Selected community resources *. (Featured CME Topic: Pediatrics).CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS * The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Candlelighters website is a charitable organization founded in Washington D.C. in 1970 by parents of children with childhood cancer (originally under the name Candlelighters Foundation). , PO Box 498, Kensington, MD 20895-0498. (800) 366-2223. Internet: www.candlelighters.org * The American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, , Inc., 1599 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329. (800) ACS-2345. Internet: www.cancer.org * National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation, PO Box 682285, Franklin, TN 37068-2285. (615) 794-3006. Internet: www.ncsd.com * Foundation for the Children's Oncology Group, 440 E Huntington Dr, Suite 402, PO Box 60012, Arcadia, CA 91066. (800) 458-6223 Internet: www.ConquerKidsCancer.org or www.nccf.org PREMATURITY * March of Dimes
* Easter Seals--National Headquarters, 230 West Monroe St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60606. (800) 221-6827. Internet: www.easter.seals.org * National Association for the Deaf, 814 Thayer Aye, Silver Spring, MD 20910. (301) 587-1788. Internet: www.nad.org * National Association for the Visually Handicapped, 22 W 21st St, New York, NY 10010. (212) 889-3141. Internet: www.navh.org * National Organization--United Cerebral Palsy, 1660 L St NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 776-0406. Internet: www.ucpa.org * American Association for Premature Infants (AAPI), PO Box 4637, Cincinnati, OH 45246-0371. (513) 956-4331. Internet: www.aapi-online.org * National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICCYD), PO Box 1429, Washington, DC 20013-1492. (800) 695-0285. ADHD Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Definition Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder characterized by distractibility, hyperactivity, impulsive behaviors, and the inability to remain focused on tasks or * Attention Deficit Information Network (Ad-In), 475 Hillside Aye, Needham, MA 02194. (781) 455-9895. Internet: www. addinfonetwork.com * National Attention Deficit Disorder attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder (ADD or ADHD) formerly hyperactivity Behavioral syndrome in children, whose major symptoms are inattention and distractibility, restlessness, inability to sit still, and difficulty concentrating on one thing for any Association (ADDA), 1788 Second St, Suite 200, Highland Park, IL 60035. (847) 432-2332. Internet: www.add.org * Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD CHADD Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Landover, MD, USA) CHADD Children with Attention Deficit Disorder CHADD Change of Address ), 8181 Professional Place, Suite 201, Landover, MD 20785. (800) 233-4050. Internet: www.chadd.org * National Institute of Mental Health The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is part of the federal government of the United States and the largest research organization in the world specializing in mental illness. . Public Inquiries, 6001 Executive Blvd, Room 8184, MSC 9663, Bethesda, MD 20892. (301) 433-4513. Internet: www. nimh.nih.gov DIABETES TYPE II * American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association, or the ADA, is an American health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of , ATTN: Customer Service, 1701 N Beauregard St, Alexandria, VA 22311. 1-800-DIABETES. Internet: www.diabetes.org * American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 100 Riverside Aye, Suite 205, Jacksonville, FL 32204. (904) 353-7878. Internet: www.aace.com * Children with Diabetes, 5689 Chancery Place, Hamilton, OH 45011. Fax: (513) 755-6797. Internet: www.childrenwithdiabetes.com * Prepared by Esther Smith. |
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