Mad Cow Disease

Other Places To Get Help

Organizations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA  30333
Phone:	1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
TDD:	1-888-232-6348
E-mail:	cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Web Address:	www.cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC works with state and local health officials and the public to achieve better health for all people. The CDC creates the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health—by promoting health, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and being prepared for new health threats.
Genetics Home Reference, U.S. National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD  20894
Phone:	1-888-FIND-NLM (1-888-346-3656)
Fax:	(301) 402-1384
TDD:	1-800-735-2258
E-mail:	custserv@nlm.nih.gov
Web Address:	www.ghr.nlm.nih.gov
The Genetics Home Reference provides information on more than 250 genetic conditions. It also contains a glossary, a handbook, and other tools for learning about human genetics and the way genetic changes can cause disease. The Web site also has links to additional resources for people who have genetic conditions and for their families.
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
1400 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC  20250-3700
Phone:	1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) meat and poultry hotline
TDD:	1-800-256-7072
E-mail:	mphotline.fsis@usda.gov
Web Address:	www.fsis.usda.gov and www.AskKaren.gov
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service sees that the supply of meat, poultry, and egg products in the United States is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. Its Web site has extensive information on food safety, food preparation, food poisoning, and food labeling. It provides phone numbers and e-mail addresses to use to ask for information on food poisoning, food safety, and food safety education programs. The Web site also allows the public to ask questions through an interactive feature called "Ask Karen."

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Author:	Monica Rhodes	Last Updated: April 8, 2009
Medical Review:	E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease
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