Facts on File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

Genetics and Molecular Medicine

National Human Genome Research Institute
(NHGRI)
US National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Building 31, Room 4B09
31 Center Drive, MSC 2152
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892-2152
301-402-0911
http://www.genome.gov

National Institute of General Medical Sciences
(NIGMS)
US National Institutes of Health (NIH)
45 Center Drive, MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
301-496-7301
http://www.nigms.nih.gov

United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
8085 Saltsburg Road, Suite 201
Pittsburgh, PA 15239
412-793-8077
http://www.umdf.org

Drugs

National Council on Patient Information and
Education (NCPIE)
4915 Saint Elmo Avenue, Suite 505
Bethesda, MD 20814-6082
301-656-8565
http://www.talkaboutrx.org

Nutrition and Diet

American Dietetic Association
216 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
800-877-1600
http://www.eatright.org

US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
1400 Independence Avenue SW
Washington DC 20250
http://www.usda.gov

Fitness: Exercise and Health

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
401 West Michigan Street

Indianapolis, IN 46202-3233

317-637-9200

http://www.acsm.org

President’s Council on Physical Fitness and

Sports

US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Department W

200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 738-H

Washington, DC 20201-0004

202-690-9000

http://www.fitness.gov

Human Relations

APA Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Concerns

Program

American Psychiatric Association

750 First Street NE

Washington, DC 20002

202-336-6050

http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

2320 Seventeenth Street

Washington, DC 20009

202-332-6483

http://www.thetaskforce.org

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and

Gays (PFLAG)

1726 M Street NW, Suite 400

Washington, DC 20036

202-467-8180

http://www.pflag.org

Sexuality Information and Education Council

of the United States (SIECUS)

130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350

New York, NY 10036

212-819-9770

http://www.siecus.org

Surgery

American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

737 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2100

Chicago, IL 60611-5405

312-981-6760

http://www.cosmeticsurgery.org

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