Environment

Environment
hazards
Asbestos Hotline
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Information
Hotline
National Pesticides Telecommunications Network
National Response Center, U.S. Coast Guard
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)/ Superfund/UST
Hotline
Safe Drinking Water Hotline
Toxic Substances Control Act Assistance Information Service
information
Environmental Protection Agency Public Information Center
program fraud, waste or abuse
Environmental Protection Agency, Inspector General's Whistle
Blower Hotline

Environmental Protection Agency

Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Consumer Tip

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Explosives
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Fabrics. See also Clothing
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
content labeling
Federal Trade Commission

Family records
National Archives and Records Administration

Farm programs
farm loans
Farmers Home Administration
fraud, waste or abuse
Department of Agriculture, Inspector General's Hotline
information
Cooperative Extension Service
Department of Agriculture, Office of Public Affairs

Farmers Home Administration

Federal agencies

Federal Information Centers

Federal TDD Directory

Federal notices and regulations
Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration

Federal property
monuments, parks
National Park Service
surplus sales
General Services Administration

Federal Trade commission

Financial aid to students. See Education

Financial planning
International Association for Financial Planning

Fire
insurance
State Insurance Regulators
prevention
Product Safety Hotline
U.S. Fire Administration

Firearms
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Fireworks
Product Safety Hotline
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices

Fish and seafood. See Food and nutrition

Fishing
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Fitness. See Health

Flammable fabrics. See Clothing; Fabric

Flood insurance. See Insurance

Food and Drug Administration

Food and nutrition
assistance programs
Food and Nutrition Service
fish and seafood
National Marine Fisheries Service
Seafood Safety Hotline, FDA
food stamps
Food and Nutrition Service
check local telephone directory for public welfare or social
services office
grading
Agricultural Marketing Service
information and advocacy. See also National Consumer
Organizations
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Community Nutrition Institute
Public Voice for Food and Health Policy
meat and poultry labeling, quality, safety and inspection Food
Safety and Inspection Service, Meat and Poultry Hotline nutrition
labeling
Consumer Tip
Food and Drug Administration
Human Nutrition Information Service
packaging, labeling, quality and safety (except meat and poultry)
Food and Drug Administration
program fraud, waste or abuse
Department of Agriculture, Inspector General's Hotline
school lunch program
check local telephone directory for school board or
superintendent of schools
school lunch program standards
Food and Nutrition Service
Seafood Safety Hotline, FDA
tampering
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Food and Drug Administration
turkey
Food Safety and Inspection Service
National Turkey Federation

Franchises/Business opportunities
Better Business Bureaus
Federal Trade Commission
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices

Fraud. See also specific topics, such as Mail, Telemarketing
Federal Trade Commission
National Fraud Information Center
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices

Fraudulent advertising. See Advertising

Fuel economy standards. See Cars

Funeral
Cemetery Consumer Service Council
Federal Trade Commission
Monument Builders of North America
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices
veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs

Futures. See Investments

Gas. See Natural gas; Energy

Gasoline pumps. See Weights and measures

Genealogy. See Family records

General Services Administration

Government checks
Financial Management Service

Government Printing Office

Government publications
Consumer Information Center
Government Printing Office
National Archives Records Administration, Publications Service
Selected Federal Agencies

Guarantees. See Warranties/guarantees

Handicapped persons. See Disabled

Hazardous substance spills and waste. See Environment

Health
AIDS Hotline
Cancer Hotline
Clubs
Consumer Tip
discrimination in services
Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights
doctors. See Health care professionals
elderly. See Aging; Medicaid; Medicare; Medigap; Nursing homes
employment benefits
Pension and Welfare Benefit Administration
exercise and fitness
National Health Information Center
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
fraud
Federal Trade Commission
Food and Drug Administration
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices
health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
Office of Prepaid Health Care
health spas
Consumer Tip
Federal Trade Commission
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices
hospital care for the indigent
Hill-Burton Free Hospital Care Hotline
hospital certification
Inspector General's Hotline
information
National Health Information Center
insurance disputes
State insurance Regulators
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
job health and safety
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
long-term health care facilities. See Nursing homes
medical devices
Food and Drug Administration
medical records
Consumer Tip
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices
medicines (prescription and over-the-counter). See Drugs
patient education
Food and Drug Administration
preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
Office of Prepaid Health Care
prescription drugs
Food and Drug Administration
rare diseases
National Health Information Center
services for the disabled
Federal TDD Directory
State Vocational and Rehabilitation Agencies
surgery
Second Surgical Opinion Program
veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs

Health and Human Services, Department of
Health care professionals (doctors, dentists, nurses,
technicians, therapists)
Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices

Health care reform
Families USA

Health insurance. See Insurance

Hearing impairment. See also Disabled
Better Hearing Institute
Federal TDD Directory
fraud
Federal Trade Commission
Food and Drug Administration
Hearing Industries Association
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices

Home equity, home improvement loans. See Banks; Home mortgages;
Credit

Home Financing
Consumer Tip

Home improvements/remodeling
Consumer Tip
National Association of Home Builders
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices

Home mortgages. See also Banks
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
credit discrimination
Consumer Tip
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Office of Thrift Supervision
FHA Mortgages
Office of Single Family Housing
insurance
Insurance Information Institute
Office of Single Family Housing
State Insurance Regulators

Home study. See Education

Homeowners insurance. See Home mortgages; Insurance

Hospitals. See Health

Hotels and motels
American Hotel and Motel Association
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices

Hotlines (federal)
Check subject headings and/or "Selected Federal Agencies"

Housing. See also Home equity loans; Home improvement loans; Home
mortgages; Loans; Apartments
discrimination
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

Housing and Urban Development, Department of (HUD)

Housing loans. See Home mortgages

Hunting
National Park Service

Immunizations
Safety
Food and Drug Administration

Immigration (misleading advertising)
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Insurance
National Insurance Consumer Organization
business
Insurance Information Institute
car. See cars
dispute resolution
American Arbitration Association
Better Business Bureaus
State Insurance Regulators
flood
Federal Emergency Management Agency
health and life
American Council of Life Insurance
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices
State Insurance Regulators
loan
Title I Insurance Division
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices
mortgage
Insurance Information Institute
Office of Single Family Housing
State and Local Consumer Protection Offices
State Insurance Regulators
unemployment
Employment and Training Administration
veterans' life insurance
Department of Veterans Affairs

Interior, Department of

Internal Revenue Service