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Birth Defects Research for Children
800 Celebration Avenue, Suite 225
Celebration, FL 34747
E-mail: staff@birthdefects.org
407-566-8304 (V)
Have worked with Vietnam veterans' families since 1986 when the first Agent Orange Class Assistance Programs were funded. Set up the National Birth Defect Registry, partly to collect the information being reported by the veterans. Created a series of fact sheets on the disabilities veterans' families were reporting in their children.

Ford Foundation - Special Initiative on Agent Orange/Dioxin
320 East 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017
E-mail: office-of-communications@fordfound.org
212-573-5000 (V)
Goal is to transform dioxin-contaminated "hot spots" into clean and safe environments and to support families facing related health issues. Foster dialogue, fund research, and find durable solutions to dioxin-related health and environmental issues. Promote understanding of agent orange through public education. Publication: Understanding the Impact 40 Years Later - U.S. Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange.

Institute of Medicine - Health of Veterans & Deployed Forces - Vietnam War
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
E-mail: iomwww@nas.edu
202-334-2352 (V)
Publish reports on Agent Orange and the health effects of herbicides/dioxin exposure.

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Agent Orange
Environmental Agents Service
910 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
1-800-749-8387 (Gulf War/Agent Orange Helpline)
Information for veterans, their families and others about VA health care programs related to Agent Orange. The Department of Veterans Affairs has developed a comprehensive program to respond to these medical problems and concerns. The principal elements of this program include quality health care services, disability compensation for veterans with service-connected illnesses, scientific research, outreach, and education.

Veterans of Foreign Wars
E-mail: vfw@vfw.org
202-543-2239 (VWF Veterans Serivce Hotline)
Information on Agent Orange and benefits available to veterans who suffer from health problems, which may have resulted from Agent Orange exposure. VFW Service Officers can help you file a compensation claim for a current disability related to Agent Orange.

Veterans Health Council
E-mail: vhc@veteranshealth.org
301-585-4000 (V)
Inform veterans and their families about health issues and benefits available to them, insure that veterans get the proper diagnosis based on the impact of their particular military service, and advocate on behalf of veterans' healthcare initiatives. Website features a section on Agent Orange/Dioxin and the service connected illnesses that are connected to Agent Orange herbicide exposure. To file a claim based on exposure to Agent Orange, contact a service officer.

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)
8605 Cameron Street, Suite 400
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-585-4000 (V)
Information on the Agent Orange / Dioxin and Other Toxic Exposures Committee. Website features a brochure for Agent Orange Related Health Issues and the VVA Self-Help Guide to Service-Connected Disability Compensation for Exposure to Agent Orange.

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Last edited: 12/9/2011