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

Offers 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.

Advocacy services for blind and visually impaired individuals.

Monthly meetings in Omaha and Lincoln, call for information.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information

Offers a variety of cancer support groups including lunch and learns.

Provides one-on-one assistance, information, and trainings for parents of children with disabilities and special health care needs.

Support for parents of children with special health care needs or a disability. Staffed by parents who have a child with a disability who help other parents find answers.

Information about special education, and disability related topics to families through workshops and direct contact.

Support and technical assistance to emerging or established support groups state-wide.


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Disease/Disability Registries
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides medical, diagnostic and testing services locally. Variety of specialty clinics including: allergy, dietary, counseling, ear nose and throat, oncology, pulmonology, and surgery (both inpatient and outpatient).

Other services include cardiac rehabilitation, social services, physical and speech therapies, and wellness programs.

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Emergency Medical Care
Hospice Care
Physical Therapy
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Hospitals
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Sleep Disorders Clinics
Diagnostic Imaging/Radiology
Allergy Testing
Community Wellness Programs

MS Navigators are highly skilled, compassionate professionals who help connect clients to the information, resources and support needed to move their life with multiple sclerosis forward. These supportive partners help clients navigate the challenges of MS that are unique to their situation.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
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.

Alzheimer's Support Groups.

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Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Support group for anyone in the general public who has diabetes. Meetings held in the Conference Dining Room in the lower level of FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, unless otherwise noted.

Information on various topics relating to autism, including advocacy, family issues, latest medical research, etc. Symposia, seminars, and respite activities are also provided.

Monthly support meetings for families and interested individuals.

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Offers the following support groups: Alcoholics Anonymous, Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group, GriefShare, and Special session "Surviving the Holidays" in November.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Alcohol Use Disorder Support Groups
General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups

Provides support groups that deal with end of life and terminal illness diagnosis.

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

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer. Services include counseling (one-on-one over the phone), support groups (by phone or online), publications, workshops, and limited financial assistance with cancer-related costs such as transportation, home care, and child care.

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Meetings featuring programs and information about living with blindness.

Offers a free program that utilizes structure activities to help children ages 5-12 identify, communicate and cope with their feelings when someone close to them has been diagnosed with cancer.

Providing behavior support for students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired. Offers free onsite visits for schools and homes, free training for school and parent groups, free library with return postage, and a 24-hour helpline.

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Special Education
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Outpatient Services - Offers outpatient counseling, including family therapy, nutrition counseling, medical management, and psychiatric treatment.

Intensive Services:

- Partial Hospitalization: Provides a structured environment, three daily meals, group and individual therapy, and body image therapy.

- Intensive Outpatient Program: Offers outpatient support for patients who are able to support themselves at home as well.

Also offers ANAD Eating Disorder Support Groups.

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Eating Disorders Treatment
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Free programs assist adult cancer survivors and caregivers:

-- Survivorship 101: For cancer patients and their caregivers, a 9 week program is available in person or over Zoom in small group settings by professional facilitators. Provides survivorship education, emotional/mental health support and rehabilitation. Survivors connect with and provide support to each other.

--Under 45 Survivorship 101: Same program as above, but tailored especially for the under 45 age demographic.

-- Brain Fog Program: A 6 week program over Zoom by professional facilitators in small groups for survivors post-cancer treatment. Brain exercises, memory support tools, and research-proven methods for mental stability for both cancer and Covid survivors.

-- Advanced/Chronic Cancer Support Groups: Professional facilitators help survivors and caregivers create their best lives possible while living with advanced or chronic cancer. Monthly support sessions in person and over Zoom.

Provides a support group for women with heart disease. Monthly meeting with programs, exercise buddy program, sharing time.

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Weight Management Support Groups
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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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Peer to Peer Networking

Provides a virtual place to come together as individuals, age 18 and older, to share our unique, yet common, experience as people who have a common story of losing a friend or loved one to death by suicide. Facilitators are trained by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and attendance is ongoing for as long as is helpful.

Provides help for a variety of life situations. Caregivers are encouraged to bring their loved ones with Alzheimer's/dementia to share in a separate music therapy session, led by WHC's board-certified music therapist. No musical background is needed.