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Education, research, and support programs for families, individuals and physicians to benefit those with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Support group for those who have Crohn's Disease and or Ulcerative Colitis and their family and friends. Multiple groups are located across Nebraska and Iowa, see website or call for details.

The national Information Resource Center offers specialists for a specific resource, referrals to other organizations, or answers to questions.

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Connects you with other parents who have worked through troubling behaviors, medical procedures, and other challenges that may be similar to issues you are experiencing.
Support group and education for people with a brain tumor diagnosis, their family, friends, or health care professionals; education presented by health care and community speakers.
Offers an information line operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Provides health information, triage, physician and service referrals over the phone for individuals in need of medical advice.

Support groups offered through Iowa Health Systems: for example, breast feeding education & support group, parents of children with ADD, grief support for parents whose child died, and others.

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Support Group Clearinghouses
Urgent Care Centers
Medical Information Services
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Physician Referrals
Fights type 1 diabetes (T1D) by funding research, advocating for policies that accelerate access to new therapies, and providing a support network for millions of people around the world impacted by T1D.

Outreach program includes the delivery of a Bag of Hope or Adult T1D Kit for families. Mentor families are provided to those newly diagnosed. Support groups for families and adults meet monthly.

Educational brochures and videos, newsletter with information both locally and nationally on fundraising events, research and products.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
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 an Alzheimer's support group.
Support groups are set up based on need.

Neurological Support Group meetings fourth Tuesday of every month in the main floor conference room. Group is for patient or caregiver and includes Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig's, Alzheimer's, Huntington's or any other affliction that has brought on neurological challenges. The group is for either the person afflicted or the caregiver. Call for times.
Support group provides a forum in which patients and their families can discuss problems and anxieties concerning prostate cancer. Provides a source of information to new patients interested in keeping abreast of the most up-to-date medical information.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Support group for blood and marrow stem cell transplant or high dose treatment leukemia patients and caregivers.
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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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Emergency Alert
Alzheimer's Support Groups.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Education, information, advocacy, family networking, and support programs to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

Coordinates vacations for individuals with developmental disabilities to various locations such as San Antonio Texas, Chicago Illinois, and Alaska by rail. Vacationers pay for the trip of their choice, with trained caregivers providing assistance at a 1:3 ratio.

Support groups.

People First self-advocacy group for people over the age of 18 who have a developmental disability.

Family Connections monthly informal gathering that offers a menu of speakers for family members with or without disabilities during the educational sessions.

Support for Inclusive Recreation.

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Disability Rights Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Travel
Disability Awareness Training
Support group for men with prostate cancer and their spouses, adult family members, and friends.
Support group for breast cancer patients, survivors, and their friends and family to provide emotional support through the process.
Links individuals with brain injuries to support groups around the state and provide encouragement and emotional support to survivors of brain injury and their families. Call or email for detailed information.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Alzheimer's Support Groups.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Offers support groups for COPD and diabetes. Call for more information regarding meeting times and locations.
A group of ostomates, support persons and ostomy nurses which meets to give encouragement, educate, and offer advice for people with ostomies or those about to undergo ostomy surgery
Hospital.

Support groups for issues including grief, diabetes, brain injury, breastfeeding, fibromyalgia, and stroke. (Cancer support groups listed separately).

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Breastfeeding Support Programs
Hospitals
General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Support group for stroke survivors, their families and caregivers providing education and encouragement for survivors.
Provides the Cedar AIDS and the Grief Support program and the Eucalyptus Tree and the Link Palliative Care Programs.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Terminal Illness Support Groups
Health/Disability Support Groups include Freedom From Smoking, Better Breathers Club, Chronic Pain Management, Fibromyalgia, and Diabetic Education. Call for other support groups and additional details.
Provides cancer treatment, diagnostic imaging and laboratory services, Access to cancer clinical trials, Resource Center and Patient Library, Nutritional counseling and support, Family and genetic risk assessment, Survivorship services and wellness programs, Support groups and individual counseling, Wigs, prostheses and self-esteem boutique.

SECOND LOCATION: Mercy Cancer Center - West Lakes (12495 University Avenue Clive, IA 50325, same phone).

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Appearance Enhancement Consultation Programs
Cancer Clinics
Pap Tests
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Colorectal Cancer Detection
Activities for men, women, and children living with cancer. Includes "Noogieland", a supervised play area for children with cancer or whose family member has cancer. Adults may enjoy stress-reduction and relaxation sessions, lectures, workshops, music and literature, as well as social events and potluck suppers.

Support groups including "Small Talk" group for children.

Support program is also available for those who have lost someone to cancer or anyone impacted by cancer.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups