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Offers a team approach to providing the skills needed to manage diabetes: nutrition, exercise planning, blood glucose monitoring and discussion of medications and their actions. Serves adults with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and children and pregnant women with diabetes. Provides diabetes support groups for adults and children and their parents.

Groups designed for people with any disability to identify personal and community needs and to seek solutions for meeting those needs in a group setting.

Provides a national organization for Alzheimer's and other related diseases. Local chapters support services such as help lines, educational programs, respite care programs and referrals to useful services available in the community. They also sponsor support groups which offer persons with Alzheimer's disease, family members and caregivers the chance to share their experiences while learning how to cope with Alzheimer's disease.

The following are services offered at Monroe Health Center: *Routine Physical Examinations from Birth through the Adult Years; *Laboratory Services; *Radiology Services(available at Union and Craig sites); *EKG Examinations; *Mental Health Services; *Specialty Referral and Follow-up; *Home Health Care Referrals; *Acute Care; *Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy; *Hearing and Vision Screening; *Allergy Treatment; *Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening; *Minor Office Procedures; *Home Visits; *Environmental Health; *Screening and Treatment of tuberculosis(TB) and Sexually Transmitted Diseases(STDs); *Family Planning; *Immunizations; *Discounted Fee Scale; *Medication Assistance Program; *School Wellness Centers.

Provides information hotline and educational materials for the public on cleft lip/palate and other facial anomalies. Also provides referrals to doctors and local support groups.

Provides access to the latest information on all aspects and types of cancer; from prevention to detection to treatment. Because of our relationships with medical schools and academic institutions, you receive streamlined access to the most current information and treatments available.

Provides a support group for persons with Parkinson's disease and their family/caregivers.

Offers an informal forum, for those who have had an amputation, to share with each other and gather new information. Guest Speakers are invited periodically to address topics of interest to the group. Families are welcome. For more information on support groups contact the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) (888)AMP-KNOW or visit the web site http://www.amputee-coalition.org/.

Support groups, led by both peers and/or professional helping professionals, for caregivers and individuals living with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia

Offers support group for amputees and people with limb difference, support group for people with disabilities and traumatic brain injuries. Group members sharpen their social skills, participate in fellowship and recreational activities, receive mutual encouragement, assistance in identifying and addressing personal and local needs in addition to participating in community service projects.

Matches newly diagnosed patients with others who share a similar diagnosis or situation to provide support, information and hope.

Provides patients, families and the community with resources and services that address cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment and support. Offers support groups for persons diagnosed with cancer and their family members.

The Association provides the public and health care professionals with the most up-to-date information to help take a stand against diabetes through our Center for Information and Community Support (1-800-DIABETES) and two web sites, www.diabetes.org and www.stopdiabetes.com, as well as via consumer and professional books and periodicals. Local Signature special events: Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes, Tour de Cure in Reston, and Tour de Cure in Washington, DC. Community Outreach/Mission Delivery Programs are designed to help educate the community and people living with type 1 diabetes about managing the disease to live healthier lives.

Family Support Groups program gives patients and their families a place to go where they can share information, education and feelings in a comfortable and caring environment.

Provides outpatient care to patients in and around our community, and provides comprehensive cancer treatment. The Carilion Breast Care Center also offers both breast screening and diagnostic services.

Support group for families and friends of Alzheimer's patients.

The Center for Family Involvement works with families to increase their skills as advocates, mentors and leaders so that families, children and young adults with disabilities can lead the lives they want. Provide emotional, informational and systems navigational support.

Support groups are important to our patients' healing process as they provide emotional support from others facing similar, difficult situations. They allow people to share their problems without judgment, process their feelings and hear others talk about their situation. Martha Jefferson Hospital offers a variety of groups that offer support groups for family members of cancer patients: spouses, parents, mature children and friends of cancer patients. Call for meeting times and dates. For more information on meeting times and dates, please call: Suzanne Smith at (434) 654-8407. For a complete list of support groups, please call Health Connection at (434) 654-7009 or 1-888-652-6663.

Offers a Center for Independent Living - resource center for persons with disabilities which provides peer counseling, independent living skills training, an advocacy program, consumer groups, and sign language instruction.

Provide support for those patients who have experienced or are currently in treatment for breast cancer.

Monthly meetings are held with informative talks about diabetes. Certified Diabetes Educators, Clinical Dietitians, Pharmacies and other staff members at Augusta Health are also available to speak with individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetes and their families. The group is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

Provide support and education to those with Parkinson Disease and caregivers.

The Arc offers training workshops that provide information and resources to assist families of children with disabilities on topics such as waivers, advocacy, and more. These are open to both parents and professionals from any locale. A special education attorney volunteers monthly to offer free 45-minute consultations (2 per month) on special education topics. The Family Support Coordinator also will provide information and referral via phone, Zoom, or email. We also sponsor the annual Circle of Support Conference.

Provides peer support and education for individuals with chronic pain and their families so that they may live more fully in spite of their pain. Aim is to raise awareness among health care community, policy makers, and the public about issues of living with chronic pain. Workbooks for self help recover. Quarterly newsletter. Group development guidelines. Phone network. Outreach program to clinics.

PFNCA provides programs to strengthen breath support and improve the ability to project. The goal of PFNCA Communications Club is to establish a wellness and prevention program for individuals with Parkinson's disease and their caregivers with a focus on maintenance of communication skills.