Selected community resources. (*) (Featured Cme Topic: Female Patient).CERVICAL/OVARIAN CANCER * Office of Cancer Information, Communication, and Education, National Institute, 9030 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814-1519. (301) 496-9096. Fax: (301) 480-8105. Internet: http://www.dirline.nlm.nih.gov * Office of Women's Health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. , 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30333. (404) 639-7230. Fax: (404) 639-331. Internet: http://www.dirline.nlm.nih.gov * National Women's Health Network The National Women's Health Network is a non-profit women's health advocacy organization located in Washington, D.C.. It was founded in 1975 by Barbara Seaman, Alice Wolfson, Belita Cowan, Mary Howell, M.D., and Phyllis Chesler, Ph.D. , 514 10th St NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20004. (202) 347-1140. Fax: (202) 347-1168. Internet: http://www.womenshealthnetwork.org * American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is a professional association of medical doctors specializing in obstetrics and gynecology in the United States. It has a membership of over 49,000[1] and represents 90 percent of U.S. Committee Opinions, PO Box 96920, Washington, DC 20090-6920. (202) 638-5577. Fax: (202) 484-1595. Internet: http://www.acog.org * National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, 500 NE Spanish River Blvd, Suite 14, Boca Raton, FL 33431. (888) OVARIAN. Fax: (561) 393-7275. E-mail: nocc@ovarian.org. Internet: http:// www.ovarian.org * Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, Suite 413, 910 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006. (202) 331-1332. E-mail: ovarian@aol.com. Internet: http://www.ovariancancer.org * 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, , 1599 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-4251. (800) 227-2345. Internet: http://www.cancer.org * American Institute for Cancer Research, 1759 R St NW, Washington, DC 20009. (800) 843-8114. E-mail: aicrweb@aicr.org. Internet: http://www.aicr.org * Cancer Care, Inc, 275 Seventh Aye, New York, NY 10001. (800) 813-4673. E-mail: info@cancercare.org. Internet: http:// www.cancercare.org * Cancer Hope Network, Suite A, Two North Rd, Chester, NJ 07930. (877) 4673638. E-mail: info@cancerhopenetwork.org. Internet: http://www.cancerhopenetwork.org * Cancer Research Foundation of America, Suite 110, 1600 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314. (800) 227-2732. E-mail: sweisel@ crfa.org. Internet: http://www.preventcancer.org * National Cancer Institute, 31 Center Dr, MSC (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. 2580, Bethesda, MD 20892-2580. (301) 435-3848. Internet: http://www.nci.nih.gov VENEREAL DISEASES * Medical Institute for Sexual Health, P0Box 162306, Austin, TX 78716-2306. (512) 328-6268. Fax: (512) 328-6269. Email: edinstitute@medinstitute.org. Internet: http://www.medinstitute.org * American Foundation for the Prevention of Venereal Disease, 799 Broadway, Suite 638, New York, NY 10003. (212) 253-9778. Internet: http://www.dirline.nlm.nih.gov * Female Health Foundation, 875 N Michigan Aye, Suite 3660, Chicago, IL 60611. (312) 280-1119. Internet: http:// www.femalehealth.com/foundation.html * Herpes Resource Center, American Social Health Association The American Social Health Association (ASHA) is an American non-profit organization established early 20th century, and currently active on issues concerning sexually transmitted diseases. History ASHA's roots stretch back to the Progressive-era social purity movement. , PO Box 13827, Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , NC 27709. (800) 230-6039. Fax: (919) 361-8488. E-mail: herpes@ashastd.org. Internet: http://www.ashastd.org/hrc * Social Health Education, Inc, 700 W Pete Rose Way, 5-B, Cincinnati, OH 45203. (413) 721-2912. Internet: http://www.socialhealtheducation.org RUBELLA rubella or German measles, acute infectious disease of children and young adults. It is caused by a filterable virus that is spread by droplet spray from the respiratory tract of an infected individual. * Health Resources and Services Administration The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services whose goal is to improve access to health care for those without insurance. , National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Parklawn Bldg, 5600 Fishers Ln, Room 8A-35, Rockville, MD 20857. (800) 338-2382. Fax: (301) 443-8196. Internet: http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/vicp * National Coalition for Adult Immunization, 4733 Bethesda Ave, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20814. (301) 656-0003. Fax: (301) 907-0878. E-mail: ncai@nfid.org. Internet: http://www.fnid.org/ncai * National Institutes of Health, Bldg 1, One Center Dr, Bethesda, MD 20892. (800) 352-9424. Internet: http://www.nih.gov (*.)Prepared by Elaine Mcclellan-Holm. |
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