AIDS – for information on AIDS and HIV transmission
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu
American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM)
818 Connecticut Avenue NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006
(212) 728-9860
http://www.midwife.org
American Health Information Management Association – general information on medical records and state statutes regarding patient access
919 North Michigan Avenue
#1400
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 787-2672
http://www.ahima.org
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) – nutrition, food, additives
1875 Connecticut Avenue NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 332-9110
http://www.cspinet.org
Center for Medical Consumers – information clearinghouse on common surgical procedures
237 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012
(212) 674-7105
http://www.medicalconsumers.org
Medicare Rights Center (formerly Medicare Beneficiaries Defense Fund) – Medicare counseling hotline and informational pamphlets
1460 Broadway
8th floor
New York, NY 10036-7393
(212) 869-3850
National Health Law Program – legislative changes affecting low-income health consumers; information about Medicaid, managed care, federal funding for children’s preventive care, government responsibility to provide care, how to understand state and local health care systems
http://www.healthlaw.org
National Women’s Health Network – a consumer advocacy group giving women a greater voice in the health care system
1325 G Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-1140
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) – membership group of physicians and health care workers promoting single-payer national health insurance and access to health care
332 S. Michigan, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 554-0382; fax (312) 554-0383
http://www.pnhp.org/