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Educates patients, families and health care professionals about this autoimmune disease. Symptoms are dry eyes, dry mouth, joint pain and fatigue. Internal organ damage may cause fibromyalgia, heart disease, thyroid disease, neurological disease, and kidney disease. The is no cure, but early diagnosis and treatment may prevent complications.

Personalized cancer support and resources in a community-based, welcoming and private environment. Offers holistic help to cancer patients, survivors, their families, friends and caregivers. Provides patient navigation, travel assistance for medical appointments, liquid nutrition, pharmacy assistance and other financial help. Offers CancerHelp, a user-friendly database which contains the most up-to-date information about all types of cancer, cancer prevention, cancer screenings, cancer treatments and cancer research. Expands community awareness of and education about cancer issues, and enhances the quality of life of cancer patients, their family members and caregivers by addressing their psychological, social, emotional, spiritual and physical needs related to the impact of a diagnosis of cancer. Offers evidence-informed Understanding Cancer workshops through a partnership with University of Virginia Cancer Center.

The following are services offered at Monroe Health Center: *Routine Physical Examinations from Birth through the Adult Years; *Laboratory Services; *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.

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.

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

Services are targeted to family members of children with cancer, adult survivors of childhood cancer, and professionals working with childhood cancer. Also offers online support groups. Check website for more information or call for information on time and place of local meetings.

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.

The purpose of the support group is to provide an opportunity to meet regularly for mutual support and to exchange coping skills with one another. Support groups are held virtually or in person.

A national non-profit organization founded by kidney patients for kidney patients. We strive to educate and improve the health and well-being of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, those on hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and transplant recipients.

AIFT is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that offers Care Packages which includes Butterfly Pillows, Hope Baskets and/or Totes that Care, FREE Counseling, Emotional Support, and more for Breast Cancer Patients, Survivors, Caregivers, and/or Family Members.

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.

Offers support groups for women, men and families that live with bleeding disorders (either personally affected or have someone in their family with one).

A support group provides an opportunity for family members, caregivers, friends, and/or persons with dementia to meet and develop a mutual support system that will help maintain the health and well being of its members. Exchanging practical information on caregiving problems and solutions, sharing ways of adapting to the continuing stress of coping. Sharing feelings, needs and concerns in a supportive, non-threatening and non-judgmental atmosphere, providing social contact for family members who feel isolated by constant, continual caregiving. Group will be for Caregivers and/or person with Early-stage Alzheimer's or dementia. The group will be divided with two. Either caregiver or person with dementia may attend or both.

Provides a resource group for amputees and their families with sharing of information and resources.

UVA Heath Cancer Care Gainesville offers comprehensive cancer treatment and wellness services. Cancers we treat: Bladder Bone Brain Breast Colorectal Esophageal Gynecologic Head and Neck Lung Pancreatic Prostate Skin Stomach Testicular

Provides both educational and emotional support for cancer patients and/or their families.

Support services and referrals for burn survivors and families. To assist anyone affected by a burn injury through peer support, education, collaboration and advocacy.

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.

Support groups and connection programs bring people affected by MS together to share common experiences, find support and learn about the disease.

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.

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

Offers support to individuals with heart disease, their family members and cardiac care professionals. Visits patient/family in hospital before and after surgery and maintains telephone contact thereafter. Holds monthly meetings: four each year are informational; six are support groups and two are social. Also publishes bimonthly newsletters containing cardiac-related information. Make visits to heart surgery patients 365 days/year at the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Heart and Vascular Institute and Virginia Hospital Center (formerly Arlington Hospital). Have provided over 1262 Therapeutic Heart Shaped Cough Pillows during 3,558 visits to heart surgery patients.

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

Support and education for stroke survivors and their families.