Support Groups

If you’re looking to slim down or get back on track with eating right and exercising, these classes can help. Dietitians offer expert advice and guidance for people 14 and older. For more information:

Hersheycall717-531-7260

Readingcall610-378-7900

这项针对老年人的自由实力训练计划由教堂和其他社区地点的训练有素的志愿者领导。In three, one-hour sessions a week, you can get stronger, feel better, make new friends, maintain independence — and have fun doing it. For more information,email us。

Learn more aboutBand Together Strength Training Program。

该小组提供了分享癌症相关经验的机会，并通过正式会议，个人接触和新闻通讯为患有膀胱癌及其家人的患者提供鼓励，希望，教育和情感支持。该小组通过意识功能，研讨会和筹款活动来支持膀胱癌研究。有关更多信息，请致电支持小组联络717-531-0003，，，，extension 285863or emailTheda Shaw，RN，MSN，临床计划协调员。

All patients and family members affected by leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma are invited to join us for an evening of support, friendly conversation and refreshments. Please come and share your challenges, concerns and thoughts with others who have similar experiences.

BMT支持小组旨在提供有关干细胞移植过程各个方面的支持，鼓励，信息和资源。该小组向所有骨髓/干细胞移植患者，家庭成员，看护人，朋友和捐助者开放。

有关更多信息，请致电717-531-0003，，，，extension 281210。

We offer several support groups at the Penn State Health Breast Center.

Moving Forwardis an informal setting where you can meet other women diagnosed with breast cancer. Sessions are held the second Monday of every month, from 6-7:30 p.m. For more information or to register, contactNichole Cook在717-531-7492。

FORCEis a support group for BRCA gene mutation carriers. FORCE provides information, support awareness and advocacy for individuals and families affected by hereditary breast, ovarian and related cancers. Please contact717-531-1631了解更多信息。

Pink Ribbon Programis a therapeutic exercise program designed for patients after breast cancer surgery and promotes awareness and advocacy for individuals and families affected by hereditary breast, ovarian and related cancers. The support group focuses on the support and educational needs of patients and families whose lives have been touched by breast cancer. ContactJennifer Pricevia email or phone717-531-7075了解更多信息。

Sponsored by Audiology at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital, this support group provides information about cochlear implant surgery as well as an opportunity for cochlear implant recipients and their families to connect with other implant recipients.

要了解更多信息，请致电听力学服务717-531-6822。

这Crohn’s and Colitis Support Group provides information, support and resources for patients and families with the goal of building a group that allows the Penn State Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center patients and their family members to develop connections with and receive support from other patients and care providers. Our scheduled speakers provide practical and up-to-date information on various aspects of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

这meetings are free and take place quarterly from 6-8 p.m.

For more information, contact Rachael Wentzel, IBD support group facilitator atgotgutshhmc12@gmail.com。

Whether you're newly diagnosed or have had diabetes for many years, our support groups can help you live well with diabetes. Meet others who face the same challenges and learn new healthy lifestyle habits.

Learn more about our support groups for type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes by calling:

• 好时地点：717-531-8288
• Lancaster location:717-391-7091
  

患有癫痫病是充满挑战的。Talking to other people with epilepsy can be helpful, which is why we offer support groups for our epilepsy patients and their families. Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and theEpilepsy Association of Western and Central PA每月下午6点至7点，共同赞助者一个癫痫支持小组。

Registration is not required and there is no fee to attend. For more information, call Laura Woodward at717-730-6779or emaillwoodward@eawcp.org。

这个BRCA基因突变载体的支持小组为受世袭乳房，卵巢及相关癌症影响的个人和家庭提供了信息，支持，意识和倡导。有关更多信息，请致电717-531-1631。

As a benefit to patients in the program and as a service to the community, the Penn State Surgical Weight Loss program hosts a monthly support group.

这group generally meets on the third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Surgical Weight Loss program clinic, 3100 Schoolhouse Road in Middletown. All pre-op and post-op patients, friends and family are welcome.

Registration and session dates

Please call717-531-7260注册并接收有关即将举行的会议的信息。

This group provides an opportunity for head and neck cancer patients, as well as their family members, to develop connections with and receive support from other patients and caregivers. The support group meets every fourth Sunday of the month. For more information, call717-531-8945or e-mailHead and Neck Support Group。

好时心脏是心脏移植接受者的同伴支持小组，等待心脏移植的患者，他们的家人和看护人。该小组将由医学博士Eric Popjes。该小组的格式将灵活地满足您明确的需求。

Each session features a guest speaker and is followed by time for group members to share experiences, questions and offer support.

For future dates and topics, please contact the Cardiac Transplant Office at717-531-7459。

希望HSis a support group for people withHidradenitis Suppurativa（HS）。Meet other individuals and their loved ones and exchange ideas about the general management of HS such as wound care and social support. Facilitated by Penn State Department of Dermatology clinicians, researchers and staff, the support group is free and open to patients with HS and their family and friends.

可以选择参加会议，以便无法亲自参加。请联系HS分会主任PSHDerm@hopeforhs.orgfor additional information.

Offers support and education for patients and family members dealing with blood cancers. The group allows an opportunity for participants to share experiences and enhance coping. For more information, call610-276-3199。

创建了黑色素瘤支持小组，以通过分享我们的经验和实践信息，同时提供鼓励，希望，网络和教育机会，以为3阶段和4阶段的黑色素瘤患者及其护理人员提供支持。结构化会议将包括介绍，分享经验和感受，交换信息以及建立归属感。将安排小组成员确定的有关主题的发言人和专家。我们将通过倡导和相关活动来支持黑色素瘤研究。

获取更多资讯，请联系Carol Mallon, MS, RN, AOCNS在717-531-5784orMary Ellen Loser, BSN, RN, CPSN在717-531-1657。

You can meet other women diagnosed with breast cancer to share experience, receive support and give strength to each other during and after cancer treatment. Family and significant others are welcome to attend this free group. It’s held on the second Monday of the month, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Penn State Health Breast Center, room 1710 A & B. For more information or to register, contactNichole Cook致电717-531-7492。

Living withmultiple sclerosis不容易。这是一条漫长的道路，充满了许多跌宕起伏。And sometimes our friends and closest family members struggle to understand our challenges.

If you want to connect with and learn from others who are on the MS journey, join the Penn State Health Multiple Sclerosis Support Group.该小组几乎通过Zoom，每三个星期四，每月下午2-3点开会。

Contact Shannon Orehek, to reserve your spot or for more information, at 717-531-0003, x289131 orsorehek@pennstatehealth.psu.edu。

这American Sleep Apnea Association’s AWAKE (Alert, Well and Keeping Energetic) Network holds a local support group at the Penn State Sleep Research and Treatment Center. The program is a patient-centered group for patients with obstructive sleep apnea. It meets quarterly and consists of lectures from sleep specialists and a support group for patients to share their experiences.

Call Penn State Sleep Research and Treatment Center at717-531-8520了解更多信息。

这Pink Ribbon Programis a therapeutic exercise program developed by a survivor for patients and survivors. It’s appropriate for all fitness levels and incorporates your doctor’s exercise recommendations. The program helps stretch and strengthen your shoulder, chest, back and abdominal muscles. The exercises improve your range of motion in the areas affected by recent or past breast cancer surgery. For more information, contactJennifer Price在717-531-7075.

This support group is open to all men who are newly diagnosed or dealing with recurrent or advanced prostate cancer, along with their spouses, family members and caretakers. Meetings will provide encouragement, hope, education, emotional support, personal interactions, and mentoring of new patients.

Patients, spouses, family members and caregivers receive encouragement, information and support. The Prostate Cancer support group meets quarterly (January, April, July and October) on the second Monday of each month.

For more information, call717-531-5784。

This group is open to those with pulmonary fibrosis, their family, caregivers and supporters. Sessions provide a venue to ask questions, share experiences and are formatted to provide members with information, support and resources on all aspects of pulmonary fibrosis. Topics are based on member input and are facilitated by professionals in the field from the Gift of Life program and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, including physicians, pulmonary rehabilitation therapists and exercise physiologists.

Meetings are held monthly, 5:30-7 p.m. and are organized by Max Whitehead-Zimmers, Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group Coordinator and pulmonary researcher.

请联系Max Whitehead-Zimmers以获取更多信息717-531-0003，x286335或mwhiteheadzimmers@pennstatehealth.psu.edu。

该组向患有肺纤维化的人的护理人员开放。这bi-monthly sessions provide a venue to ask questions, share experiences and are formatted to provide members with information, support and resources on all aspects of caregiving and pulmonary fibrosis. Topics are based on member input and are facilitated by professionals in the field from the Gift of Life program and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, including physicians, pulmonary rehabilitation therapists and exercise physiologists.

Meetings are organized by Max Whitehead-Zimmers, Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group Coordinator and pulmonary researcher.

请联系Max Whitehead-Zimmers以获取更多信息717-531-0003ext. 286335 ormwhiteheadzimmers@pennstatehealth.psu.edu。

脊髓损伤的支持小组对th开放ose with spinal cord injuries, their families and support person. The group allows an opportunity for support, socialization and education. Please join us at Penn State Hershey Rehabilitation Hospital Cafeteria, 1135 Old West Chocolate Avenue, Hummelstown, PA 17036 every third Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

Please contact Nancy Lokey for more information atnlokey@pennstatehealth.psu.edu。

这次旅程的力量是一个免费的支持小组，适用于每个月在圣约瑟夫癌症中心的11个星期三见面的所有癌症患者。该小组为通过生存而提供的信息，支持和鼓励提供了生命线。

有关更多信息，请致电610-378-2517。

This group provides programs of interest to stroke survivors and their caregivers as well as an opportunity for support and socialization.

Registration is not required and there is not a fee to attend.

所有会议均通过Zoom举行。有关如何参加的信息，请联系宾夕法尼亚州立大学中心717-531-7875。

If you’re looking to slim down or get back on track with eating right and exercising, these classes can help. Dietitians offer expert advice and guidance for people 14 and older. For more information:

Hersheycall717-531-7260

Readingcall610-378-7900

这Alzheimer’s Association’s Caregiver Support Groups are designed to provide emotional, educational and social support for caregivers through regularly scheduled meetings. They help participants develop methods and skills to solve problems. The groups encourage caregivers to maintain their own personal, physical and emotional health, as well as optimally care for the person with dementia.

这support group meets at Penn State Health St. Joseph Exeter Ridge Health Complex, Suite 101.

有关更多信息，请致电610-779-1330。

This support group meets at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Franciscan Room A. For more information or to register for an upcoming session, call610-378-7900。

丧亲支持小组适合因亲人死亡而感到悲伤的任何人。这support group will assist you in understanding how to cope with grief, as well as how to begin turning your mourning into cherished memories of your loved one.

请致电宾夕法尼亚州立卫生局圣约瑟夫的精神护理办公室注册118金宝搏抽水610-378-2297。Please leave your name, phone number and if you have questions, ask for the staff chaplain.

Meeting time: Wednesday evenings, 7:00 to 8:30 pm, at St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Campus. The bereavement support group meets once a week for seven weeks. There are three sessions offered throughout the year. January-February, May–June, September–October.

Come and meet other women who are breastfeeding their babies. This free drop-in group is a collaboration between Berks County Breastfeeding Coalition and Penn State Health St. Joseph that focuses on allowing breastfeeding mothers to support each other in a warm, nurturing environment. Breastfeeding mothers and their babies are welcome to drop in for a cup of tea, relax, and chat with others about what’s going on as a new mom. Staff trained in lactation are available to answer any breastfeeding questions with accurate, up-to-date information. Weight checks are free. Moms and babies can come for as many weeks as they would like.

For more information, feel free to contact us atberksbreastfeeding@gmail.com。

该支持小组为患者及其护理人员提供感兴趣的计划，管理COPD，糖尿病，心力衰竭和中风等慢性疾病。会议为支持和社会化提供了机会。

这group meets the third Thursday of every month from 10 to 11 a.m. at Penn State Health St. Joseph - Spring Ridge, 2607 Keiser Blvd., Wyomissing.

这meetings offer a safe environment, activities, shared experiences and information sessions from a variety of health care professionals, said Clinical Disease Coordinator Morgan Boyer.

“Chronic diseases play into exacerbations that force patients to seek emergency services that could be prevented,” she said. “If they have a person who keeps them on point, someone to talk to for support, they have a greater likelihood of success. The goal is for the client to own their disease.”

这groups meet in large rooms that allow for proper social distancing. Participants are screened for COVID-19 and must wear a mask. A Zoom option is available. For more information or to register, call610-378-2030。

This 10-hour course provides comprehensive diabetes self-management training in four group classes. Topics include nutrition, heart health and exercise, reducing the risk of diabetes-related problems, and diabetes medicines. Classes are offered weekdays and evenings at118金宝搏抽水宾夕法尼亚州健康St. Joseph Medical Centerand118金宝搏抽水宾夕法尼亚州健康圣约瑟夫 - 埃克塞特岭。For more information and class registration, call 610-378-2030.

这项10小时的课程提供了全面的糖尿病自我管理培训，该培训得到了ADA的认可。Classes are offered weekdays and evenings at St. Joseph Medical Center and Exeter Ridge.

有关更多信息，请致电610-378-2030。

这次旅程的力量是一个免费的支持小组，适用于每个月在圣约瑟夫癌症中心的11个星期三见面的所有癌症患者。该小组为通过生存而提供的信息，支持和鼓励提供了生命线。

有关更多信息，请致电610-378-2517。

If you’re looking to slim down or get back on track with eating right and exercising, these classes can help. Dietitians offer expert advice and guidance for people 14 and older. For more information:

Hersheycall717-531-7260

Readingcall610-378-7900

If you are grieving the loss of a child, you are not alone, There are others who can relate and understand what you are going through. Join us for an intimate six-week parent support group (spring and fall) that provides an opportunity to meet others who are going through a similar situation. Call 717-531-8521 ext. 282131 or emailmyoutz@pennstatehealth.psu.edu。

Share stories and concerns with other parents whose children have been diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech. The group meets quarterly at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital room P1100 from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, call717-531-6807。

When children hear that parents or grandparents have been diagnosed with cancer, they may feel all these things and more.

像成年人一样的孩子也可以从了解自己需求的专业人员中受益。攀登是一个免费的四周计划，旨在通过鼓励讨论和创造力来帮助孩子应对癌症。

这child’s loved ones are also welcomed. The program increases their understanding of cancer and its treatment, as well as allows children to form new friendships and bonds with others going through the same thing.

For more information, contact Nichole Cook at717-531-7942orncook@pennstatehealth.psu.edu或林恩幽灵t717-531-7492。

Sponsored by Audiology at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital, this support group provides information about cochlear implant surgery as well as an opportunity for cochlear implant recipients and their families to connect with other implant recipients.

要了解更多信息，请致电听力学服务717-531-6822。

与其他脑震荡的人建立联系，分享故事并学习管理症状的新策略。This group meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:15 p.m.

If you are planning to attend and/or would like additional information, please contact詹娜·米勒（Jena Miller）通过电子邮件atjmiller38@pennstatehealth.psu.edu。

Through our State Chapters we are able to give knowledge, give a voice and give hope, directly meeting the comprehensive, lifelong needs of patients with congenital heart disease and their families through support, education, advocacy and research programming.

Local activities include:

• Conquering CHD Kits offering critical information and a personal connection for patients with CHD of all ages through individualized care packages
• Online chat networks bringing people with similar experiences together
• 面对面的同伴支持，为患者和家庭提供了行走类似道路的人的鼓励和洞察力
• Social events providing a safe environment to celebrate life and simple joys together
• 医生反对教育改善的理解genital heart disease from the patient and family perspective
• 研究促进和参与有助于有希望的发展成为现实
• 倡导活动分享我们的故事以改善联邦研究资金

有关宾夕法尼亚分会的更多信息，请发送电子邮件pennsylvania@conqueringchd.org。

患有癫痫病是充满挑战的。Talking to other people with epilepsy can be helpful, which is why we offer support groups for our epilepsy patients and their families. Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and theEpilepsy Association of Western and Central PA每月下午6点至7点，共同赞助者一个癫痫支持小组。

Registration is not required and there is no fee to attend. For more information, call Laura Woodward at717-730-6779or emaillwoodward@eawcp.org。

We offer a parent focus group for parents and patients who have a single ventricle physiology.

该小组每年开会两次，以建立家庭与患者之间的联系，提供有关单个心室和头脑风暴的教育，以改善这些患者的护理。

Please contact Julie Jones atjjones6@pennstatehealth.psu.edu了解更多信息。

这小儿炎症性肠病支持组provides adolescent pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients age 12-18 years and their parents with helpful information and the chance to meet others living with IBD.

会议每季度在宾夕法尼亚州立儿童医院（Penn State Children's Hospital），房间P1100/P1100A举行，并简要介绍了教育主题，随后对父母进行了讨论，并为青少年进行了活动。

Please call717-531-1043了解更多信息。。

小时候，拥有慢性医疗需求的兄弟姐妹会感到孤立。Sibshops是一项令人兴奋的计划，刚刚为那些有特殊需要或长期医疗需求的兄弟姐妹制定。我们的sibshops由认证的儿童救生专家和经过认证的娱乐疗法专家经营，他们对儿童的特殊需求或长期医疗需求对兄弟姐妹的影响有专业的了解。同样重要的是，他们具有出色的儿童技能！

有关参加SIBSHOP的更多信息，请致电717-531-8366选项1，电子邮件Child Lifeor单击此处注册。

支持小组提供一个机会来分享你r feelings and connect with other parents and caregivers who are experiencing similar struggles.

• Spina Bifida Association
  Phone:800-621-3141
• Living with Spina Bifida in Central PA (Facebook group) or emaillivingwithsbincentralpa@gmail.com
• Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania- 将残疾儿童和成人家庭与特殊需求联系起来。
  Phone:888-727-2706

该小组为小儿中风幸存者的父母和照顾者提供每月关注的计划。邀请孩子每隔一个月加入一次。每月会议通过Zoom举行。

Questions? Contact:

艾丽西亚·理查森（Alicia Richardson）
Phone:717-531-1390
arichardson2@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

Cesar Velasco
Phone:717-531-3638
cvelasco@pennstatehealth.psu.edu