American Heart Association, Inc.

310B Bennett Center Drive
Greer, SC 29650

(864) 801-9550
(888) 988-2236

http://americanheart.org/

The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency to help reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

From their Website:

Our Web sites provide information for patients, caregivers, volunteers, consumers and healthcare professionals as part of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s mission to help reduce disability and death from heart disease and stroke.

American Diabetes Association

16-A Brozzini Court
Greenville, SC 29615

1-888-Diabetes (1-888-342-2383)
1-800-Diabetes (1-800-342-2383)
Fax: (864) 609-5093

http://www.diabetes.org/

From their website:

The American Diabetes Association is the nation’s leading 501(C)3 nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of communities. Find out what is happening in your area.

The mission of the Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

To fulfill this mission, the American Diabetes Association funds research, publishes scientific findings, provides information and other services to people with diabetes, their families, health professionals and the public. The Association is also actively involved in advocating for scientific research and for the rights of people with diabetes.

Alzheimer’s Association, South Carolina Chapter

Spartanburg Area Office:
Serves Spartanburg, Union, and Cherokee Counties
901 South Pine St
Spartanburg, SC 29302
864.542.9998
800.908.9690 (toll free)
864.542.0833 (fax)

http://www.alz.org/sc/index.asp

The Alzheimer’s Association is a non-profit charitable tax-exempt organization dedicated to family support, education, research and advocacy related to Alzheimer’s Disease.

Helpline (1.800.273.2555)
The Alzheimer’s Association Helpline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in 140 languages. Our staff is highly trained and knowledgeable about all aspects of Alzheimer’s disease.

Allergy and Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmatics

2751 Prosperity Ave, Suite 150
Fairfax, VA 22031

Phone: (800) 878-4403
Fax: (703) 573-7794

http://www.breatherville.org

Non-profit membership organization that uses awareness and advocacy programs to educate asthmatics, allergy sufferers and their families.

American Cancer Society Treatment Decision Tool

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/eto_1_1a.asp

From their website:

About the NexProfiler™ Tools for Cancer The NexProfiler Tool for Cancer is an interactive decision-support tool brought to you by the American Cancer Society and NexCura. The tool enables cancer patients and their physicians to make better informed treatment decisions using information from evidence-based, peer-reviewed medical literature.

To use the NexProfiler Tool for Cancer, NexCura requires you to register by entering an email address, to be used as your login name, and a password. Please note that disclosing personal information is optional when using the free tool.

Any information provided to NexCura is subject to NexCura’s privacy policy, which we recommend you read. ACS does not have access to the information you provide to NexCura. Their policy is compliant with the HON code principles of the Health on the Net Foundation.

If you have any further questions you may email the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society maintains its own privacy policy separate from NexCura’s privacy policy.

Union Lions Club

Union Lions Club Building
134 East Main Street
Union, SC 29379

Lions are an international network of 1.3 million men and women in 202 countries and geographic areas who work together to answer the needs that challenge communities around the world.

The Union Lions Club provides refurbished hearing aids and eyeglasses to qualifying individuals. Contact Lions Club members for more information and application.

Additionally the ULC provides speakers and support for diabetes.

NeedyMeds

http://www.needymeds.com/

NeedyMeds is a web-based information resource for people who need assistance paying for health care.

RxAssist

http://www.rxassist.org/

RxAssist is a pharmaceutical access information center created by Volunteers in Health Care (VIH), a national resource center for safety net organizations. VIH operates out of the Brown University Center for Primary Care and Prevention, based at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, a Brown Medical School teaching and research facility located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

VIH was established in 1997 originally to assist and connect organizations across the country using volunteer clinicians to deliver health care to the uninsured. VIH quickly realized that pharmaceutical access is a key problem. Safety net organizations were struggling to meet their patients’ medication needs; applying to the pharmaceutical companies’ patient assistance programs was cumbersome and purchasing medication was expensive. As the years progressed, with each year bringing rising costs of medications, safety net health care providers were stuck with a dilemma: how could their patients receive the highest quality of care if they couldn’t purchase medicine?

In 1999, with input from organizations across the country, VIH launched our website, RxAssist.org. RxAssist.org streamlines the application process for the pharmaceutical industry’s patient assistance programs. Combined with our staff’s extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical access issues and the creation of technical assistance tools, VIH and RxAssist are nationally recognized as expert resources for safety net organizations, policymakers, clinicians and the media.

Through RxAssist.org, Volunteers in Health Care offers:

• A comprehensive database of pharmaceutical company patient assistance programs. RxAssist was the first website to make application forms available online
• Extensive resources on using and understanding pharmaceutical company patient assistance programs
• Materials and information tailored to providers and consumers on medication access, including fact sheets, FAQs and “how to” guides
• Connections to programs and professionals across the country who are wrestling with issues of medication access, including a dynamic listserv
• Staff who are able to assist organizations starting or operating programs providing medication or pharmacy assistance
• Staff who are able to provide a national perspective on pharmaceutical access issues and strategies

Volunteers in Health Care received support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to update RxAssist.

Partnership for Prescription Assistance

https://www.pparx.org/Intro.php

The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together America’s pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other health care providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that’s right for them. Many will get them free or nearly free. Its mission is to increase awareness of patient assistance programs and boost enrollment of those who are eligible. Through this site, the Partnership for Prescription Assistance offers a single point of access to more than 475 public and private patient assistance programs, including more than 180 programs offered by pharmaceutical companies. To access the Partnership for Prescription Assistance by phone, you can call toll-free, 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669).

In order to find out what patient assistance programs you may qualify for, all you have to do is answer a few short eligibility questions. This site will help supply you with the information you need to get involved in a program and even allow you to download applications online. You can then follow the instructions on the application to apply.

Union County Cancer Service

117 Fant Lane
Union, SC 29379
(864) 427-8752

Description:

The Union County Cancer Service is a local organization affiliated with the United Way of the Piedmont.  The majority of funding comes from the United Way with other funds coming from grants, matching gifts, memorials and individual donations.

The mission of the Union County Cancer Service is to serve the people of Union County without regard to race, religion, color, creed, economic or social status.  It is our aim to treat each person with compassion and dignity and to offer moral support as well as tangible services.

Referrals are received from physicians, clinics, hospitals, social service agencies, pharmacies, churches and others.

Once an application has been received and the diagnosis confirmed by an attending physician, services are offered on an as-needed/funds available basis.

Services

Financial assistance is available to purchase medicine, medical supplies such as colostomy and other ostomy supplies, prosthetics, liquid nutrition, and to assist with gasoline for transportation for out-of-town treatment.

Loan closet provides hospital bed, bedside commodes, shower chairs, wheelchairs, and walkers.

Give away items include wigs, bed linens, linen savers and turbans.