Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care (PCHC)
PCHC helps with problems experienced by people with mental retardation in accessing quality medical, dental, and behavioral health care. PCHC is located at:

123 S. Broad St.
22nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19109           215-546-0300

Vision For Equality - The Community Health Care Department of Vision For Equality provides information about the Peer Counselor Network (helps individuals and their families find the best possible medical care) and Health Care Resources (list of articles of information about a variety of health care issues including dental and insurance).

• Health Choices Booklet : How To Make the System Work for You
• Preventing HIV/AIDS (PHAN) - HIV/AIDS training for people with disabilities

          718 Arch St., 6th Floor North
          Philadelphia, PA   19106     215-923-3349

Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP)
PHLP is a nationally recognized expert and consultant on access to health care for low-income consumers, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.

• HealthChoices
  • Using a Managed Health Care Plan
  • Getting Physical Health Services
  • Getting Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
  • Getting Prescription Drug Services
  • Health Services for your Child
  • Children in Substitute Care
  • What are my Language Rights?
  • Facts for Persons with Medicare and Medical Assistance
  • What if I Disagree with my HealthChoices Plan?

  Contact information:
  924 Cherry Street, Suite 300.
  Philadelphia, PA 19107
  215-625-3663    215-625-3879 FAX
  TOLL-FREE HELPLINE: 1-800-274-3258

First Call for Help
United Way’s First Call for Help is a community-wide resource for anyone needing assistance in identifying where to get help with a problem.  United Way supplies information and referral services for a wide range of needs, including special needs, counseling, health care, legal aid, and support groups.  Area covered includes Philadelphia, Delaware and Montgomery County. First Call can be contacted at:
Phone:   215-568-3750

Philadelphia Department of Public Health
This web site provides news and information about services provided by the Health Department. It is also the place to find contact names, telephone and fax numbers for the local Health Centers.

Philadelphia Health Management Corporation (PHMC)
PHMC is a non-profit, public health organization that is committed to improving the health of the community through outreach, education, research, planning, technical assistance and direct services. You will find information on addictions, family and community health, HIV/AIDS prevention programs, services to homeless, environmental health, injury prevention programs and more. 

Contact information::
260 S. Broad St. 
18th Floor
Philadelphia, PA     19102-5085
215-985-2500
email: info@phmc.org

Healthy People 2000/Developmental Disabilities
Healthy People 2000 is a ten-year plan consisting of 298 national health objectives concerned with reducing preventable death, disease and disabilities in children and adults