Healthcare Information

Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration
89 Main Street Drawer 20
Montpelier, Vermont 05620-3101
Phone: 802-828-3301
For help with Health Insurance matters only, phone: 1-800-631-7788
For help with other matters only, phone: 1-800-964-1784 or
E-mail: consumercomplaints@bishca.state.vt.us

RESOURCES FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

AIDS Hotline
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street
PO Box 70
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 800-882-2437

Vermont C.A.R.E.S.
PO Box 5248
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: 802-863-2437 or 800-649-2437

Vermont People With AIDS Coalition
P.O. Box 11
Montpelier, VT 05601-0011
Phone: 802-229-5754 or 1-800-698-8792
E-mail: vtpwac@sover.net

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Association of Vermont
PO Box 1139
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: 800-698-1022
E-mail: Susan.Gordon@alz.org

Organization dedicated to providing support, assistance and education for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, their family members and the general public.

Memory Disorders Center of Vermont
Fletcher Allen Health Care
University Health Center
1 S. Prospect St
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-847-1111 or 800-358-1144

Offers evaluations for age-related memory loss.

Arthritis

Arthritis Foundation - Northern New England Chapter
257 South Union Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-864-4988 or 800-639-8838
Fax: 802-864-5339

Provides information, referrals, education and support.

Blindness and Vision Problems

Lighthouse National Center For Vision
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 800-334-5497 (Voice Callers) or 212-821-9713 (TTY Callers)
E-mail Directory

Services for visually impaired persons include information and referrals, education, research and advocacy.

National Eyecare Project
AAO-NECP
PO Box 429098
San Francisco, CA 94142-9098
Phone: 800-222-3937

Provides referrals to local ophthalmologists. If you are eligible, the examination will be provided at no cost.

Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
37 Elmwood Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-863-1358 or 800-639-5861
Fax: 802-863-1481
E-mail Comment Form

Provides information and referral, outreach services, rehabilitation teaching and other services to the blind and visually impaired.

Vermont Department of Libraries
Special Services Unit
578 Paine TPKE N
Berlin VT 05602
Phone: 802-828-3273 or 800-479-1711

Talking and large print books plus related equipment are available, at no cost, to people who are visually impaired or legally blind.

Cancer

American Cancer Society
Vermont Affiliate
13 Loomis Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: 802-223-2348 or 800-639-1888

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association
Vermont Chapter
77 Hegeman Avenue
Colchester, VT 05446
Phone: 802-654-7716 or 800-639-2105

Vermont Regional Diabetes Center
Fletcher Allen Health Care
111 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401

The Vermont Regional Diabetes Center is a team of physicians, nurses, dietitians, educators and other healthcare professionals dedicated to the evaluation, treatment, and education of patients diagnosed with diabetes.

Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation of America
Epilepsy Association of Vermont
PO Box 6292
Rutland, VT 05702
Phone: 802-775-1686

Hearing

The Audiology Center
Fletcher Allen Health Care
790 College Parkway
Colchester, VT. 05446
Telephone: 847-3970

Certified and Licensed Audiologists, who are also hearing aid dispensers, provide hearing evaluations, hearing aid evaluations and hearing aids. Central Auditory Processing evaluations are also conducted.

E.M. Luse Center For Communication Disorders
University of Vermont
489 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05405
Phone: 802-656-3861
Fax: 802-656-2528

Provides speech-language pathology and audiology services.

Vermont Telecommunications Relay Service
VTRS Outreach Manager
Chace Mill
P.O. Box A-11
1 Mill Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: For information - 1-800-286-2629 (TTY) or 802-865-0001 (TTY)
Fax: 802-863-3139
Phone: 800-253-0195 (Voice Callers) or 800-253-0191 (TTY Callers)

Ensures equal access to telephone use for people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have a speech disability.

Heart

American Heart Association
New England Affiliate
12 Hurricane Lane
Williston, VT 05495
Phone: 802-878-7700 or 800-662-1701
Fax: 802-878-7850
E-mail: kwisell@heart.org

Lungs and Breathing

American Lung Association
Vermont Chapter
30 Farrell Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
Phone: 802-863-6817
Fax: 802-863-6818
E-mail: info@vtlung.org

Lupus

Lupus Foundation of America - Vermont Chapter
PO Box 115
Waterbury, VT 05676
Phone: 802-244-5988

Mental Illness/Psychiatric Disabilities

Howard Center for Human Services
300 Flynn Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-658-0400

Vermont Protection and Advocacy
21 East State Street
Suite 101
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: 800-834-7890
Fax: 802-229-1359

Multiple Sclerosis

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Vermont Division
100 Dorset Street
Suite 12
South Burlington, VT 05403
Phone: 802-862-0912 or 800-344-4867
E-mail: vtnmss@together.net

Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's Disease Foundation
Neurological Building
710 West 168th Street
New York, New York 10032
Phone: 800-457-6676
E-mail: info@pdf.org

PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE/PUBLIC HEALTH

Community Health Improvement
Fletcher Allen Health Care
199 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-847-2278

Health screenings for older people, as well as information about health issues which affect older people

Ladies First
Vermont Department of Health
Phone: 1-800-508-2222

Free breast and cervical cancer screenings for low income women age 50 and older.

Vermont Department of Health
Office of Health Promotion
PO Box 70
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-863-7330

Co-sponsor of the annual statewide Healthy Aging Conference. Serves as a resource to older Vermonters and local health organizations about current ways to keep well.

HealthFinder
Consumer health information. Healthfinder(r) is the Federal gateway to reliable consumer health and human services links and information. Since Healthfinder(r) was launched on April 15, 1997, by Vice President Gore and HHS Secretary Shalala, it has been frequently cited as one of the most reliable, comprehensive, and easiest to use gateway-Web sites for consumers looking for health and medical information. Healthfinder(r) offers rapid access to more than 5000 reliable links, including online and print publications, libraries, clearinghouses, referral services, research and clinical information, databases, discussion and self-help groups.

SUPPORT GROUPS

See also our Caregiver´s Support Services page
or the Fletcher Allen Health Care Support Group website.

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in Vermont
Meetings: Meeting Directory
Phone: Hotline Directory
E-mail: bigmilty1@aol.com

Vermont Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Programs
A Directory of Treatment Providers

Alzheimer's Support Group

Alzheimer's Association of Vermont
P.O. Box 1139
338 River Street
Montpelier, VT 05601
Phone: 1-802-229-1022
HelpLine Phone: 1-800-698-1022(VT only)
Fax: 1-802-229-5231
E-mail: Susan.Gordon@alz.org

Call the above numbers or visit the Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Groups web page for dates, times, and locations of the nearest support group.

Hinesburg Community Resource Center
Hinesburg, VT 05461
Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. the United Church Parish Hall. For more information call Judy Parker at 482-2320.

Winooski Senior Center
13 Barlow Street
Winooski, VT 05404
Meets the third Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at the Winooski Senior Center. For more information call Gerry Fitzgerald at 655-1768 or Kathy Bird at 860-4494.

Vermont Regional Diabetes Center
Phone: 802-656-4576 or 1-800-358-1144, ext: 4576
Fax: 1-802-656-2226

Mental Illness

Vermont Psychiatric Survivors
Phone: 800-564-2106

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Society
Phone: 802-862-0912 or 800-344-4867

Parkinson's

Green Mountain Parkinson's Support Group
Contact Ben McKeen 802-878-3961
E-mail: BMcKeen19@aol.com

OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES

Community Health Center (CHC)
617 Riverside Ave, Suite 200
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-864-6309

Non-profit family practice providing primary and preventive health care services, prescription assistance and social work support regardless of an individual's ability to pay. Federally funded Medicare health center.

Green Mountain Urology
125 College Parkway, Suite 302
Colchester, VT 05446
Phone: 802-655-4900

Offering assessment and surgical and non-surgical treatment of incontinence in women and men. Screening for urological cancer, impotence, kidney stones and prostate problems.

The Osteoporosis Center
University Associates In Medicine
Fletcher Allen Health Care - UHC Campus
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-847-8897

For those at risk of osteoporosis. Baseline or ongoing screening to measure bone density.

Veterans Administration (VA) Outreach Clinic
Appletree Bay Medical Center
1205 North Avenue
1st floor
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-864-4492

Provides veteran with medical and psychological services, benefits information and counseling, assistance with VA forms and applications and referral to VA and non-VA resources in the community.