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American Lung Association of Maryland:: Literature and information on lung diseases, smoking and clean air.  http://www.lungusa.org/
 
American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology: 20 W. Washington St., hagerstown, Md., 301-733-3640
 
Boonsboro Wellness Center:: Boonsboro: 301-432-4940.
 
Congestive Heart Failure Prevention:: Washington County Health System offers a series of four Congestive Heart Failure classes that are taught thoughout the year.   http://www.wchsys.org/
 
DIRLINE:: DIRLINE (Directory of Information Resources Online) is the National Library of Medicine's online database containing location and descriptive information about a wide variety of information resources including organizations, research resources, projects, and databases concerned with health and biomedicine. This information may not be readily available in bibliographic databases. Each record may contain information on the publications, holdings, and services provided.  http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov/
 
Epilepsy Assoc. of Md.: 800-394-9504
 
Epilepsy Foundation Chesapeake Region: 301-695-9505
 
Kidney Foundation of Md, Lifers Coalition Inc.: 301-766-4005
 
Maryland Medical Associations and Care Organizations:: This directory was compiled by SAILOR, Maryland's Online Public Information Network.   http://www.sailor.lib.md.us/MD_topics/hea/_ass.html
 
Multiple Sclerosis Society: 120 W. Antietam St., Hagerstown, Md., 301-791-2776
 
National Organizations Providing Health Information:: National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus directory of national organizations providing health information   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/organizations.html
 
Shenandoah Preventive Medicine, Inc.:: Martinsburg: 304-263-3335. Pain control, sports medicine, acupuncture, headache management, osteopathic therapy, neural therapy, back and spinal care.
 
United Cerebral Palsy: 600 Salem Ave., Hagerstown Md., 301-790-1493
 
Washington County Health Department Nutrition and Wellness Services:: Hagerstown: 301-791-3257.
 
Wellness & Health Promotion:: Washington County Health Department wellness & health promotion services include cardiovacsular risk assessments, community outreach services, diabetes risk & control evaluations, nutrition consultation, preschool nutrition education, seniors in motion, and stop smoking for life.   http://www.washhealth.org/html/wellness.htm
 
Western Maryland Area Health Education Center:: The mission of the WMAHEC, a community-based organization, is to improve access to and promote quality in health care through educational partnerships with centers for higher education, community health professionals, and other vital supporters and advocates. Several programs for youths and college students interested in health careers are provided.    http://www.allconet.org/ahec
 
YMCA - Lifestyle and Wellness Program:: Hagerstown: 301-739-3990. Fills the needs of many Americans whose sense of health is a continuing process, that wellness is more than the absence of sickness, and that the health of spirit, mind and body is the key.
 
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