support group
AIDS Support Group
Every Wednesday,
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The Mission
180 E. Central Avenue
Winter Haven
Call (863) 299-2348

Alzheimers

• Alterra Sterling House
6110 Cypress Gardens Boulevard,
SE, Winter Haven
(863) 318-8416

• Life Care Center
First and Third Saturday, 9:30 AM
1510 Cypress Gardens Boulevard,
Winter Haven
(863) 318-8646

• The Meadows at
Garden Grove

Third Friday, 10:00 AM
5890 Cypress Gardens Boulevard, SE, Winter Haven
(863) 324-7300
Free Daycare Provided

• St. Joseph Catholic Church
Fourth Saturday, 10:00 AM
Family Life Center, Doorway #2
(across from school)
532 Avenue M, NW, Winter Haven
(863) 294-5513

Amputee Support Group
Last Wednesday of each month, 6:00 PM
Gill Jones Outpatient Rehab
Conference Room
3425 Lake Alfred Road, Winter Haven
Call (863) 292-4060 Ext. 4922

Aphasia and Stroke
Support Group

First Thursday, 3:00 PM - 4: 30 PM
Winter Haven Hospital
Education Classrooms
Call (863) 293-1121, Ext. 2726
For more information. Please call in advance for possible schedule changes.

Brain Injury Support Group
Fourth Tuesday, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Grace Lutheran Church
327 Avenue C, SE, Winter Haven
Call (863) 292-4061, Ext. 4941

Cancer Support Group
Second and Fourth Wednesday
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital
Street 4 Dayroom
Call (863) 297-1877 or
(863) 291-6705

Caregivers Support Group
First Monday
1:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital Center for Psychiatry Conference Room
Call (863) 291-6060

Diabetes Information
and Support Group

Second Tuesday, 4: 00PM
Winter Haven Hospital
Education Classrooms
Call (863) 297-1706

Domestic Violence
Support Group

Every Tuesday, 4:00 PM
Resource Center For Women
711 6th Street, NW, Winter Haven
Call (863) 294-5318 for more information.
Shoulder To Lean On
Every Tuesday, 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM
Polk Works One Stop
Call (863) 294-5318

Epilepsy Support Group
First Tuesday, 2:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital, Classroom C
Call (863) 686-5880

Esteem Graduate Support Group
First Monday, 12:00 Noon
Ryan’s  Restaurant, Winter Haven
(Lunch is optional)
Call (863) 292-4061, Ext. 4939
First Months Club for Parents
(Birth to 12 months)
Every Wednesday, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Regency Medical Center, Winter Haven
Call (863) 294-7020
First Steps Club for Parents
(Babies 12 - 24 months)
Every Monday, 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon
Regency Medical Center, Winter Haven
Call (863) 294-7020

Grief Support Group
First and Third Tuesday,
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Regency Medical Center, Winter Haven
Call (863) 297-1877
Grief Support -
A Place for Grace Project
For families suffering the loss of an infant or child.
Third Monday of each month
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Lakeland Highlands Church of Nazarene Fireside Room
Call (863) 294-8845

Grief Center of
Good Shepherd Hospice

•    Basic 6 week Grief Support Group
    Call 297-1880 for dates and times
• Grief Support for Survivors of Suicide: Anyone who has had a loved one suicide and is interested in attending a support group,
please call: (863) 297-1880.
For more information about these groups or for special needs call:
• East Polk area, (863) 297-1880
• Lakeland area (863) 802-0313
• Highlands (863) 471-3700

Heart to Heart
Cardiac Support Group
For those with heart disease and
those who have loved ones with heart disease. Includes quarterly educational lectures by medical professionals.
Second Wednesday, 3:00 PM
Sweet Center, 1201 First Street, South,
Winter Haven
Call (863) 293-1121, Ext. 1227

Heart to Heart Newsletter
Mailed quarterly, this free newsletter contains a variety of information from experts in the field of cardiovascular medicine including dietitians,
pharmacists, physicians, and nurses.  Keep up with the latest on how to take care of your heart, from recipes to information articles. Call the Winter Haven Hospital Health Connection at
(863) 291-6705 to have your name added to the mailing list.

Leukemia & Lymphoma
Support Group

Second and Fourth Monday,
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Trinity Congregational Church’s
Parish House, 1011 SR540 West
Winter Haven
Call (863) 293-1121, Ext. 1877

Lifelink Donor Awareness
and Support Group

Second Monday, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital
Call (863) 439-5347
Lupus Information &
Support Group
Lupus Foundation/
Polk County Branch
Call (863) 956-3904
for more information.


NAMI
(National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
Support group for those with
mentally ill relatives.
• First Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Sweet Center
1201 First Street, South,
Winter Haven
(863) 616-9642
• And First Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Lakeland Volunteer In Medicine Building, Craft Room,
1021 Lakeland Hills Boulevard, Lakeland.  Call (863) 616-9642

Ostomy Club
Second Tuesday
October through April
10:00 AM
Winter Haven Hospital
Education Classrooms
Call (863) 293-1121, Ext. 1511

Prostate Cancer
Support Group

Second and Fourth Tuesday,
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital
Street 4 Dayroom
Call (863) 292-1121, Ext. 1877

"Spinal Cord Injury
Support Group

First Monday of each month.
7:00 PM
Gill Jones Building
Outpatient Rehab
Conference Room 3425
Lake Alfred Road, N.
Winter Haven.
Call 292-4060

Woman to Woman
(Breast Cancer Support Group)
Second Monday
7: 00 PM - 8:00 PM
Regency Medical Center, Winter Haven
Call (863) 291-6705

Contents

The Learning Series

Special Events
  Heart Smart Days
  Citrus Classic
  Women's Health Fair
  National Osteoporosis
  Prevention Week

The Classes

Support Groups

Features

Foundation Charts Exceptional Year With Help Of Local Leaders.

Foundation Honor Rolls

When It Comes To Fighting Cancer, Knowledge Is Power!

Back Pain

Why should you donate blood?

Disaster Preparedness

Extras

A Message to the Community

Legacy Society

Fall Gala

Lifeline

First Care

HealthWorks

Health Connection

Behavioral Health Division