Agency

Phone #

2005 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information

800-876-7060

AARP

800-424-2277

Alcohol & Drug Abuse Helpline

800-252-6465

Alliance for the Mentally Ill

800-950-6264

Alzheimer's Association (Eastern N.C.)

800-228-8738

Alzheimer's Association National Headquarters

800-272-3900

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral

800-438-4380

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
(Duke Family Support)

800-672-4213

American Association of Kidney Patients

800-749-2257

American Cancer Society

800-227-2345

American Council for the Blind

800-424-8666

American Diabetes Association of North Carolina

800-682-9692

American Foundation for the Blind

800-232-5463

American Heart Association of North Carolina
(mid-Atlantic)

800-284-6601

American Lung Association of North Carolina

800-892-5650

American Osteopathic Association

800-621-1773

American Parkinson Disease Association

800-223-2732

American Running & Fitness Association
(Exercise Across America)

800-776-2732

Arthritis Foundation - Carolina Chapter

800-883-8806

Arthritis Hotline

888-385-2782

Ask a Nurse

800-535-1111

Ask Your Pharmacist (N.C. Association of Pharmacists)

800-852-7343

Association for Home and Hospice Care of N.C.

800-999-2357

Asthma Hotline

800-222-5864

Banking (complaints and information)

800-383-9003

Better Hearing Institute Hearing Helpline

800-327-9355

Cancer Information Service

800-422-6237

Captioned Media Program,
National Association of the Deaf

800-237-6213

CARELINE (I&R)

800-662-7030

Carolina Organ Procurement Agency

800-252-2672

CDC Immunization Hotline

800-232-7468

CDC National AIDS Prevention Information

800-458-5231

CDC National STD Hotline

800-227-8922

Center for Food Safety

888-723-3366

Children of Aging Parents

800-227-7294

Consumer Information Center

888-878-3256

Cooperative Extension Service Teletip

800-662-7301

Dial A Hearing Screening Test

800-222-3277

Disability Hotline of North Carolina (N.C. Justice Center)

800-638-6810

Dosing Partners (meds reminder in bottle cap)

800-916-3535

Duke Alzheimer's Family Support

800-672-4213

Easter Seal Society of North Carolina

800-662-7119

Eldercare Locator (I&R)

800-677-1116

Energy Assistance Hotline

800-662-7131

Epilepsy Information Service

800-642-0500

Family Caregivers Alliance

800-445-8106

Federal Fraud Reporting

800-424-5454

Food and Drug Administration (MED Watch)

800-332-1088

Food and Drug Administration Outreach & Information

800-723-3366

Fraud Hotline (Office of Inspector General)

800-447-8477

Friends of Residents in Long Term Care

888-411-7571

Governor's Office of Citizen Affairs

800-662-7952

Grief Recovery Hotline

800-445-4808

Hearing Aid Helpline

800-521-5247

Hearing Helpline (Better Hearing Institute)

800-327-9355

Home Health Complaint Hotline

800-624-3004

Hospice for the Carolinas

800-662-8859

InfoLinc (Triangle United Way Information &Referral)

211

Insurance Consumer Service
(N.C. Department of Insurance)

800-662-7777

Kidney Information (American Kidney Foundation)

800-638-8299

Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

888-388-2460

Lawyer's Referral Service of North Carolina

800-662-7660

Medical Review of N. C.
(Complaints - Medicare recipients)

800-722-0468

Medicare Choice +

800-633-4227

Medicare Durable Medical Equipment
(Medicare coverage)

800-213-5452

Medicare Fraud and Abuse Hotline

800-368-5779

Medicare Home Health Hotline

800-624-3004

Medicare Part B (CIGNA)

800-672-3071

Medicare Telephone Hotline (HCFA)

800-638-6833

MedPrompt (beeper reminder to take meds)

800-321-7455

National AIDS Hotline

800-342-2437

National Cancer Institute

800-422-6237

National Center for Sight
(Prevent Blindness America)

800-331-2020

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Dependence

800-729-6686

National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare (outreach)

800-966-1935

National Council on Aging

800-424-9046

National Eye Care Project Helpline
(eye exams on limited income)

800-222-3937

National Fraud Information Center

800-876-7060

National Health Information Center

800-336-4797

National Hospice Organization

800-658-8898

National Institute on Aging

800-222-2225

National Insurance Consumer Helpline

800-942-4242

National Lung Line Service

800-222-5864

National Mental Health Association

800-969-6642

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

800-834-0678

National Osteoporosis Foundation

800-223-9994

National Parkinson's Foundation

800-327-4545

National Senior Service Corps Hotline
for National & Community Service

800-424-8867

National Stroke Association

800-787-6537

National Women's Health Information Center

800-994-9662

North Carolina Crisis Line

800-672-2903

North Carolina Association for
Home and Hospice Care

800-999-2357

North Carolina Department of Insurance (Careline)

800-662-7030

North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation
LTC Complaint Hotline

800-624-3004

North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind

800-422-1871

North Carolina's Governor's Advisory Council
for Persons w/Disabilities

800-821-6922

North Carolina Governor's Office for Citizens Affairs

800-662-7952

North Carolina Lawyer Referral Service

800-662-7660

North Carolina Library
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

800-662-7726

North Carolina Podiatry Medical Society (referrals)

800-685-2224

North Carolina Senior Citizens Association

800-323-6525

North Carolina Tourism & Transportation

800-847-4862

Office of the Inspector General Fraud Hotline

800-447-8477

Prevent Blindness North Carolina

800-543-7839

Recording for the Blind

800-221-4792

Relay N.C. (telephone service for deaf)

800-735-8262

RESPOND (Psychiatric Assessment Service)

800-422-1840

Senior Flash Information Hotline (legislative updates)

800-998-0180

Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program

800-443-9354

Simon Foundation for Incontinence

800-237-4666

Social Security Administration

800-772-1213

The Living Bank (organ donors)

800-528-2971

TRICARE (military healthcare)

877-363-6337

Veterans Affairs (Regional Office)

800-827-1000