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Action on Smoking and Health http://ash.org 2013 H St. NW Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-659-4310 |
"Action on Smoking and Health (ASH),
is a non-profit tax-exempt legal action antismoking organization based in
the United States, that has been solely devoted to the many problems of
smoking for over 35 years. Its principal activity is to serve as the legal
action arm of the nonsmoking community, bringing or joining in legal actions
concerning smoking, and insuring that the voice of the nonsmoker is heard.
It also serves as an advocate of the nonsmokers' rights movement." (http://ash.org/ashintro.html) |
| Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety http://www.saferoads.org E-Mail: advocates@saferoads.org 750 1st St. NE, Suite 901 Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202-408-1711 Fax: 202-408-1699 |
This organization
"is an alliance of consumer, health and safety groups and insurance companies
and agents working together to make America's roads safer." (http://www.saferoads.org) |
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| American Council on Science and Health http://www.acsh.org E-Mail: acsh@acsh.org 1995 Broadway, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10023-5860 Phone: 212-362-7044 Fax: 212-362-4919 |
"[ACSH]
is a consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food,
nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health."
(http://www.acsh.org/about/index.html) |
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American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org E-mail: comments@apha.org 800 I St., NW Washington, DC 20001-3710 Phone: 202-777-2742 TTY: 202-777-2500 Fax : 202-777-2534 |
"APHA has been influencing
policies and setting priorities in public health for over 125 years. Throughout
its history it has been in the forefront of numerous efforts to prevent
disease and promote health." (http://www.apha.org/about/) |
| Americans for Safe Access http://www.safeaccessnow.org E-Mail: info@safeaccessnow.org 1322 Webster St., Suite 208 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510-251-1856 Toll Free: 888-929-4367 Fax: 510-251-2036 |
"Americans for Safe Access is the largest national grassroots coalition working solely to protect the rights of patients and doctors to use marijuana for medical purposes. Our mission is to ensure safe, legal access to marijuana for all who are helped by it." (http://www.safeaccessnow.org --> About Us) | |
| Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum http://www.apiahf.org E-Mail: healthinfo@apiahf.org 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 530 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-466-7772 Fax: 202-466-6444 |
"The Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum envisions a multicultural society where the Asian and Pacific Islander communities are included and represented in all health, political, social and economic arenas. Our mission is to promote improvement in the health status of all Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States." (http://www.apiahf.org/about/index.htm) | |
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Center for Auto Safety http://www.autosafety.org/ 1825 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 330 Washington, DC 20009-5708 Phone: 202-328-7700 |
"Consumers
Union and Ralph Nader founded the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) in 1970 to
provide consumers a voice for auto safety and quality in Washington and
to help lemon owners fight back across the country." (http://www.essential.org/cas/ [URL no longer active, 12/9/03]) |
| Center for Health, Environment and Justice http://www.chej.org E-Mail: chej@chej.org PO Box 6806 Falls Church, VA 22040 Phone: 703-237-2249 Fax: 703-237-8389 |
"CHEJ
believes in environmental justice, the principle that people have the
right to a clean and healthy environment regardless of their race or economic
standing. Our experience has shown that the most effective way to win
environmental justice is from the bottom up through community organizing
and empowerment. When local citizens come together and take an organized,
unified stand, they can hold industry and government accountable and work
towards a healthy, environmentally sustainable future." (http://www.chej.org/mission&staff.html) |
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Center for Science in the Public Interest http://www.cspinet.org E-Mail: cspi@cspinet.org 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-332-9110 Fax: 202-265-4954 |
"The Center for Science
in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a consumer advocacy organization whose
twin missions are to conduct innovative research and advocacy programs in
health and nutrition, and to provide consumers with current, useful information
about their health and well-being." (http://www.cspinet.org/about/mission.html) |
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Center for Studying Health System Change http://www.hschange.org E-Mail: hscinfo@hschange.org 600 Maryland Ave. SW, #550 Washington, DC 20024 Phone: 202-484-5261 Fax: 202-484-9258 |
"The mission of the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) is to inform health care decision makers about changes in the health care system at both the local and national levels and the effects of such changes on people. HSC seeks to provide objective, incisive analyses that lead to sound policy and management decisions, with the ultimate goal of improving the health of the American public." (http://www.hschange.org/index.cgi?file=about) |
| Council for Responsible Genetics http://www.gene-watch.org/ E-Mail: crg@gene-watch.org 5 Upland Rd., Suite 3 Cambridge, MA 02140 Phone: 617-868-0870 Fax: 617-491-5344 |
"The Council
for Responsible Genetics fosters public debate about the social, ethical
and environmental implications of genetic technologies." (http://www.gene-watch.org/pages/about.html) |
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Economic and Social Research Institute http://www.esresearch.org E-Mail: info@esresearch.org 2100 M St. NW, Suite 605 Washington, DC 20037 Phone: 202-833-8877 Fax: 202-833-8932 |
"The Economic and Social Research Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institute, that conducts research and studies directed at enhancing the effectiveness of social programs, improving the way health care services are organized and delivered, making quality health care accessible and affordable." THINK TANK (http://www.esresearch.org) |
| End-of-Life Choices http://www.endoflifechoices.org E-Mail: info@endoflifechoices.org PO Box 101810 Denver, CO 80250-1810 Phone: 800-247-7421, 303-639-1202 Fax: 303-639-1224 |
"Founded
in 1980, END-OF-LIFE CHOICES is the largest and oldest right to die organization
on this continent working for choice and dignity at the end of life. We
are committed to maximizing the options for a good death, including the
legalization of physician aid in dying for terminally ill, mentally competent
adults who request it under careful safeguards." (http://www.endoflifechoices.org/microsite/pdfs/brochure.pdf) Note: Formerly called the Hemlock Society (KCF) |
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Families USA Foundation http://www.familiesusa.org E-Mail: info@familiesusa.org 1334 G St. NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-628-3030 Fax: 202-347-2417 |
"Families
USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the
achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans."
(http://www.familiesusa.org --> About Us) |
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Food Research and Action Center http://www.frac.org E-Mail: webmaster@frac.org 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 540 Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-986-2200 Fax: 202-986-2525 |
FRAC
is "working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and undernutrition
in the United States." (http://www.frac.org/html/all_about_frax/about_index.html) |
| International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide http://www.international taskforce.org E-Mail: info@iaetf.org PO Box 760 Steubenville, OH 43952 Phone: 740-282-3810 |
"The goal
of the International Task Force is to make certain that a patient's right
to receive care and compassion is not replaced by a doctor's right to prescribe
poison or administer a lethal injection." (http://www.internationaltaskforce.org/about.htm) |
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving http://www.madd.org E-Mail: feedback form 511 E. John Carpenter Frwy., Suite 700 Irving, TX 75062 Phone: 800-GET-MADD (438-6233) Fax: 972-869-2206, 972-869-2207 |
"MADD's
mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime,
and prevent underage drinking." (http://www.madd.org/aboutus/) |
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NAMI: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill http://www.nami.org E-Mail: feedback form Colonial Place Three 2107 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22201-3042 Phone: 703-524-7600, 800-950-NAMI (6264) Fax: 703-524-9094 TDD: 703-516-7227 |
"NAMI is dedicated
to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality
of life of all whose lives are affected by these diseases." (http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=About_NAMI) |
| National Coalition on Health Care http://www.nchc.org E-Mail: infor@nchc.org 1200 G St. NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-638-7151 Fax: 202-638-7166 |
"National
Coalition on Health Care is the nation's largest and most broadly representative
alliance working to improve America's health care. The Coalition, which
was founded in 1990 and is non-profit and rigorously non-partisan, is
comprised of 94 organizations, employing or representing approximately
100 million Americans. Members are united in the belief that we need -
and can achieve - better, more affordable health care for all Americans."
(http://www.nchc.org/about/) |
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| National Patient Advocate Foundation http://www.npaf.org E-Mail: action@npaf.org 725 15th St. NW, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-347-8009 Fax: 202-347-5579 |
"National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF) is a national, non-profit organization that is dedicated to the mission of creating avenues of patient access through improved access to, and reimbursement for, evolving therapies, therapeutic agents, and devices through policy and legislative reform at the state and federal levels. Our mission is shaped by the experiences of the patients served through our companion organization, Patient Advocate Foundation." (http://www.npaf.org/about.php) |