Health Information Resource Center offered at University of Washington Medical Center
Conducts health education classes and support groups for multiple diseases and disorders, including brain tumor, cancer, diabetes, muscular dystrophy, transplants and spinal cord injury.
Provides individualized health information on diseases and conditions such as:
- Tests and medications
- Support groups and classes
- Community health resources
- Transportation and housing
- Health promotion
Conducts health education classes and support groups for multiple diseases and disorders, including brain tumor, cancer, diabetes, muscular dystrophy, transplants and spinal cord injury.
Also offers maternal and infant care classes, including tours of the birthing rooms.
Diabetes Education offered at Providence Clearview Family Medicine
Provides group and individual classes to persons with diabetes and their families.
Provides group and individual classes to persons with diabetes and their families. Classes focus on how to live a full, productive life with the disease. See website or call for specific classes, fees, dates, and times.
TBI Events Portal offered by Center on Brain Injury Research and Training
Portal for upcoming events, trainings, and workshops, as well as recordings of previous ones.
Free portal for upcoming events, trainings, and workshops, as well as recordings of previous ones. Includes access to the Brain Injury Workshop Series which provides information on enhancing skills, increasing knowledge, building connections, and covers key topics relevant to brain injury. Also offers links to brain injury support groups and resources.
Support Services offered at Spina Bifida Advocates of Washington State
Provides information and support services to people with spina bifida. Coordinates mentoring groups, and offers limited financial assistance to help with medical costs associated with Spina Bifida.
Provides information and support services to people with Spina Bifida and families who have children with Spina Bifida.
Coordinates mentoring groups, and offers limited financial assistance to help with medical costs associated with Spina Bifida.
Organizes informal get-togethers for people associated with the organization and others interested in Spina Bifida.
BABES Network offered by YWCA Seattle King Snohomish at Seneca
Coordinates a Seattle-based peer support program for HIV+ women and families. Offers one-on-one peer support, counseling, weekly support groups, informal support gatherings and annual retreats.
Coordinates a Seattle-based program for those who are HIV positive and their affected family members.
Services include:
- Opportunities for advocacy
- Peer support
- Health and safety information/programs
- Non-medical case management
- Education and outreach
- Information and referrals (in-person and via telephone)
- Weekly virtual and in-person support groups (2024 3rd Ave. Seattle, WA)
- Appointment and transportation partners
Disability Resources and Advocacy Offered by Disability Access Center NW in Lewiston
Offers personal and community advocacy, information & referrals, peer support, independent living skills training, transition services, and a medical goods exchange program for people living with disabilities, all at no charge.
Offers personal and community advocacy, information & referrals, peer support, independent living skills training, transition services, and a medical goods exchange program for people living with disabilities, all at no charge.
Cancer Care offered at Astria Health Center's Cancer Center
Provides a wide range of service for cancer patients, including: diagnosis, treatment, genetic testing, and support groups.
Provides a wide range of service for cancer patients, including: diagnosis, treatment, genetic testing, and support groups.
- Cancer Diagnosis, Imaging, and Genetic Testing: Experts use medical imaging equipment to diagnose cancer and create a treatment plan tailored to meet patient's needs. Genetic testing can help understand the risk for inherited cancer. Provides testing and helps understand the results—and what steps should be taken as a result.
- Solid Malignancies: Breast cancer, colon cancer, kidney cancer, gastrointestinal cancers, among others.
- Blood Malignancies: Leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.
- Other blood disorders: Anemia, thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia, and coagulation disorders.
- Second opinions about a cancer diagnosis or treatment plan: Offers a second opinion, and no referral is required for this service.
- A cancer support group and family counseling: For people with cancer, their family members, and their caregivers. This group meets at 906 E Edison Ave in Sunnyside. The group offers a safe, private space to share stories, provide encouragement, and receive support from others who've been there. Please reach out to 509.837.1587 for information on meeting dates/times.
Year-round Social and Emotional Support offered at REACH Ministries
Offers community-building events including two family camp weekends per year and quarterly picnics and parties. Mentors, visits and spends time with children, teens, and young adults who have an HIV-positive test result. Also has support groups.
Serves the whole family, because just one member’s HIV status affects the whole family.
Offers community-building events including two family camp weekends per year and quarterly picnics and parties.
Mentors spend time with children, teens, and young adults twice every month.
Visits or calls each family and young adult, and send innumerable notes, cards, and social media posts of affirmation and encouragement.
Also has support groups for HIV-positive teens, adults, and parents of HIV-positive teens.
REACH provides the community, tools, and cheerleading to claim joy, build hope, and flourish.
Partner Community-Based Peer Support offered at TACID (Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities)
Community-based peer support groups meet on a regular basis, providing individuals with disabilities opportunities to network, share strategies, and to create strong social connections.
Community-based peer support groups meet at TACID on a regular basis, providing individuals with disabilities opportunities to network, share strategies for daily living, and to create strong social connections in the community.
Offers a diabetes support group. Features speakers and discussions concerning various aspects of being diabetic.
Offers a diabetes support group in person on the 1st Wed. of each month at 10:00am. Features speakers and discussions concerning various aspects of living your best life while diabetic. Led by Susan Sorensen, RN. See newsletter for activity calendar, and consider all of our activities.
Health Education/Support Groups offered at St. Elizabeth Hospital
Offers a variety of health education classes and support groups including a diabetes support group, caregivers support group and a grief support group.
Offers Community Educational Services, including health care provider Basic Life Support classes, First Aid classes and a living with diabetes class.
Support groups include diabetes support group, caregivers support group and grief support group.
Better Breathers Clubs offered through the American Lung Association in Washington
Lists support group meetings for lung disease patients and their families. Primarily serves individuals who smoke or have lung disease.
Local support groups offer patient-centered, and community-based educational opportunities to persons with chronic lung disease (especially COPD, but also asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer and other chronic lung diseases) and their families, friends and support persons.
Volunteers facilitate all support groups and work with a Lung Association staff member to provide the service.
*Callers should view the website for locations and meeting times.
Offers emotional support and information to parents of children with developmental disabilities. Provides parent matches, support groups, newsletter and training. For more information please contact through the website link.
Offers emotional support and information to parents of children with special needs. Provides parent matches, support groups, special workshops, community resources and training.
Patient Services offered at Northwest Kidney Center Port Angeles
Offers a variety of patient services including dialysis and social services and nutritional counseling for current patients.
Dialysis
- Provides outpatient dialysis services for both hemo and peritoneal dialysis.
- Provides information, training and ongoing support for home dialysis. - For home dialysis, patients start their dialysis in the clinic and continue with a dialysis machine at home.
Support services
- Offers financial counseling, information and referral for patients.
- Offers information about diet and exercise that can slow or stop kidney disease from progressing.
- Provides mutual support opportunities for renal patients, families and friends.
- Provides travel information for visiting dialysis patients from other centers.
Offers a free class for people with chronic kidney disease that gives them an opportunity to learn about dialysis treatment options, including transplant, and how to plan and prepare for treatment.
Lists area doctors that specialize in kidney disease.
Offers workshops for siblings, ages 6-13, of children with special health issues and developmental disabilities.
Provides information and discussion activities with games and special guests. Offers two sibling workshops, including one for siblings of children with special health concerns and one for siblings of children with developmental needs. Workshops are divided into age appropriate groups.
Endocrinology and Diabetes offered at Seattle Children's
Provides long-term care for children and teens with diabetes and other endocrine system problems, such as puberty, growth and thyroid disorders. Coordinates diabetes support groups for children.
Provides long-term care for children and teens with diabetes and other endocrine system problems, such as puberty, growth and thyroid disorders. Offers diabetes education classes for clinic families. Coordinates a support group for small children with Type 1 diabetes as well as a support group for children with insulin dependent diabetes.
Social and Transition Support offered at Wallingford Community Senior Center
Provides social work appointments, resource navigation and referrals, Medicare advice, conversation and discussion groups, men's group and topical workshops.
Provides:
- Social work appointments
- Resource navigation and referrals
- Medicare advice
- Conversation and discussion groups
- Topical workshops
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Support Group offered at Kadlec Regional Medical Center at Healthplex
Provides a monthly TBI support group for anyone with any type of TBI, including acquired brain injuries from strokes, brain bleeds, etc., as well as those who had head trauma.
Provides a monthly TBI support group for anyone with any type of TBI, including acquired brain injuries from strokes, brain bleeds, etc., as well as those who had head trauma. Offers library information, educational classes, as well as connections to outside resources, like the Brian Injury Alliance of WA.
HIV / AIDS Program offered at Kitsap Public Health District
Provides HIV antibody testing and counseling, HIV/AIDS outreach, education and training, HIV/AIDS case management, support groups, and the volunteer programs.
The AIDS/HIV program services include: HIV counseling, HIV/AIDS outreach and education, HIV/AIDS case management, and the HIV Program Quality Improvement Group. All services are confidential.
Cancer Support Group offered at Mason Health - Mason General Hospital & Mason Clinic
Provides education, resources, and support for those affected by any type of cancer. Friends, loved ones and caregivers of the cancer patient welcome.
Provides a group of patients and loved ones who gather weekly to talk in a safe environment, with honesty, about the physical, emotional and spiritual impact of cancer.
Education Programs & Support Groups offered at Valley Medical Center
Offers informational seminars and more in-depth classes that cover topics ranging from fitness and heart health, to cancer. Offers support groups for cancer and parenting
Offers free informational seminars, and more in-depth educational classes that cover topics ranging from fitness and diabetes, to cancer.
Offers birth preparation classes.
Develops programs focusing on general fitness, health and wellness, adult fitness, aerobics, heart health and recovering from stroke.
Offers programs focused on women's health as well as older adult issues.
Diabetes Education and Support offered by Swedish Medical Center in First Hill at Heath Building
Provides comprehensive self-management education for diabetes and related health needs. Instructs participants on diabetes self-care skills, including meal planning, blood-glucose testing and medication administration.
Provides comprehensive self-management education for pre-diabetes, diabetes and diabetes in pregnancy.
Includes self-care skills, meal planning, blood-glucose testing and medication administration.
Available via one-on-one instruction and/or classes.
Also offers a diabetes support group.
Program is recognized by the American Diabetes Association and is Medicare approved.