National Cholesterol Education Month
Resource List  You can contact the following associations, Government agencies, and clearinghouses for additional information and materials about cholesterol and cholesterol lowering.
(Please note: Some of the following links go outside the NHLBI Web site; to return to this document, close the new window.) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Publication Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 8547
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8547
Phone: (800) 358-9295
Fax: (410) 290-3841
ahrq.pubs@ahrq.gov
www.ahrq.gov American Diabetes Association
1701 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: (800) 342-2383
customerservice@diabetes.org
www.diabetes.org
American Dietetic Association
216 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
Phone: (800) 366-1655 (Consumer Nutrition Hotline)
Toll-free: (800) 745-0775 (Publications Service)
info@eatright.org
www.eatright.org American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
Toll-free: (800) AHA-USA1
inquiries@heart.org
www.americanheart.org Food and Drug Administration
Office of Consumer Affairs
5600 Fishers Lane, HFE-88
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (888) 463-6332
Toll-free: (888) INFO-FDA
Fax: (301) 443-9057
www.fda.gov National Women's Health Information Center
Phone: (800) 994-9662
Toll-free: (888) 220-5446
Fax: (301) 443-9057
www.4woman.gov Health-related Internet sites with cholesterol information:
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Web Site
- Healthfinder
- Medline Plus
Local sources of cholesterol information and materials:
Good local sources include: state and county or city health departments; area hospitals and managed care organizations; local chapters of professional organizations representing physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, and other health professionals; libraries; grocery stores; and universities, to name just a few. | 