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Food & Nutrition: Resource Guide - Diet & Disease Resources

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Resource Guide to Nutrition Programs and Services 2005-2006: Diet & Disease Resources Alzheimer's Disease * Arthritis * Cancer * Cardiac Disease * Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis * Diabetes * HIV/AIDS * Kidney Disease * Liver Disease * Lung Disease * Lupus * Multiple Sclerosis * Osteoporosis * Parkinson's Disease * Thyroid Conditions Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Center (650) 962-1116 2065 W. El Camino Real, Suite C, Mountain View, CA 94040 Alzheimer's Association of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area (800) 660-1993 back to top Arthritis Arthritis Foundation- Northern CA Chapter 657 Mission St., Suite 603, San Francisco, CA 94105 (800) 464-6240 or (415) 356-1230 back to top Cancer American Cancer Society 1650 S. Amphlett Blvd. Suite 110, San Mateo, CA 94402 Main number: (650) 578-9902 Spanish: (650) 578-9908 Web Site: www.cancer.org American Institute for Cancer Research (202) 328-7744 1759 R St. NW, Washington, DC 20009 Web Site: www.aicr.org Community Breast Health Project (Breast Cancer) 545 Bryant St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 (650) 326-6686 Web site: www.cbhp.org NCI (National Cancer Institute) (800) 4-CANCER Web site: www.cancer.gov back to top Cardiac Disease American Heart Association (650) 259-9170 1710 Gilbreth Rd., Burlingame, CA 94010 Web Site: www.americanheart.com back to top Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis Crohn's & Colitis Foundation (650) 578-6590 back to top Diabetes American Diabetes Association (650) 570-7951 (800) 828-8293 1475 S. Bascom Ave, Ste 103, Campbell, CA 95008 Web Site: www.diabetes.org Diabetes Resource Center (650) 697-0233 890 Cowan Rd., Burlingame, CA 94010 Juvenile Diabetes Foundation 121 Second Street, 2nd Floor, S.F. , CA 94105 Main number: (800) JDF-CURE Local number: (415) 977-0360 Web site: www.JDRF.org Northern California Diabetes Institute at Sequoia and Seton Whipple and Alameda, Redwood City, CA 94061 Sequoia: (650) 367-5213 Seton: (650) 991-6607 back to top HIV/AIDS Aids Community Resource Consortium (ACRC) (650) 364-6563 Provides weekly groceries to homebound persons with HIV/AIDS and grocery vouchers once a month to low-income clients in San Mateo County. California HIV Hotline (415) 863-2437 or (800) 367-2437 Information available in English and Spanish. CDC National Prevention Information Network on HIV, AIDS, STD's and TB (800) 458-5231 Information available in English and Spanish. Ellipse 173 South Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94402 Home delivered bag of groceries for San Mateo County residents with HIV/AIDS. Promotes emotional support, in-home services, peer counseling and support groups. Call the following for more info. Peninsula AIDS Services: (650) 572-9702 HIV Positive Care Clinic (650) 498-5013 Stanford University Medical Center 1101 Welch Rd. Suite A3, Palo Alto, CA 94304 Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC) Gay Youth Talkline/Infoline (800) 96-YOUTH Mon-Sat. 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm. English/Spanish. National HIV/AIDS Informational Services (24 hour hotline) English: (800) 342-2437 Spanish: (800) 344-7432 TDD (Hearing impaired caller only) (800) 243-7889 Project Inform (800) 822-7422 San Francisco and International (415) 558-9051 205 13th Ave. Suite 2001 San Francisco, CA 94103 A non-profit advocacy agency providing support and reliable information on HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment. Call with questions or to request free newsletter, publications or fact sheets. English and Spanish. Web Site: www.projectinform.org San Francisco General Hospital General Medicine Clinic (HIV) Doctor referral needed. (415) 206-8492 San Mateo County AIDS Program (SMCAP) Client Services & Edison Clinic (650) 573-2385 222 W. 39th Ave. 1st Floor Clinics Building San Mateo, CA 94403 Educational services, information, outreach, nutrition counseling and clinical services, including HIV testing. CALIFORNIA AIDS HOTLINE (800) 367-AIDS Teen Teaching AIDS Prevention Hotline (415) 234-8336 Monday-Friday, 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. (Central Standard Time) back to top Kidney Disease National Kidney Foundation (415) 543-3303 611 Mission St., 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 Web site: www.kidneynca.org back to top Liver Disease American Liver Foundation (800) 292-9099 870 Market St. Suite 1048, San Francisco, CA 94102 Web site: www.liverfoundation.org back to top Lung Disease American Lung Association 2171 Junipero Serra Blvd, Ste 720, Daly City, CA 94015 Main number: (800) LUNG-USA Local number: (650) 994-5864 Web site: www.calung.org back to top Lupus Lupus Foundation of America (800) 515-8787 1717 Massachusett Ave. SW, Suite 203 Washington, DC 20039 back to top Multiple Sclerosis National Multiple Sclerosis Society (800) 344-4867 Northern CA Chapter Web site: www.msconnection.org back to top Osteoporosis National Osteoporosis Foundation PO Box 96616, Dept PhA (800) 464-6700 Washington, DC 2077-7456 back to top Parkinson's Disease American Parkinson's Disease Association 1250 Hylain Blvd, Suite 4B, Staten Island, NY 10305 (800) 223-2732 Parkinson's Institute (408) 734-2800 1170 Morse Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 back to top Thyroid Conditions Thyroid Foundation of America (800) 832-8321 Web site: www.allthyroid.org or www.thyroid.org back to top updated: 10/25/06