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U.S. Department of Health and Medical and
Human Services—Office for Civil Rights Physical Needs
www.hhs.gov/ocr
Email: ocrprivacy@hhs.gov HEALTH CARE CONCERNS
Phone: 877.696.6775/TTY for deaf and
hard-of-hearing callers: 800.537.7697 Chemocare.com
www.chemocare.com
The U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services—Office for Civil Rights Chemocare.com is a program of the Scott
is the federal agency that enforces Ameri- Hamilton CARES initiative. It provides many
cans’ health insurance privacy rights and types of information on the aftereffects of
equal opportunity for health care consum- specific chemotherapy drugs as well as how to
ers. The website contains information manage these effects. This website allows you
about the Health Insurance Portability to search by the chemical name of the drug,
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) including brand name of the drug or the acronym most
consumer rights, compliance, enforce- commonly used for the drug. Information
ment, filing a complaint and more. If you includes eating well during chemotherapy,
have had a problem with discrimination long-term drug effects on the body,
or health information privacy, you can suggestions on when to contact your health
file a complaint through this site. Some care provider and self-care tips. Information
information is available in other languages on the website is also available in Spanish.
including Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Polish,
Russian, Tagalog and Vietnamese. The Gift of a Lifetime
www.organtransplants.org
U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) This educational website about organ and
www.hud.gov tissue transplants offers interactive dem-
Email: answers@hud.gov onstrations and written information about
Phone: 800.333.4636/TTY for deaf and transplant procedures. If you are waiting for a
hard-of-hearing callers: 800.927.9725 transplant or considering becoming an organ
Calls are answered Monday through Friday, or tissue donor, you can learn more about the
8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (ET). process. You can also find out more about
registering and learn how to talk with your
The U.S. Department of Housing and family about your decision.
Urban Development is the federal agency
that enforces fair housing laws. The website
provides information on these laws, as well
as fair lending practices, housing assistance
programs and the housing rights of
seniors and people with disabilities. Contact
information for state offices is provided. You
can also learn about filing a complaint if you
have experienced problems with buying or
renting a home. Some information on the
site is available in Spanish.
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