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Combines treatment and education within an individualized diabetes treatment program encompassing the critical areas of diet, medication, exercise, motivation, and emotional support. Offers a range of specialized programs and services, including a diabetes resource library and support groups for patients and their families.

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Diabetes Management Clinics
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

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

Provides information, peer support and educational materials for those affected by Marfan Syndrome Loeys-Dietz syndrome, Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (VEDS), and other genetic aortic and vascular conditions. The Foundation also supports research on these conditions all over the world through our research grant program and GenTAC, our research arm. Individuals and families can get connected and get the information they need through our Help & Resource Center, which can be reached through Marfan.org/ask.

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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
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

Free support services for those with eating disorders, their friends and family.

Help line by telephone.

Support groups throughout the country.

Therapist and clinic referrals.

Peer mentorship programs.

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Disease/Disability Information
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 & 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 & Body.

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

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 information and support for those suffering from fibromyalgia and/or chronic pain.

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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Psychiatric Disorder Counseling
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
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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Emergency Alert
Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Offers free support groups for those impacted by dementia.

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.

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.
Advocates for the rights of citizens with developmental disabilities and their families.

Parents for Parents program provides on to one support to families of children with developmental disabilities by sharing information on disability and community resources; call for meeting times.

Recreational activities for children with disabilities such as a summer camp and Pals 'n Play, a play therapy program for ages 5-21 with an intellectual or developmental disability.

People First helps adults with disabilities learn how to speak out and have confidence to see themselves as People First -- their disabilities second; call for meeting times.

Project Guardian Angel is a special project in partnership with the Columbus Police Department to ensure the safety of I/DD individuals in the community through a database housed at the police station.

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Disability Rights Groups
Disability Related Sports
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Peer to Peer Networking

Information and education for those with celiac disease and gluten sensitivities.

Support groups throughout the country.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Support group for breast cancer patients, survivors, and their friends and family to provide emotional support through the process.
Support for breast cancer patients and their families.

Provides a support group that meets regularly to share experiences, provide mutual support and learn about the latest products and information for ostomy, urostomy and intestinal diversions. Offers person-to-person support to people who are undergoing ostomy or related surgery, and their caregivers.

Provides support groups for individuals with cancer diagnoses and their loved ones.
Provides an Alzheimer's support group.
Advocates for the rights of citizens with developmental disabilities and their families.

Parents for Parents program provides on to one support to families of children with developmental disabilities by sharing information on disability and community resources; call for meeting times.

Recreational activities for children with disabilities such as a summer camp and Pals 'n Play, a play therapy program for ages 5-21 with an intellectual or developmental disability.

People First helps adults with disabilities learn how to speak out and have confidence to see themselves as People First -- their disabilities second; call for meeting times.

Project Guardian Angel is a special project in partnership with the Columbus Police Department to ensure the safety of I/DD individuals in the community through a database housed at the police station.

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Disability Rights Groups
Disability Related Sports
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Peer to Peer Networking
Advocates for the rights of citizens with developmental disabilities and their families.

Parents for Parents program provides on to one support to families of children with developmental disabilities by sharing information on disability and community resources; call for meeting times.

Recreational activities for children with disabilities such as a summer camp and Pals 'n Play, a play therapy program for ages 5-21 with an intellectual or developmental disability.

People First helps adults with disabilities learn how to speak out and have confidence to see themselves as People First -- their disabilities second; call for meeting times.

Project Guardian Angel is a special project in partnership with the Columbus Police Department to ensure the safety of I/DD individuals in the community through a database housed at the police station.

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Disability Rights Groups
Disability Related Sports
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Peer to Peer Networking
Provides information for various health/disability-related support groups.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Cancer support groups.

After breast cancer support group:

-- Group for women who currently have breast cancer or women who are in remission.

Caregivers support group:

-- For caregivers and loves ones, this group provides support and education for support persons of our cancer patients.

Kids Club:

-- This group offers special support for children ages 5 to 13 whose parents or other close family members are diagnosed with cancer. Led by specially trained healthcare professionals, Kids Club helps improve communication between the child and their diagnosed parent and answer children's difficult questions about cancer. Kids Club is a one-night event from 5:30 pm to 7 pm and dinner is provided.

Livestrong at the YMCA:

-- A twelve-week, small group program and membership designed for adult cancer survivors at the Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA in South Sioux City, NE. This program fulfills the important need of supporting the increasing number of cancer survivors who find themselves in the transitional period between completing their cancer treatment and the shift to feeling physically and emotionally strong enough to attempt to return to their normal life. The program is conducted outside of medical facilities to emphasize that Livestrong at the YMCA is about health, not a disease.

Multiple Myeloma Support Group:

-- This group provides special support and education for patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, and their loved ones.

One-on-One Support for Cancer Survivors:

-- Meet with a social worker, dietitian, or our patient advocate to talk about specific questions or needs during your cancer journey such as emotional needs, nutritional needs, spiritual needs.

Patient-to-Patient Support:

-- Connect with another patient with a similar diagnosis.

Additional support groups are available; contact the June E. Nylen Cancer Center's patient advocate at (712) 252-9370 for questions on cancer 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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Community Wellness Programs
Health/Disability Related Support Groups