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Modern health care facility, with an Intensive Care Unit, a Birthing Center, Cancer Center, 24 hour Emergency Services and a fully equipped Surgery Department. The medical center offers a variety of programs.

Provides information regarding different types of blood cancer, including disease information, support resources, and education resources.

Disease Information:

-- Leukemia.

-- Lymphoma.

-- Myeloma.

-- Myelodysplastic Syndromes.

-- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms.

-- Facts and statistics.

-- Children and young adults.

-- Newly diagnosed.

-- Managing cancer.

-- Treatment.

Support Resources:

-- Contact and Information Specialist.

-- Clinical trials.

-- Financial support.

-- Online chats.

-- Support groups.

-- Peer-to-peer support.

-- Caregiver support.

-- Nutrition consultations.

-- LLS patient community.

-- Podcast.

-- Other helpful organizations.

-- Suggested reading.

-- LLS health manager app.

Education Resources:

-- COVID-19 resources.

-- Informational booklets.

-- Webcasts.

-- Videos.

-- 3D model library.

-- Drug listings.

-- Blood cancer conferences.

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Hospital, acute care, emergency care, swing bed, skilled, and intermediate level care hospital (17 beds).

Extended care facility which provides long term care.

Home health services include nursing, nurse aids, physical therapists, speech therapists, and occupational therapists.

Fitness center.

Immunization clinics.

Outpatient clinics including eye (cataract surgery); ear, nose, and throat; general surgeon; OB/GYN; orthopedics; oncologist; podiatrist; cardiologist; e-mental health; audiology; vascular surgeon; interventional radiology; neurosurgery; urology; gastroenterology; dermatology; and pain clinic. Nephrology and diabetes consultation via telehealth.

Nutrition counseling services.

Physical, vascular, pulmonary, and cardiac rehabilitation.

CPR classes.

Support groups related to Alzheimer's caregivers and Parkinson's Disease.

Provides education to those who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Pediatric therapy.

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Flu Vaccines
Hospitals
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Home Nursing
CPR Instruction
Intermediate Care Facilities
Condition Specific Rehabilitation Services
Recreational Facilities
Childbirth Education
Inpatient Rehabilitation
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Home Health Aide Services
General Immunization

Provides a place to share experiences, provide encouragement and offer support through the epilepsy journey. The Western Iowa group meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month from 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT. Registration is required. The group does not meet in December, due to the holidays. The Eastern Iowa group meets on the 4th Thursday of the month from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT. Registration is required. The group does not meet in November or December, due to the holidays. Registration for these virtual groups are located at www.epilepsy.com/Iowa and at www.epilepsy.com/supportgroups

Provides information and support group for persons who have Alopecia (a condition resulting in loss of bodily hair). Call for meeting times and locations.

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Provides community to women and men dealing with infertility, connecting them with others who can help, empowering them to find resolution, and advocating for access to all family building options.

Peer led support groups are hosted by a volunteer and are composed of a varying number of people. Groups are often "drop in" in nature and last about two hours. Groups currently meeting in Bellevue, Nebraska and in Coralville, Waterloo, and Burlington, Iowa.

Support groups are led by a mental health professional. Individuals can process feeling relating to infertility or their family building efforts. Often composed of 8 to 10 individuals or 4 to 5 couples and scheduled weekly for 10-12 weeks. Support group leaders often have an intake appointment with each participant prior to the start of the group.

Helpline.

Online support community.

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Infertility Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Medical Information Services
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Provides information regarding different types of blood cancer, including disease information, support resources, and education resources.

Disease Information:

-- Leukemia.

-- Lymphoma.

-- Myeloma.

-- Myelodysplastic Syndromes.

-- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms.

-- Facts and statistics.

-- Children and young adults.

-- Newly diagnosed.

-- Managing cancer.

-- Treatment.

Support Resources:

-- Contact and Information Specialist.

-- Clinical trials.

-- Financial support.

-- Online chats.

-- Support groups.

-- Peer-to-peer support.

-- Caregiver support.

-- Nutrition consultations.

-- LLS patient community.

-- Podcast.

-- Other helpful organizations.

-- Suggested reading.

-- LLS health manager app.

Education Resources:

-- COVID-19 resources.

-- Informational booklets.

-- Webcasts.

-- Videos.

-- 3D model library.

-- Drug listings.

-- Blood cancer conferences.

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Parent Resource Information and Support Meetings (PRISM) monthly support and educational / informational meetings for parents whose children (of any age) have disabilities. Educational classes for adults and teens with disabilities, call for reservations if child care is needed. Some transportation is available; call for information.

Parent to Parent Omaha offers parent to parent support for families of newly-diagnosed children with developmental disabilities.

Just Friends is a peer mentoring and friendship program that gives adolescents with developmental disabilities the opportunity to participate in social and recreational activities with adolescents who do not have developmental disabilities. Staff members provide support to participants, offer monthly social events and provide educational classes.

Best Buddies is a peer mentoring program for young adults with developmental disabilities. Through this program, young adults with developmental disabilities are matched to local college students and participate in social recreational activities. Individuals with disabilities experience friendships with their peers and feel included.

Recreational activities include STARS Basketball League and First Chapter Book Club.

Ultimate Life is a fee-based companion program in which Community Living Specialists (CLS) accompany adults with developmental disabilities to various activities. The program was created to provide opportunities for individuals to participate in the community in activities of their choosing with someone other than a parent and/or staff and consumers from residential settings.

Advocacy and referral source of information on developmental disabilities for the community. Provides disability awareness training for community groups as well as students in area colleges who are majoring in medicine, special education and related fields; provides a voice in the community for issues that affect people with developmental disabilities.

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Peer to Peer Networking
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Offers a variety of health and mental health related support groups. To find out more information about the different support groups call Access to Health.

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Mental Health Related Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Provides information for potential, current or family members of Lyme disease patients. Information available for health care providers too.

Support Groups in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Grinnell (Jasper County) and Davenport, Bremer County (Waverly).

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Provides the Cedar AIDS and the Grief Support program and the Eucalyptus Tree and the Link Palliative Care Programs.

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Terminal Illness Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Advocacy services for blind and visually impaired individuals.

Monthly meetings in Omaha and Lincoln, call for information.

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Provides the Cedar AIDS and the Grief Support program and the Eucalyptus Tree and the Link Palliative Care Programs.

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Terminal Illness Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Support group for Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) or brain-injury survivors and their family members, caregivers, and friends. Provides education on issues affecting CVA and support for all involved. Aphasia is an impairment of the ability to use or comprehend words, usually acquired as a result of stroke or other brain injury.
Provides information and referral services to those affected by Parkinson Disease. Support groups are available throughout the state.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Support and guidance to family and friends of person(s) with Alzheimer's disease and/or a related dementia. Provides information and resources, support, research, public education, care consultations for families and person(s) with the disease, and advocate for the needs of individuals and their families.

Local monthly support group meetings and a toll-free helpline.

Safe Return Program helps to safely locate wandering persons with dementia.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Emergency Alert
Disease/Disability Information
Cardiopulmonary rehab, speech/language pathology, occupational therapy, and physical therapy.

Panhandle Head Trauma Support Group facilitated by Rehab Center professionals.

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Occupational Therapy
Speech Therapy
Physical Therapy
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Provides the Cedar AIDS and the Grief Support program and the Eucalyptus Tree and the Link Palliative Care Programs.

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Terminal Illness Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Provides group support for individuals and their caregivers who currently have or will have a temporary or permanent bowel or urinary diversion surgery.

Offers to help with a ride to the meeting, or if preferred a home visit post surgery, hospital visit before going home or a phone call from one of the members.

Provides education and recreation for stroke survivors, their friends and families.

LENDING LIBRARY: A large library of videotapes, audio tapes, books, speech therapy drill materials for home programming, therapeutic games, and family educational information is available for loan.

SUPPORT GROUP MEETING LOCATION: New Hope United Methodist Church, 4525 Beaver Ave. Des Moines, IA 50310.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information

Information and support for individuals with Parkinson's Disease and their friends and family members.


Support groups are offered throughout the state.


Exercise classes and resources to support balance and mobility.


Fundraising for statewide services.

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Disease/Disability Information
Therapeutic Exercise
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Offers support groups so that those who are grieving have a place where they can meet and share with others who are having a similar experience. Groups meet each month.

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Terminal Illness Support Groups
General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Terminal Illness Counseling
Meetings featuring programs and information about living with blindness.

Offers referrals to services that are available statewide. Educational materials are available. Call for locations of support groups. Customized Epilepsy education programs are available for a variety of audiences, which includes seizure recognition and first aid certification, seizure training for school personnel and seizure training for school nurses at Learn.Epilepsy.com. Annual Iowa Seizure Smart Conference features clinicians and other epilepsy experts, and introduces participants to a wide range of topics of interest to persons with epilepsy and their families.

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Offers many types of health/disability support groups for adults and children. Call or visit the UnityPoint website to get more information about what support groups are being offered, where and when.