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University of Virginia
The
Cancer Center
Every Woman's Life Health Passport: Cancer
Screening Service for Women Over 40
Diabetes
Education and Management Program
Health Sciences Library:
Blue Ridge AHEC Promotora de Salud (Lay Health Promoter)
Enhancement Project
IQ Health
Virginia
La
Clinica at the Women's Center offers services in Spanish for
the Latino population.
NIMH
Outreach Virginia - Mental Health Information and
Research
Nursing Students Without
Borders-Volunteers from the School of Nursing and other
professions have programs in El Salvador and in Charlottesville-area
migrant worker camps.
Outreach
Virginia
Parish
Nursing Center
Remote Area Medical
(RAM) Clinic - Remote Area Medical (RAM) Volunteer Corps is a
non-profit, volunteer, airborne relief corps dedicated to serving
mankind by providing free health care, dental care, eye care,
veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people
in remote areas of the United States and the world.
The University of Virginia Teen
Health Center
Southwest Virginia UVA Alliance for Telemedicine
Volunteer opportunities
Madison
House
Migrant
Aid
Medical
Services Program
Medical Center Language Bank
Charlottesville Area Services Available to Minorities
AIDS/HIV
AIDS / HIV Services Group
- Provides emotional and practical support to people living with
HIV/AIDS, their families, friends, and loved ones; prevents the spread
of the HIV/AIDS epidemic by educating the community; and promotes a
compassionate, informed community response to all people affected by
HIV/AIDS. Includes culturally sensitive educational programs on
AIDS/HIV.
Aging
Jefferson
Area Board for Aging - JABA provides the care, planning and
services essential for persons to remain home and to stay active and
productive. To better serve our senior citizens and their family
caregivers, JABA has both a non-fee service and a fee-based service.
Income generated by the fee-based service enables JABA to provide
charitable care to those who cannot pay for the services they
need.
Alcoholism/Drug Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous -
Jefferson District Intergroup
Narcotics Anonymous -
Piedmont Area Service Committee
Alzheimers
Alzheimers'
Association -- Charlottesville-Piedmont Chapter
American Red Cross --
Central Virginia Chapter
Blindness
Recording for
the Blind and Dyslexic
Cancer
Breast Health
Coalition of the Blue Ridge
Child and Family
Children, Youth & Family
Services - A 22-member planning and advisory body to the City
of Charlottesville and County of Albemarle. Citizen, community agency,
local government, education, and university leaders work to improve
outcomes for local children and families.
Clinics
Charlottesville Free
Clinic
Diabetes
Diabetes Community
Network
Disabilities
Brain Injury Association of
Virginia
Jefferson
Area Disability Services Board
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of
Virginia
Health Agencies
Health and Human Services Resource Directory for Central
Virginia
Northwestern
Virginia Health Systems Agency
Hospice Care
Hospice of the Piedmont
Mental Health
The Arc of the
Piedmont
Authentic Living
Charlottesville -
Albemarle Mental Health Association
Innisfree
NAMI -
Blue Ridge Family Alliance - A local affiliate of National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), a grass-roots organization for
families and friends of persons who are suffering from severe and
chronic mental illness.
On Our Own --
Drop-in Center
Region Ten
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis Society --
Blue Ridge Chapter
National Kidney Foundation of the
Virginias
Nutrition/Diet
Overeaters Anonymous -
Charlottesville Area Intergroup
Red Cross
Central Virginia
Chapter
Mid-Atlantic
Regional Blood Services
Ronald McDonald House of
Charlottesville
Rural and Migrant Health
Charlottesville Migrant Outreach Project - (923-0106) The
project targets the health needs of migrant farm workers primarily
through improved access to health care and health education. The
Charlottesville Migrant Outreach Project is looking for volunteers who
speak both Spanish and English and have a desire to work with the
Hispanic/Latino community.
Nelson County Rural Health Outreach Program
Sexual Health
Council on Adolescent
Pregnancy Prevention
Teen
Pregnancy Prevention Services
Charlottesville
Pregnancy CenterCharlottesville Sexual Health
& Wellness Clinic
The United Way - Thomas
Jefferson Area - offers the Insurance for Children and Family
Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) programs as well as the Information
and Referral Center, a large listing of resources of services available
to minorities and other residents in the TJA.
Women's Health
Women's Health
Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia
Hispanic
Committee of Virginia
National Organization for the
Advancement of Hispanics
Virginia Department of
Health
Virginia Transplant
Council
Virginia Health Network Access
(VHAN)
Virginia Rural Health
Association
Additional Resources
GraciasDoctor.com - provider of multimedia health care
information in Spanish and Portuguese for doctors, patients and media
companies.
Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ)
National Center on Minority Health and
Health Disparities (NCMHD)
AHRQ
Minority Health Page
CDC Office
of Minority Health
The Cross Cultural Health Care
Program
HHS Healthfinder
Espanol
HHS Office of Minority Health Resouce
Center
Closing the
Gap -national campaign to bring the best health
information to African American communities and help African American
consumers take charge of their health.
HRSA Office of Minority
Health
Indian Health Service
National Center for
Cultural Competence - Georgetown University
National Center for Farmworker
Health
National Rural Health
Association
NIH - National Institute on
Aging - Information for Hispanic Seniors available in
Spanish
NIH - Office of Minority Health Research
SAMHSA Culture,
Race, Ethnicity Homepage
Virginia Department of
Health
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