Statewide and Nationwide
Health Condition and Care Advocacy
Organizations that are dedicated to protecting and improving the quality and affordability of health and long term care for all individuals and advocating for changes in the health care system that will achieve these goals; or which advocate more broadly for legislation and other measures that have a positive impact on public health.
Hospice Advocacy
Virginia Association for Hospices and Palliative Care
P O Box 70025, Richmond, VA, 23255
Main:
(804) 740-1344
Fax:
(775) 599-2677
Long Term Care Information and Advocacy
Virginia Health Care Association
2112 West Laburnum Avenue Suite 206, Richmond, VA, 23227
Main:
(804) 353-9101
Fax:
(804) 353-3098
Advocacy for Hemophilia and Inherited Bleeding Disorders
Virginia Hemophilia Foundation
410 N. Ridge Rd. Suite 215, Richmond, VA, 23229
Main:
(804) 740-8643
Toll Free:
(800) 266-8438
Healthcare Advocacy
Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
4200 Innslake Drive, Suite 203, Glen Allen, VA, 23060
Main:
(804) 965-1209
Fax:
(804) 965-0475
Women's Health Advocacy and Information
Women's Health Virginia
1924 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 203, Charlottesville, VA, 22903
Main:
(434) 220-4500
Fax:
(434) 220-4545
Health Information
Programs that provide information that improves the public's understanding of living and working conditions and other factors that safeguard their health and prevent or reduce the risk of injury, disease, disability and premature death. Health education programs help people make informed decisions about matters which affect their personal health and the health of others.
Blood Disorder Information
Aplastic Anemia and MDS
4330 East West Highway, Suite 230, Bethesda, MD, 20814
Main:
(301) 279-7202
Toll Free:
(800) 747-2820
Fax:
(410) 867-0240
Spinal Cord Injury Information
Craig Hospital Recreation Department
3425 South Clarkston Street, Englewood, CO, 80110
Main:
(303) 789-8000
Crohn's & Colitis Education and Information
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
733 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 510, , NEW YORK, NY, 10017
Main:
(800) 932-2423
Toll Free:
(877) 807-5271
Information Services, Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Virginia Chapter
1500 Forest Avenue, Suite 214, Richmond, VA, 23229
Main:
(804) 527-1500
Fax:
(804) 527-0016
Patient Education, Information Resource Center
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Virginia Chapter
5540 Falmouth Street, Suite 101, Richmond, VA, 23230
Main:
(804) 673-5690
Toll Free:
(800) 766-0797
Fax:
(804) 627-0406
Men's Health & Advocacy
Men's Health Network
P. O. Box 75972, Washington, DC, 20013
Main:
(202) 543-6461 x101
Fax:
(865) 514-4225
Anorexia Nervosa Education and Helpline
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
750 E Diehl Road #127, Naperville, IL, 60563
Main:
(630) 577-1333
Chronic Health Conditions, Better Choices, Better Health
National Council on Aging
251 18th Street South, Suite 500, Arlington, VA, 22202
Main:
(571) 335-4027
Health Education, Women
National Women's Health Information Center
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 728 E, Washington, DC, 20201
Main:
(215) 861-4620
Toll Free:
(800) 994-9662
Informational Health Center, Helpline
National Women's Health Information Center
200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 728 E, Washington, DC, 20201
Main:
(800) 994-9662
Healthcare Related Educational Opportunities
NeedyMeds
50 Whittemore Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930
Main:
(800) 503-6897
Fax:
(206) 260-8850
Education Resources
Patient Advocate Foundation
421 Butler Farm Road, Hampton, VA, 23666
Main:
(800) 532-5274
AirNow
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington DC, DC, 20460
Main:
(202) 564-4700