Health Resources
American Cancer Society
1-800-227-2345
(785)-273-4422
1315 SW Arrowhead Rd
Topeka, Kansas 666044020
website >
Cancer support resources and information
American Diabetes Association
National: 1-800-342-2383
Local: (913) 383-2319
10580 Barkley
Suite 400
Overland Park, Kansas 66212
website >
Email: AskADA@diabetes.org
Diabetes information resources
Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
American Heart Association
1-800-242-8721
6800 W. 93rd St.
Overland Park, KS 66212
OR
5375 SW 7th St.
Topeka, KS 66606
website >
Information about heart disease, CPR classes.
American Lung Association
National: 1 800 586 4872
Local: 316-558-3090 x202
2024 N. Woodlawn Suite 114
Wichita, Kansas 67208
National website >
Regional website >
Email: info@lung.org
Can answer questions and provide information about lung health
American Red Cross
National: 1 800 733 2767
Local: (785) 843-3550
2518 Ridge Ct # 205
Lawrence, KS 66046-4089
National website >
Local website >
Offers emergency preparedness classes, disaster relief assistance
Ballard Community Service Center
785-842-0729
P.O. Box 7
708 Elm Street
Lawrence, Kansas 66044
website >
Utility assistance, free tax service, food pantry, medical prescription
assistance, clothing and item pantry, school supplies, furnace
inspections, commodities
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
(785) 843-9192
200 Maine St # B
Lawrence, KS 66044-1396
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Offers adult, child and family mental health services, community
support services, behavioral aging specialists, homeless outreach
specialists, dialetical behavior therapy (DBT)
Children's Miracle Network
website >
Local hospital is the KU Medical Center
Douglas County Aids Project
785-843-0040
518 Ridge Ct , Ste. 101,
Lawrence, KS 66046
Free HIV Testing by appt.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to - 4:30 pm
Douglas County Dental Clinic
(785) 312-7770
316 Maine Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
website >
Email: director@dcdclinic.org
Dental services provided at reduced cost to low income patients, proof of income required.
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8AM-12PM and 1PM-5PM
Friday - 8AM - 12PM
East Heights Early Childhood Family Center
785-832-5097
1430 Haskell Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66046
Early Childhood Special Services - Developmental screens for ages 3-5 for vision, hearing, speech & motor development. Preschool for 4 year olds and Parents as Teachers (for children birth to age
three).
East Lawrence Recreation Center
(785) 832-7950
1245 East 15th Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
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Hours: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. (Mon – Thur)
8 a.m. - 9 p.m. (Fri)
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Sat)
1 - 6 p.m. (Sun)
Elara Caring
(785) 228-0400
901 NE River Road
Topeka, KS 66616
Hospice is for anyone with a life-threatening or terminal illness and usually a prognosis of 6 months or less to live (depends on the insurance company); covered by Medicare, Medicaid and by many private insurance companies. Physician services; Specializes in Alzheimer and Dementia care; Intermittent skilled nursing visits; On-call nursing service is available around the clock, seven days a week; Helping patients and family members understand their Medicare benefits; Prescriptions and equipment for pain relief and symptom management related to the terminal diagnosis; Short-term inpatient care and respite care; Home Health Aide and homemaker services; Physical, occupational and speech-language therapy; Music therapy; Pet therapy; Chaplain services; Counseling; Bereavement; Medical social service
Haskell Indian Health Center
785-832-4819
2415 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence, KS 66046
Medical, Dental, Behavioral Health, Optometry, Pharmacy
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8 am - 6 pm
Friday, 9 am - 6 pm
Health Care Access
785-841-5760
330 Maine St.
Lawrence, KS 66044
website >
info@healthcareaccess.org
Health care services at low cost, no fee for those who can't pay
Appointment preferred, but not required
Hours: Monday and Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday and Thursday, 8 am - 7:30 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Healthwave
800-792-4884
TTY: 800-462-4292
P.O. Box 3599
Topeka, KS 66601
website >
Offers affordable, low-cost health insurance for the uninsured children of Kansas
Heartland Community Health Center
785-841-7297
1 Riverfront Plaza, Suite 100
Lawrence, KS 66044
website >
Email:
Medical clinic, Counseling, Food Pantry, Financial Benevolence,
Diabetes Care & Prevention, Wellness Program, smoking cessation
program
Walk-in Clinic: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9 - 10 am
Appointments: Monday, 10 am - 7 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10 am - 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1:30 pm)
Friday, 10 - 11:30 am
New Patients $42, Others $28
Holcom Park Recreation Center
785-832-7940
2700 West 27th Street
Lawrence, Kansas 66047
website >
Gym, weight room, locker/shower facilities, meeting room with
kitchenette, and game room
Facility Hours: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. (Mon – Thur)
7 a.m. - 9 p.m. (Fri)
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Sat)
1 - 6 p.m. (Sun)
Johnson County Community College Dental Clinic
913-469-3808
12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66210
website >
Dental cleaning, exams, x-rays, fee is $10, treats adults and children over
the age of 4.
Hours: Mon. and Wed., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. in the fall
Mon. through Thurs., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. in the spring
Kansas Tick-Borne Disease Advocates, Inc
785-248-3504
209 Glenview Drive,
Lawrence, KS 66049
Email: KansasLymeFighters@yahoo.com
Connect people with tick borne diseases to resources
Kaw Valley Center (KVC Behavioral Health)
785-331-4200
1202 E. 23rd St., Ste. C
Lawrence, Kansas 66046
website >
Provides foster care, adoption, outpatient and inpatient behavioral health care.
Medical, education and social services to children and families.
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Office (785) 843-3060
Clinic (785) 843-0721
WIC line (785) 856-5350
200 Maine St.
Lawrence, KS, 66044
website >
Email: info@ldchealth.org
Clinic Hours: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday, Tuesdays open at 9:30 a.m., Monday evening open until 8 p.m., Thursdays, 5-7 pm, vaccinations only
Immunizations, well child screenings, WIC nutritional program, assistance with finding a family doctor, free wellness exams and developmental evaluations for children ages 0 -5 without health insurance or children up to 8 who are first-time entrants into school, TB skin tests (not administered on Thursdays), STD testing and treatment, counseling, education, Hepatitis A and B vaccinations for eligible clients, HIV counseilng, testing, education, Hepatitis C testing for at risk individuals, diagnosis and treatment of vaginal infections, testicular exams, health education and counseling, pregnancy tests, birth control options (pills, injection, condoms, diaphragms, sterilization referral)
Appts. necessary, except for immunizations. Charges a fee, but not turned away if one can't afford it
Medicare
800-633-4227
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
website >
Health insurance for people 65 years of age or older, people under 65 with
certain disabilities, or anybody with end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
Midland Hospice Care
785-842-3627
800-491-3691
319 Perry Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
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Serves people dealing with any life-limiting illness; Provides care to people of
all ages regardless of an inability to pay.
Planned Parenthood
785-832-0281
2108 W. 27th Street, Suite J
Lawrence, KS 66046
National website >
Local website >
Provides sexual and reproductive health care, education, and information
Penn House
785-842-0440
1035 Pennsylvania Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
Offers clothing, school supplies, assistance with food and utilities,
emergency medical care and prescriptions, assistance with
finding help from other agencies, eviction and cut-off assistance,
and Christmas gift adoption programs
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4 pm
Poison Control Center
800-332-6633
Call number if worried you or someone you know might have been poisoned
Recovery and Hope Network (RAHN)
785-856-1222
1009 New Hampshire Street, Suites C/D,
Lawrence, Kansas 66044
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Email: kendall@recoveryandhope.org
Provides servicse to people actively working on recovery from serious mental illness
in Douglas County, including peer-to-peer support, support groups, self-help groups,
teaches independent living skills, and addiction recovery groups
Hours: Mon-Fri, Noon-5 PM
Salvation Army
785-843-4188
946 New Hampshire
Lawrence, KS 66044
Free shelter, light supper provided. Coffee, doughnuts in the morning. Assistance
with certain prescription medications; rent and utility assistance; eye care
Trinity In-Home Care, Inc.
(785) 842-3159
2201 West 25th, Suite Q
Lawrence, KS 66047
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Provides in-home services, including companionship, mobility assistance, light
housekeeping, caregiver relief, bathing and grooming, grocery shopping, meal
preparation and assistance, childcare, medication reminders, overnight support,
and local transportation
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic
1-800-547-8387
4821 Quail Crest Place
Lawrence, KS 66049
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Primary care, behavioral health, personal care, referrals, laboratory, prescriptions
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4 pm (closed first Tuesday and Friday each month)
Visiting Nurses Association
785-843-3738
200 Maine St, Suite C
Lawrence, KS 66044
website >
Primary care, behavioral health, personal care, referrals, laboratory, prescriptions
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4 pm (closed first Tuesday and Friday each month)