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Offers a variety of health education classes for those with ALS and their family, diabetes, cancer, breastfeeding, breast health, parenting and new parent. Class dates and times vary, call to inquire about a specific topic. Provides a variety of support groups on health related issues; call for eligibility and availability. Classes and support groups are listed on website; a catalog can be downloaded from website or requested by mail.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides screening, examination and needed stabilizing treatment, without consideration of insurance coverage or ability to pay, when a patient presents to an emergency room for attention to an emergency medical condition.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides information, referral to resources, education, and support for caregivers and individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Services include online and phone-based support groups for caregivers and people in the early stages of dementia, care planning by phone, and online education and training for family caregivers.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides services for adults, ages 18 to 65, with a wide range of physical, intellectual, or other developmental disabilities including a self-employment training program, an adult development center, a technology center with assistive technology, and other programs to assist participants in reaching their highest potential, respecting their choices as adults, protecting their rights and interests, teaching advocacy and self-help skills, offering moral support to consumers and their families and raising community awareness and enlisting support.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides current, comprehensive Alzheimer's disease (AD) information and resources from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) including general information, causes, diagnosis, symptoms, treatment and clinical trials. Also has a variety of publications that can be ordered online or by phone.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides a variety of services for the deaf and hard of hearing including legal resources, education, advocacy, interpreter program, assists with relay programming, assistive devices, captioning programs, and more related to deafness from infants to seniors. Website contains extensive information and resources. Administers the Captioned Media Program.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Offers health education classes to members with some open classes to community non-members. Classes include: diabetes, tobacco prevention, HIV & STI testing- results and education, newborn care, postpartum care, healthy weight, depression and more. Website has extensive information on meeting times and room location.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides patients with Parkinson's disease and their families with information, free literature and referrals to physicians, physical therapists, home care services and support groups.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides information and referral line, local clinical trial information, special events, support groups for adults and a support group for ages 9-30 for those affected by Huntington's Disease.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Offers health education classes to members with some open classes to community non-members. Classes include: diabetes, tobacco prevention, HIV & STI testing- results and education, newborn care, postpartum care, healthy weight, depression and more. Website has extensive information on meeting times and room location.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides information, resources, and printed materials to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury and disability in the United States. Researches and provides information on infectious diseases, food borne pathogens, environmental health, occupational safety and health, health promotion, injury prevention and educational information including child's developmental milestones and screenings. Website has extensive information including A-Z topics on current health issues and preparedness.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides healthcare and educational programs to those with diabetes and asthma. Programs include disease management, education, workshops and prevention.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides parent-centered services locally and globally to young children with hearing loss. Offers worldwide parent education course materials tailored to the stages of development of young children who are deaf or hard of hearing age, 0-8. Website has extensive information, course, and printed materials which emphasize listening and spoken language but can be adapted for any communication approach.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides educational materials, services and consultation to individuals, agencies and organizations on lung disease, smoking cessation, pollution, asthma, emphysema, tuberculosis, lung cancer, and other issues related to the lungs. Offers fundraising events such as runs, walks and climb-the-stairs.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides a holistic approach to research and advocacy, catalyzing efforts through various programs to make ME/CFS, long COVID, and other “long haul” diseases better understood, diagnosable, and treatable. Website has extensive information covering patients, family and friends, youth, legal issues, reading materials, and more.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides educational information about diabetes to diabetics, the community and health care professionals. Sponsors support groups conducts educational meetings throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, and supports and promotes research to find a cure for diabetes. Also provides referrals to health care professionals and sponsors social events and fundraisers.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides dialysis services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney failure, a condition also known as chronic kidney disease (CKD). Provides locations of over 2,000 outpatient dialysis facilities and acute units in over 800 hospitals 46 states and the District of Columbia. Website offers extensive information about CKD.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Offers financial assistance to low income kidney patients who are unable to pay for treatment-related needs such as medication, transportation, special diets, etc. Patients obtain applications from their renal or social workers. The applications must be completed by the social worker and the patient's physician. Website has extensive information on kidney disease, resources, prescription assistance and more.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides a wide variety of information, resources, educational materials on Parkinson disease, supports research and clinical trials, and provides outreach through affiliates nationwide.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides services for deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind and deafened persons, parents of deaf children and people learning sign language or working with the deaf. Services include peer counseling, independent living skills, communication coping skills, interpreter information and referral, employment assistance, and programs for specific populations such as foreign born and seniors.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Supports and empowers people with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and their families to achieve the highest quality of life possible through three ALS Centers of Excellence, satellite clinics, regional care management, alternative and augmentative communication technologies, monthly regional support groups, web-based support groups (English and Spanish), stress reduction techniques, relief for caregivers and children, and a host of community events including walks, rides, golf, and more. Website lists current activities, local services, support groups, patient and family resources.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Promotes the independence, equality and self-reliance of people who are blind or visually impaired through rehabilitation training and relevant services, such as access to employment, education, government, information, recreation, and transportation. Store sells adaptive visual devices; items can also be ordered from the online store. LightHouse for the Blind has offices in Marin, Berkeley and Eureka, and a camp in Napa.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides support groups, educational programs and materials on liver disease including hepatitis C, hepatitis screening, information and referral for individuals with a liver disease, transplant information, clinical trials and other support services. Call or check website for local support groups.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides a source of information and support for people with MS, their families, friends and professionals involved in their care. Conducts educational programs for professionals, has peer counselors who provide information and emotional support and maintains a lending library. Also has a network of support groups throughout the chapter territory, provides grants for respite, and participates in government advocacy. Call or check website for active support groups in Contra Costa County.

Contra Costa Crisis Center

Provides information and referral for providing HIV/AIDS & STD services in California. Maintains California's HIV/STD Online Referral Database. Website has extensive information.

Contra Costa Crisis Center