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Provides information on support groups.

Provides information for various health/disability-related support groups.

Community programs open to anyone impacted by cancer regardless of where they receive treatment, live, cancer type, or where they are currently in their cancer journey.

Programs include:

- Wellness programs such as, guided meditation, yoga, Healing Kitchen, etc.
- Salon/spa programs, complementary therapies such as, massages, facials, reflexology, reiki, etc.
- Education and information.
- Support groups.
- Wigs are provided to all cancer patients free of charge.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Community Wellness Programs

A group that provides support for individuals and family members affected by mental illness. Participants can discuss personal issues or concerns about a loved one. There is also an online Facebook support group available. Each person must ask to be added to the group and only those in the group can read and participate in discussions that occur within the group.

Offers assistance and support to people who have multiple sclerosis and those who care about them adjust to life with a chronic illness by providing emotional support, current information, counseling, advocacy, education, payee services and borrowed health equipment.

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Representative Payee Services
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Disease/Disability Information
Works to enhance the quality of life for children with cancer by providing programs for recreation, education, and family support. Summer Oncology Camps for children with cancer throughout the state of Iowa (one week). Summer sibling camp for siblings of children with cancer (one week). Outings and activities for families with a child with cancer. Weekend retreat camp for families of a child with cancer.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Therapeutic Camps

Nutrition services:

- Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)

- Diabetes self-management education.

- Diabetes medical group visit.

- Diabetes support group.

- Diabetes prevention program.

- Weight management.

- Prescription produce program.

- Group exercise classes.

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Diabetes Management Clinics
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Weight Management

Provides an informal and confidential support group for adults diagnosed with cancer or who are recovering from cancer. Meetings provide a time to share experiences, information, and light refreshments. Occasional speakers and printed materials are available.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
The Family Resource Center offers a Cancer Support Group on the 1st Thursday each month from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The group is open to anyone with cancer and meets at the Family Resource Center.
Provides advocacy, support and information to those with autism, their families and their communities.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information

Community-based Wellness Programs provide solutions to improve the quality of life for people living with chronic health issues.

LiveStrong at the Y helps cancer survivors increase strength and endurance, better their mental health, and build support with others that have also walked the difficult journey.

In Brain and Body, those with Parkinson's or other neurological conditions engage in physical and mental exercises that improve balance, memory, and more.

Y Weight Loss is designed for individuals looking to lose weight through education, personalized goal setting, and small, sustainable changes.

The Mills County YMCA only offers Y Weight Loss and the YMCA Healthy Living Center only offers Brain and Body.

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Weight Management
Fall Prevention Programs
Therapeutic Exercise
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Community-based Wellness Programs provide solutions to improve the quality of life for people living with chronic health issues.

LiveStrong at the Y helps cancer survivors increase strength and endurance, better their mental health, and build support with others that have also walked the difficult journey.

In Brain and Body, those with Parkinson's or other neurological conditions engage in physical and mental exercises that improve balance, memory, and more.

Y Weight Loss is designed for individuals looking to lose weight through education, personalized goal setting, and small, sustainable changes.

The Mills County YMCA only offers Y Weight Loss and the YMCA Healthy Living Center only offers Brain and Body.

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Weight Management
Fall Prevention Programs
Therapeutic Exercise
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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Disease/Disability Information
Peer to Peer Networking
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Alzheimer's Support Groups.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Creates awareness, promotes research, and provides support for all persons touched by Turner Syndrome.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information

Community-based Wellness Programs provide solutions to improve the quality of life for people living with chronic health issues.

LiveStrong at the Y helps cancer survivors increase strength and endurance, better their mental health, and build support with others that have also walked the difficult journey.

In Brain and Body, those with Parkinson's or other neurological conditions engage in physical and mental exercises that improve balance, memory, and more.

Y Weight Loss is designed for individuals looking to lose weight through education, personalized goal setting, and small, sustainable changes.

The Mills County YMCA only offers Y Weight Loss and the YMCA Healthy Living Center only offers Brain and Body.

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Weight Management
Fall Prevention Programs
Therapeutic Exercise
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Offers group counseling services that integrates mental health treatment with that for substance abuse. This enables clients to learn skills to manage mental health challenges as well as skills related to substance use modification, which can significantly enhance their success rates.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Psychiatric Disorder Counseling
Substance Use Disorder Counseling

Community-based Wellness Programs provide solutions to improve the quality of life for people living with chronic health issues.

LiveStrong at the Y helps cancer survivors increase strength and endurance, better their mental health, and build support with others that have also walked the difficult journey.

In Brain and Body, those with Parkinson's or other neurological conditions engage in physical and mental exercises that improve balance, memory, and more.

Y Weight Loss is designed for individuals looking to lose weight through education, personalized goal setting, and small, sustainable changes.

The Mills County YMCA only offers Y Weight Loss and the YMCA Healthy Living Center only offers Brain and Body.

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Weight Management
Fall Prevention Programs
Therapeutic Exercise
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Information resource to headache sufferers, their families, and the health care providers who treat them. Information on types of headaches as well as a physician finder.

Support community via chat rooms and blogs.

Promotes research into potential headache causes and treatments.

Public education regarding headaches.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Provides information and referral, creates public awareness, fosters a supportive environment, and raises funds for research.

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Provides cancer care services that include brachytherapy, chemotherapy, an infusion unit, radiation therapy, rehabilitation and surgery. Also addresses emotional and spiritual needs with a dedicated nurse navigator, support groups and pastoral care for both the patient and the patient's support network.

The Cancer Information Line provides resources on cancer, cancer prevention, screening and detection, as well as treatment options for many types of cancer.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Families/Friends of Individuals With Health/Disabilities Related Issues Support Groups
Cancer Clinics
Works to achieve widespread emotional acceptance and intellectual understanding about the misconceptions and lack of information about blindness. Contact for information on chapters and support groups across the state.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Offers a cancer support group that gathers to pray for and support anyone with cancer, whether newly diagnosed, in treatment, or finished with treatment.

Provides a grief support group that is open to those who have experienced the loss of a loved one. The participants gather to share feelings and common experiences and also to support and pray for one another.

Offers a Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse Support Group. This group is open to women who are currently or have in the past been sexually abused. It could be a one-time occurrence or have happened multiple times. They meet to offer support, do book studies, listen to occasional speakers, and pray for one another.

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

Information, education, and research on blood cancers.

Support available through group meetings and weekly online chats.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
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.