Taking an active part in the physical health impact of trauma enriches recovery greatly. Finding sources with highly trusted but accessibly written information can be the smartest thing you ever do.
There are several online sources where you can start. Our favorites are the National Institutes of Health Clear Health page and both MedLine Plus and WebMD.
The National Institutes for Health also has general information numbers available to the public, listed below.
KEY *= Not a toll-free number; **= Personal bilingüe disponible para información en Español.
AIDS/HIV Treatment, Prevention and Research **
(800) HIV-0440
Aging **
(800) 222-2225
TTY (800) 222-4225
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(301) 443-3860*
Allergy and Infectious Diseases **
(866) 284-4107
Alzheimer’s Disease **
(800) 438-4380
TTY (800) 222-4225
Anesthesia
(301) 496-7301*
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases **
(877) 22-NIAMS (226-4267)
TTY (301) 565-2966*
Safe to Sleep: Reduce the Risk of SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Causes of Infant Death **
(800) 505-CRIB (2742)
Basic Research on Cells, Proteins, and Genes
(301) 496-7301*
Burns
(301) 496-7301*
Cancer **
(800) 4-CANCER (422-6237)
Child Health and Human Development **
(800) 370-2943
For Relay Service, Dial 7-1-1
Clinical Center Patient Recruitment **
(800) 411-1222
TTY (866) 411-1010
Clinical Research Volunteer Program **
(301) 496-4763*
Complementary and Alternative Medicine **
(888) 644-6226
TTY (866) 464-3615
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders **
It’s a Noisy Planet. Protect Their Hearing
(800) 241-1044
TTY (800) 241-1055
Drug Abuse and Addiction **
NIDA DrugPubs
(877) NIDA-NIH (643-2644)
TTY (240) 645-0228*
Environmental Causes of Disease
(919) 541-3345*
eRA Commons Help Desk
(866) 504-9552
TTY (301) 451-5936*
Eye Diseases **
(301) 496-5248*
Extramural Research Grants
(301) 435-0714*
Genetic and Rare Diseases **
(888) 205-2311
Global Health
(301) 496-2075*
Grants Information (General Info)
Contact Awarding Institute/Center for Specific Grant/Award Questions
(301) 435-0714*
TTY (301) 451-5936*
Heart, Lung, and Blood **
(301) 592-8573*
TTY (240) 629-3255*
Human Genome Research
(301) 402-0911*
Mental Health and Mental Illness **
(866) 615-NIMH (6464)
TTY (866) 415-8051
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Health Information Center
(800) 860-8747
TTY (866) 569-1162
National Library of Medicine
(888) 346-3656
Neurological Disorders **
(800) 352-9424
Nursing Research
(301) 496-0207*
Oral Health **
(301) 402-7364*
(866) 232-4528
Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases **
(800) 624-BONE (2663)
TTY (202) 466-4315
Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office **
(800) 411-1222
TTY (866) 411-1010
Physical Trauma
(301) 496-7301*
Schizophrenia Research **
(888) 674-6464
Sepsis
(301) 496-7301*
Smoking Cessation, NCI’s Smoking Quitline **
(877) 44U-QUIT (448-7848)
Stroke **
(800) 352-9424
WE CAN (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition) **
(866) 35-WE-CAN (359-3226)
Women’s Health (Research)
Office of Research on Women’s Health, NIH
(301) 402-1770*
Women’s Health (Information)
Office of Women’s Health, Department of Health and Human Services
(800) 994-9662
TTY (888) 220-5446
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