APPENDIX VI
RESOURCES
The resources cited in this section offer up-to-date
treatment and research information. Most have
access through written communication, tele-
phone, and Web sites. As Internet access becomes
more available, many organizations find the
World Wide Web to be the most efficient means
for providing current and varied information.
Consequently, some organizations are shifting
their point of contact entirely to their Web sites.
Though the contact information for these
resources is current at the time of The Facts On File
Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine’spublication, it
is subject to change. For additional resource mate-
rial, please see the section “Bibliography and Fur-
ther Reading.”
GENERALAdministration for Children and Families (ACF)
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
370 L’Enfant Promenade SW
Washington, DC 20447
http://www.acf.hhs.gov
Administration on Aging (AoA)
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Washington, DC 20201
202-619-0724
http://www.aoa.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ)
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer
540 Gaither Road, Suite 2000
Rockville, MD 20850
http://www.ahcpr.gov
American Academy of Family Physicians
(AAFP)
PO Box 11210
Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-1210
913-906-6000 / 800-274-2237
http://www.aafp.orgAmerican Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098
847-434-4000
http://www.aap.orgAmerican Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
1007 Church Street, Suite 404
Evanston, IL 60201-5913
847-491-9091
http://www.abms.orgAmerican Medical Association
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
800-621-8335
http://www.ama-assn.orgCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS)
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244
800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227)
TTY: 877-486-2048
http://www.cms.hhs.govClinicalTrials.gov
US National Institutes of Health (NIH)
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov399