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ResourceWebsiteContact Number
ALS Associationwww.alsa.org(800) 782-4747
ALS Association, Evergreen Chapterwww.als-ec.org(866) STOP ALS
Alzheimer's Associationwww.alz.org(800) 272-3900
American Academy of Asthma Allergy & Immunologywww.aaaai.org(800) 822-2762
American Academy of Neurologywww.aan.com(800) 879-1960
American Cancer Societywww.cancer.org(800) ACS-2345
American Chronic Pain Associationwww.theacpa.org(800) 533-3231
American Diabetes Associationwww.diabetes.org(800) 342 2383
American Heart Associationwww.americanheart.org(800) 242 8721
American Liver Foundationwww.liverfoundation.org(888) 4HEP-USA
American Lung Associationwww.lungusa.org(800) 548 8252
American Obesity Association www.obesity.org(202) 776-7711
American Pain Foundationwww.painfoundation.org(888) 615-PAIN
American Parkinson Disease Associationwww.apdaparkinson.org(800) 223 2732
American Partnership For Eosinophilic Disorders www.apfed.org (713) 498 8216
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)www.asco.org(703) 299 0150
American Stroke Associationwww.strokeassociation.org(888) 4-STROKE
American Tinnitus Associationwww.ata.org(800) 634 8978
American Urological Associationwww.urologyhealth.org(410) 689-3700
Anxiety Disorders Association of Americawww.adaa.org(240) 485 -1001
Arthritis Foundationwww.arthritis.org(800) 568 4045
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of Americawww.aafa.org(800) 7-ASTHMA
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's National Anti-Fraud Departmentwww.bcbs.com/antifraud 877-327 BLUE
Cancer Lifelinewww.cancerlifeline.org (800) 255 5505
CancerCarewww.cancercare.org(800) 813-HOPE
Celiac Disease Foundationwww.celiac.org(818) 990-2354
chemotherapy.comwww.chemotherapy.com
ClinicalTrials.comwww.clinicaltrials.com(800) 664-5099
ClinicalTrials.govwww.clinicaltrials.gov(888) FIND-NLM
Colon Cancer Alliancewww.ccalliance.org(877) 422-2030
Cool Headz Hatswww.coolheadzhats.com(206) 526-7164
Eating Disorders Supportwww.eatingdisorderssupport.com(206) 232-8404
European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC)www.eapcnet.org
Foundation for Clinical Research in IBDwww.myibd.org
Gilda's Clubwww.gildasclub.org(888) GILDA-4-U
Go Red for Womenwww.goredforwomen.org(800) 242-8721
Harborview Medical Centerwww.uwmedicine.org/Facilities/Harborview/(206) 731-3000
Health Radio Networkwww.healthradionetwork.com(800) 808 7866
HealthTalkwww.healthtalk.com(206) 352 4066
International Scleroderma Networkhttp://www.sclero.org/(800) 564-7099
Interstitial Cystitis Associationwww.ichelp.org(800) help-ica
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundationwww.jdrfnorthwest.org(800) 925-5533
KidsHealthwww.kidshealth.org
Living Legacy Foundation www.livinglegacyregistry.org (877) 275-5269
Lung Cancer Onlinewww.lungcanceronline.org
Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Researchwww.marsharivkin.org (800) 328 1124
Multiple Myeloma FIGHTERS!mmfighters.home.comcast.net/ (425) 432 2928
National Cancer Institutewww.cancer.gov(800) 422 6237
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)www.nccaom.org(703) 548-9004
National Eating Disorders Associationwww.nationaleatingdisorders.org(800) 931-2237
National Fibromyalgia Association www.fmaware.org(714) 921-0150
National Foundation for Infectious Diseaseswww.nfid.org(301) 656-0003
National Headache Foundationwww.headaches.org(888) NHF-5552
National Osteoporosis Foundationwww.nof.org(202) 223 2226
National Ovarian Cancer Coalitionwww.ovarian.org(888) OVARIAN
National Prostate Cancer Coalition www.fightprostatecancer.org(888) 245-9455
National Psoriasis Foundationwww.psoriasis.org(800) 723-9166
National Stroke Associationwww.stroke.org(800) STROKES
Ovarian Cancer National Alliancewww.ovariancancer.org(202) 331-1332
Parkinson's Genetic Research Groupdepts.washington.edu/pgrgroup/(206) 277-4594
People Living With Cancerwww.plwc.org(703) 797-1914
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Associationwww.resolve.org(888) 623 0744
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern Universitywww.cancer.northwestern.edu(866) 587-4322
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgerywww.uwfacialplastic.com(206) 598-0500
Senior Guidebookwww.seniorguidebook.com(360) 588-9181
Sidran Institute Traumatic Stress Education and Advocacywww.sidran.org(888) 825-8249
Sisters Network Inc.www.sistersnetworkinc.org/(866) 781-1808
Spinal Cord Injury Information Pageswww.sci-info-pages.com
Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Resource Centerwww.stress-anxiety-depression.org
Strike Out Cancerwww.strikeoutcancer.org(617) 308-4468
Swedish Medical Centerwww.swedish.org(800) 793-3474
The American Academy of Dermatology www.aad.org(888) 462-DERM
The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America www.ccfa.org(800) 932-2423
The Epilepsy Foundation www.epilepsyfoundation.org(800) 332-1000
The International Premature Ovarian Failure Associationwww.pofsupport.org(703) 913-4787
The Lance Armstrong Foundationwww.livestrong.org (866) 235 7205
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Societywww.leukemia-lymphoma.org(800) 955 4572
The Lupus Foundation of Americawww.lupus.org(800) 558-0121
The National Pain Foundationwww.nationalpainfoundation.org(303) 783-8899
The National Sleep Foundation www.sleepfoundation.org(202) 347-3471
The National Spinal Cord Injury Associationwww.spinalcord.org(800) 962-9629
The North American Menopause Society www.menopause.org(440) 442-7550
The Spinal Cord Injury Zonewww.thescizone.com
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundationwww.komen.org(800) IM AWARE
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: Puget Sound Affiliatewww.komenseattle.org(800) IM AWARE
The Wellness Communitywww.thewellnesscommunity.org(888) 793 WELL
The Women's Sexual Health Foundationwww.twshf.org/info@twshf.org
University of Washington Medical Centerwww.uwmedicine.org/Facilities/UWMedicalCenter/(206) 598 3300
Us TOO International www.ustoo.com(800) 329-1165
Vascular Disease Foundationwww.vdf.org(888) VDF-4INFO
Vasculitis Foundationwww.VasculitisFoundation.org(800) 277-9474
Washington Comprehensive Cancer Control Partnershipwww.doh.wa.gov/CCC/wcccpartnership.htm(360) 236 3784
Y-MEwww.y-me.org(800) 221 2141
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