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