Hepatitis C: Other Places To Get Help
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Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| American Liver Foundation (ALF) | |
| 75 Maiden Lane | |
| Suite 603 | |
| New York, NY 10038 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-GO-LIVER (1-800-465-4837) |
| Fax: | (212) 483-8179 |
| Web Address: | www.liverfoundation.org |
The American Liver Foundation (ALF) funds research and informs the public about liver disease. A nationwide network of chapters and support groups exists to help people with liver disease and their families. ALF also sponsors a national organ donor program to increase public awareness of the continuing need for organs. | |
| Division of Viral Hepatitis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| Phone: | 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) |
| Web Address: | www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/index.htm |
The Division of Viral Hepatitis provides information about viral hepatitis online and by telephone 24 hours a day. Pamphlets also are available. Information is available in English and in Spanish. | |
| Hepatitis Foundation International | |
| 504 Blick Drive | |
| Silver Spring, MD 20904-2901 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-891-0707 (301) 622-4200 |
| Fax: | (301) 622-4702 |
| E-mail: | hfi@comcast.net |
| Web Address: | www.hepfi.org |
This organization is a grassroots communication and support network for people with viral hepatitis. It provides education to patients, professionals, and the public about the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of viral hepatitis. The organization will make referrals to local doctors and support groups. | |
| National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) | |
| 2 Information Way | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-3570 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-891-5389 |
| Fax: | (703) 738-4929 |
| E-mail: | nddic@info.niddk.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hepc_ez/ |
This clearinghouse is a service of the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The clearinghouse answers questions; develops, reviews, and sends out publications; and coordinates information resources about digestive diseases. Publications produced by the clearinghouse are reviewed carefully for scientific accuracy, content, and readability. The clearinghouse does not provide medical advice. | |
| Last updated: | August 27, 2007 |
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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