-1600
www.vegetariannutrition.net

Vegetarian Resource Group
(410) 366-8343
www.vrg.org