Health

Around Florida

Octo­ber is Breast Can­cer Aware­ness Month.
Novem­ber is Pan­cre­atic Can­cer Aware­ness Month

Can­cer Support

• Gilda’s Club of South Florida, Sup­port for Cancer
• Many can­cer related Links pro­vided The Leukemia & Lym­phoma Society
• Breast Can­cer Sur­vivor Network
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure
• Haven Hos­pice, Serv­ing North Florida since 1979

Online Can­cer Support

• Can­cer Nutri­tion Center
• Can­cer 411
• Lym­phedema Therapy
• Finan­cial Assis­tance for Can­cer care
• Breast Doc­torLocal Hos­pi­tals
• Shands Hos­pi­tal 352–265-01111
• North Florida Regional Med­ical cen­ter 352–333-4000

Abuse and Addic­tion Help

• Alachua Co. Vic­tim ser­vices and Rape Cri­sis Cen­ter — 352–264-6760
• Florida Abuse Hot­line — 1–800-962‑2873
• Florida Domes­tic Vio­lence Hot­line 1–800-500‑1119
• Sched­ule of AA Meet­ings in North Florida

Aging Ser­vices

• Amer­i­can Asso­ci­a­tion for Retired Per­sons — 1–888-687‑2277

Health Ser­vices

• Alzheimer Online Sup­port Group — 1–866-260‑2466
• Can­cer Sup­port — The Amer­i­can Can­cer Soci­ety — 1.800.ACS.2345
• Heal­ing Touch Can­cer Sup­port Group — 352–376-6615
• Mem­ory Impair­ment Group — 352–352-1228
• I can Cope Can­cer Sup­port Group — 352–307-7303
• Man-to-Man Prostate Can­cer Sup­port Group — 352–237-2533
• Parkinson’s Sup­port Group — 352–352-1228
• Alachua County Bette4r Breathers Group (patients and fam­i­lies liv­ing with Lung dis­ease) — 352–373-4044

Hos­pice of North Cen­tral Florida Infor­ma­tion — (352) 378‑2121

The Poi­son con­trol Hot­line — 800–222-1222

Pre­scrip­tion Med­ica­tion
Infor­ma­tionCan­cer news and sup­portAmer­i­can Pain Soci­etyAlter­na­tive med­i­cineWeb MD Health
Cen­ter for Dis­ease con­trol and Pre­ven­tion
Dis­cov­ery Health
National Com­mit­tee for Qual­ity Assur­ance — HMO Qual­ity Group

Alzheimer Cri­sis Line 800–394-1771 — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
National Sub­stance Abuse Help line 800–662-4357
National Poi­son Con­trol Cen­ter 800–222-1222
Cen­ter for Miss­ing and Exploited Chil­dren 800–843-5678
National Domes­tic Vio­lence Hot­line 800–799-7233
National Child Abuse Hot­line 800–422-4453
National Run­away Hot­line 800–621-4000