Tips & Facts
- If you don't purchase your perscription drugs from an online pharmacy with a VIPPS program certification you could be putting yourself in danger! Find out about this and more about Safe Medicines at NeedyMeds.
- Nurse N' Kids offers a summer care program: More information
- Maternal and Child Health Library is a great resource!
- Family Village has many disability-related resources that you may find helpful!
- Social Security Administration is now offering a Direct Express Debit Master Card
For more information, click here.
AAP Children & Disasters: Financial Crisis
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) cares about you and your family’s
health and well-being and has written a list of tips to help you cope with life during tough economic times. Click here to view the website.
Delaware Lifespan Respite Care Network
From time to time, families with caregiving responsibilities need opportunities for a break from caring for their loved one. The Delaware Lifespan Respite Care Network is here to help you find and finance respite opportunities so you have time to relax and rejuvenate.
We serve caregivers of children or adults with special needs, disabilities, and conditions associated with aging. Call (888) 610-5572 or New Castle County (302) 479-1690 to speak to a specialist who can help you find care and determine if you are eligible for help in paying for it.
Healthy Children has a Symptom Checker
Visit the Health Children's website and try out their new symptom checker
From the CDC Disability and Health Page:
Healthy Living
People with disabilities need health care and health programs for the same reasons anyone else does—to stay well, active, and a part of the community.
Having a disability does not mean a person is not healthy or that he or she cannot be healthy. Being healthy means the same thing for all of us—getting and staying well so we can lead full, active lives. That means having the tools and information to make healthy choices and knowing how to prevent illness.
For people with disabilities, it also means knowing that health problems related to a disability can be treated. These problems, also called secondary conditions, can include pain, depression, and a greater risk for certain illnesses.
To be healthy, people with disabilities require health care that meets their needs as a whole person, not just as a person with a disability. Most people with or without disabilities can stay healthy by learning about and living healthy lifestyles. READ MORE.
Low Cost Internet Provided by Comcast to Low Income Families
How to qualify:
To qualify for $9.95 a month Internet service and a low-cost computer, your household must meet all these criteria:
1. Be located where Comcast offers Internet service
2. Have at least one child receiving free school lunches through the National School Lunch Program
3. Have not subscribed to Comcast Internet service within the last 90 days
4. Not have an overdue Comcast bill or unreturned equipment
How to apply:
- Call 1-855-8-INTERNET (1-855-846-8376) to request an application
- We will mail you an application. Complete and return it, along with lunch program documents from your child's school
- We will notify you by mail about the status of your application. Allow 7-10 days for a response
How to get connected: Once you are approved, we'll mail you a welcome package with everything you need to set up your Internet service and receive our free Internet training. If yo! ! u choose to purchase a low-cost computer, your welcome package will provide details.
Comcast's website about the program in English: www.internetessentials
Comcast's website about the program in Spanish: www.internetbasico.com
Recognize and Prevent MRSA Infections
As kids head back to classrooms and sports venues, parents are encouraged to learn how to recognize and prevent skin infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a type of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics. Click here to learn more.
Learn to Prevent & Recognize Concussions
To help ensure the health and safety of young athletes, CDC developed the Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports initiative to offer information about concussions—a type of traumatic brain injury—to coaches, parents, and athletes involved in youth sports. The "Heads Up" initiative provides important information on preventing, recognizing, and responding to a concussion.
Help With The Cost of Prescription Medications
A host of programs offer unisured patients help getting prescription medicines for free or at a discount. Other programs offer inexpensive generic drugs, coupons for at least an initial prescription, even free antibiotics. Here's a sampling:
- Needy Meds
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance
- Patient Advocate Foundation
- Patient Assistance
- Rx Assist
- Rx Hope
- State Programs
Disease-specific:
Rosa's Law:
Safelink Wireless
Safelink Wireless offers free cell phones and 68 free minutes of monthly phone service to individuals currently receiving public benefits and have incomes near or below poverty. This service is available in Delaware.
Click here to visit the Safelink website!
Text4baby Messages
If you are pregnant or a new mom, Text4baby can help keep you and your baby healthy. Sign up for the service by texting BABY to 511411 (or BEBE in Spanish) to receive free text messages each week timed to your due date or baby’s date of birth. These messages focus on a variety of topics critical to maternal and child health, including birth defect prevention, immunization, nutrition, seasonal flu, mental health, oral health, and safe sleep. Text4baby messages also connect women to prenatal and infant care services and other resources. To learn more, go to:
United Healthcare Deadline: Open
The United Healthcare Children's Foundation (UHCCF) has announced that new grants are available to help children who need critical healthcare treatment, services, or equipment not covered or not fully covered by their parents' health benefit plans.
The foundation provides grants to families to help pay for child healthcare services such as speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy sessions, prescriptions, and medical equipment such as wheel chairs, orthotics, and eyeglasses.
Parents and legal guardians may apply for grants of up to$5,000 each for child medical services and equipment by completing an online application at the UHCCF Web site.
http://www.uhccf.org/apply_applicant.html
Wish Granting Opportunities:
Visit the Family Village wish granting page for a list of wish granting organizations.
