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Support Organizations

  • The American Heart Association

  • 1-800-AHA-USA-1 or 1-800-242-8721, ASA: 1-888-4-STROKE or 1-888-478-7653, AHA Professional Membership: 1-800-787 8984 or Outside U.S.: 1-301-223-2307

    Offers an abundance of health information and comprehensive training resources for first aid and basic life support (CPR); even offers such things as recipes and cookbooks.

  • The American Red Cross

  • A place to find up-to-date information on first-aid classes, basic life support, and other training, community services, disaster preparedness, blood donation, jobs, and more.

  • Centers for Disease Control

  • Government site for anything you need to know about international travel and overall health.

  • PandemicFlu.gov

  • Comprehensive government site to prepare the public for pandemic flu.

  • Ready.gov

  • Comprehensive government site to prepare the public for any type of disaster.

  • Medic First Aid International

  • 1-800-800-7099

    A worldwide leader in CPR/first-aid emergency-care training programs for business, industry, and the public.

  • Boy Scouts of America

  • Prepares young men to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes, and includes programs to teach boys first aid.

  • Girl Scouts of the USA

  • 1-800-GSUSA 4 U[1-8001478-7248]or 1-212-852-8000

    Prepares girls by building character and skills for success in the real world, and has programs including those to teach girls first aid.

  • Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.

  • 1-212-870-3400

    The primary purpose of AA is to stay sober and to support others with the same goal.

  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

  • Learn about your pediatrician, check references, and learn about current policy.

  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

  • 1-202-966-7300

    Help understanding childhood mental illness, including facts you need to know and where to find help in your area.

  • American Psychological Association

  • 1-800-964-2000

    Find a psychologist and learn more about how they can treat mental-health problems.

  • National Council on Alcoholism Information

  • 1-800-NAC-CALL

    A referral service for anyone seeking help for substance and alcohol abuse.

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