Healthcare and Medical - Other Resources (Not Providers)

Helps persons living with AIDS/HIV-related illness by paying their health insurance premiums when they become too ill to work.

Provides information on cancer, staying healthy, treatment & support (transportation/lodging) & more. Helps with questions about health insurance.

Our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. As we move into the second century of our work, we are advancing health and hope for everyone, everywhere.

Provides guidance and resources to assist those who want to quit smoking.

Quitline Iowa 800-QUIT-NOW

Keywords; Tobacco, vape, smoking, quit smoking, dip, vaping, stats, e-cig, e-cigarettes, clean air, stop smoking, teen vape, stop cig, help, quitline, quit line, quit now

24 hour phone number: 515-243-4054

Volunteer, give blood, take a class, free smoke detectors 

Assistance can include funds for emergency travel, burial of a loved one, emergency food and shelter, etc. The Aid Societies determine the financial assistance package that will be offered – a grant or a loan. The Red Cross is the mechanism to expedite access to these financial resources.

• Dementia Friendly Iowa promotes change and education in communities to create a more welcoming, safe, and respectful space for people living with dementia and their caregivers.

Gambling, substance misuse, employee assistance services, case management, professional development, & education/communication to youth, adults, & families.

24/7 Help Line: 515-244-6090 or 800-327-4692

The Iowa Cancer Consortium is Iowa’s statewide comprehensive cancer coalition. As a leader in cancer control, the Iowa Cancer Consortium offers the state’s cancer stakeholders access to resources, expertise, and non-competitive collaboration across traditional boundaries for a bigger impact in cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and quality of life.

Grant opportunities on the website. 

CHPcommunity is a local nonprofit organization managing the Iowa Community HUB that is made up of a network of partners coming together to support evidence-based health promotion programs and services in Iowa.

Keywords: Fall Prevention Program, A Matter of Balance, Stepping ON, Tai Chi for Arthritis, and Falls Prevention. HARP, Better Choices, Better Health, Cancer Education, Diabetes Prevention, Diabetes Management, 5-2-1-0, Healthy LifeStars

• Work­ing Togeth­er to Trans­form Lives Through the Gift of Organ & Tis­sue Donation

Your donation with LifeServe will help save your neighbor, a friend, family member or a stranger in your community!

The Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services (BRS) is a federally funded office of the Iowa Department of Human Services and is charged with supporting the resettlement of refugees in Iowa. BRS works with a network of resettlement agencies (RA) across Iowa who do the bulk of the direct resettlement work with refugees.

This program allows Iowa residents to receive a free envelope of sexual wellness supplies delivered discreetly to their door, up to twice per 30 days. If you would like to receive a second envelope, please fill out the form twice. Please note that all addresses are subject to verification and unverifiable addresses will not receive a shipment.

Key words: Condoms, birth control, prevention, sexual health