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45th
St. Clinic
1629 N 45th St.
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: (206) 633-3350
Fax: (206) 633-3133
Web:
http://www.psnhc.org/index.php?page=Clinic_Detail&clinicID=2
Info: 45th Street Clinic's mission is
to provide primary health care services and health education, including medical
and dental care, to low income people in North Seattle and North King County who
otherwise could not afford care. It is a non-profit community based clinic that
exist through a combination of public and private funds. The 45th St.
Clinic provides a full range of on-site services including a dental clinic,
social work, counseling, a Class A pharmacy, lab facilities, colposcopy and
other surgical procedures. The provider staff includes five family physicians as
well as physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners and consulting nurses. The patient population at the 45th St. Clinic is
multi-cultural and multi-lingual. Approximately twenty percent of the patients
speak Spanish and many of the providers and support staff are bilingual in
Spanish and English. The clinic serves a large population of homeless clients
through outreach work in shelters and daycare settings as well as evening
clinics for homeless youth twice a week on site.
Adolescent
Health Transition Project
University of Washington
Center on Human Development & Disability (CHDD), Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
Phone: (206) 685-1358
E-mail: dpatter@u.washington.edu
Web: http://depts.washington.edu/chdd/ucedd/CO/co_AHTP.html
Info: This program provides information for teens, parents and providers
about health transition to adult health care services for children and
adolescents with special health care needs.
Alderwood
Vision Clinic
Nancy Torgerson O.D. Fellow
18631 Alderwood Mall Blvd., #114,
Lynnwood, WA 98037
Phone: (425) 771-5113
Fax: 425-771-7621
E-mail: nancyt@nwlink.com
Web: http://www.alderwoodvisiontherapy.com
Info: Vision Clinic offers treatment for vision problems related to
Learning or Learning Disabilities, such as ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia, Reading and
Tracking Problems, etc. It also specializes in visual rehabilitation for special
populations such as patients with stroke, brain injuries, closed head trauma,
TBI, developmental delays, cerebral palsy, neurological disorders, etc.
APRIA
Healthcare
14935 NE 87th St.,
Redmond, WA 98052
Phone: (425) 881-8500
Toll-free: (800) 452-8137
Info: Home health care services for the greater Seattle area. (local branch of
nation-wide provider of integrated home healthcare products and services).
On-site pharmacy.
B
Banchero Friends Services Relationships Class
(Click "About", then click "Relationships Class")
2335 North 196th Pl #O-104
Shoreline WA 98133
Phone: (206) 367-7795, ext 111
Web: www.banchero.org
(Click "About", then click "Relationships Class")
Info: Banchero Friends Services has offered this class to their clients and other community members since 1993. The class teaches the fundamentals of building friendships and loving relationships.
Biochemical
Genetics Clinic, UW (PKU Clinic)
University of Washington
Center on Human Development & Disability (CHDD)
Box 357920,
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
Phone: (206) 685-3015
E-mail: chdd@u.washington.edu
Web: http://depts.washington.edu/chdd/ucedd/CCS/CCSBiochemical.html
Info: Provides diagnoses, evaluation and long-term
management plans for children with metabolic disorders. Prenatal diagnosis is
offered to families at risk for having children with inborn metabolic problems.
Genetic counselors on staff provide genetic counseling and information about the
inheritability of particular disorders. The clinic hosts support activities for
families whose children have similar rare disorders.
Bridge
Ministries
12356 Northup Way, Suite 103
Bellevue, WA 98005-1956
Phone/TTY: 425-885-1006
Fax: (425) 885-3900
E-mail: bridge@bridgemin.org
Web: http://www.bridgemin.org/
Info: Volunteer organization that supplies special needs equipment (e.g.,
wheelchairs, commodes, beds) free of charge; pick up of the equipment is
necessary. Services include: physical, social, financial and spiritual
support through outreach; guardianships for
persons with severe mental retardation/developmental disabilities; Circle
of Friends - groups of individuals who surround a person with
a disability, offering committed friendship, practical help and encouragement
(Facilitator Training available).
Center
for Children with Special Needs
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
4800 Sand Point Way NE, PO Box 5371
Seattle, WA 98105/CM-09
Phone: (206) 526-2500
Toll-free: (877) 526-2500
E-mail: msety@chmc.org
Web: http://www.seattlechildrens.org/parents/special/default.htm
Info: Resources to help families who have a child with special health care
needs. You'll find information on summer camps, a notebook to help families
organize health care information, contacts, and resources and sibling support
programs for brothers and sisters, also a guide to organizations and services
that can help you.
Center
on Human Development & Disability (CHDD)
University of Washington,
Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
Phone: (206) 543-7701
E-mail: chdd@u.washington.edu
Web: http://depts.washington.edu/chdd
Info: UW based comprehensive interdisciplinary research and training
center focusing on a wide array of developmental disabilities. CHDD encompasses
two major programs, one focusing on research and the other on clinical services,
training and community outreach, resulting in strong connections between
researchers and clinicians. Provides consultation, training, and research
support for families and educators of people with developmental disabilities, as
well as evaluations and clinical services through its many clinics.
Training on accessible information technology, autism, pediatric physical
therapy, infant mental health, neurodevelopmental and related disabilities,
cultural competence and other topics. Clinical services include:
adult PKU program; aging with Down Syndrome, Autism Early Childhood, Autism
Early Spectrum Disorders, biochemical genetics, child development,
congenital hypothyroidism, high risk infant follow-up, metabolic genetics,
pediatric audiology and other clinics. Community outreach services
include: adolescent health transition, pediatric nutrition care,
technology and disabilities studies, community-based feeding teams, disabilities
leadership development, employment training, family support, health promotion,
and other services.
Children's
Hospital and Regional Medical Center
P.O. Box 5371
4800 Sandpoint Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (206) 987-2000
TTY: (206) 987-2280
Children's Resource Line
(206) 987-2500, option 1
(866) 987-2500, option 1 (Toll free)
Web: http://www.seattlechildrens.org
Description: Offers a team approach to care, consisting of physicians
specially trained to work with children with DD, nurses, social workers, PTs,
OTs, rehab. medicine, orthopedists, neurologists, psychologists, neurosurgeons,
speech therapists, and nutrition services. They also have a person on staff that
assists with helping parents get funding for special equipment for their
children. CHMC accepts both private insurance and Medicaid funding for
these services.
Columbia
Public Health Center (King County Public Health)
4400 37th Ave. S.,
Seattle, WA 98118
Phone: (206) 296-4650 (main number)
Phone: (206) 296-4610 (children with special health care needs)
Web:
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/locations/columbia.htm
Description: Offers medical care for children, adolescents and adults.
Accept Medicaid and private insurance. 'Children with Special Health Care
Needs' Clinic assist in planning and obtaining medical care and other resources
for the child with a disability or a condition that may prevent normal growth
and development.
Community
Integration Services - Aquatic Therapy Specialists
704 228th Ave NE #745
Sammamish, WA 98074
Phone: (425)830-7746
Fax: (425) 868-3530
E-mail: harriott@comcast.net
Web: http://www.cisaquatics.com
Info: Therapeutic aquatic treatments and techniques. All participants
are evaluated and assessed according to individual needs and goals, to remain
active, safe, and participate to their maximum potential. Certified
Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), Certified Aquatic Therapist (ATRIC),
Certified in Ai Chi, a WATSU practitioner on staff.
Community
Health Access Program (CHAP)
Washington Health Foundation
300 Elliot Avenue West, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98119-4118
Phone: (206) 285-6355
Fas: (206) 283-6122
E-mail: healthieststate@whf.org
Web: http://www.whf.org/Programs/chap.aspx
Info: First point of contact for families with children 0 to 3 years
old with special needs in King County. Provides Family Resource
Coordination, assistance with Medicaid and other health coverage, accessing
health and dental care, navigating managed care, women’s health care, child
development, social services and other supports and resources. Formerly
KidCare.
Community
Psychiatric Clinic
4319 Stone Way North
Seattle, WA 98103-7490
Phone: (206) 461-3614
Fax: (20) -634-3596
Web: http://www.cpcwa.org
Info: Community Psychiatric Clinic (CPC) offers a variety of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Services for individuals enrolled with the State Division of Developmental Disabilities. Services are provided at CPC's Northgate outpatient treatment site. Treatments are individually tailored for those clients who are experiencing or have a history of mental illness and/or chemical dependency. Treatment services may include: case management, psychiatric evaluation, medication management, day treatment and other services. CPC also provides a diversion program for dually diagnosed persons with mental illness and developmental disabilities. This 4-bed, 24-hour hospital diversion program is located at Cascade Hall in the Northgate area, and promotes symptom stabilization and rapid reintegration into the home setting for seriously disabled persons in crisis.
The
Cross Cultural Health Care Program
270 So. Hanford St.
Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98134
Phone: (206)
860-0329
Fax: (206) 860-0334
E-mail: administration@xculture.org
Web: http://www.xculture.org
Info: The mission of the Cross Cultural Health Care Program is to
serve as a bridge between communities and health care institutions to ensure
full access to quality health care that is culturally and linguistically
appropriate. Goals include collaboration ethnic communities to gain
full participation in the health care system; maintaining a center for cultural
competence to make educational materials available; improving and providing
training opportunities for interpreters; providing awareness training programs
for providers; collaborating with institutions in outreach to ethnic community
members' participation in health careers; providing leadership in the management
of effective interpreter services within institutional settings; empowering
underserved communities through support and advocacy, education, and community
development to achieve self-directed access and use of health care resources;
undertake and support community-based research and develop models to improve and
set standards for cross-cultural health care.
Eastside Multi-Ethnic Center
1811 - 156th Ave. NE
Bellevue, WA 98007
Phone: (425) 643-2221
Fax: (425) 644-8798
Info: Classes; cultural identity;
counseling in many languages; translation; advocacy for medical/dental care;
assistance in housing, furniture; Welfare-to-Work services are: Job Readiness
Services - preplacement assessment; case management; life skills training.
Skills Training Services - GED referrals; ESL; literacy; basic computer skills
referrals; subsidized on-the-job training; vocational training referrals;
employer-specific training. Job Placement Services - unpaid work experience;
private-sector jobs. Postplacement Services - financial planning education; job
coaching; postplacement follow-up; child care; transportation assistance;
mentoring; transitional healthcare referrals; career counseling referrals.
F
Feeding Team
University of Washington Center on Human Development and Disability (CHDD)
Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
Phone: 206-685-1242
E-mail: blucas@u.washington.edu
(Betty Lucas, MPH, RD)
Web: http://depts.washington.edu/chdd/ucedd/CCS/CCSFeeding.html
Info: The Feeding Team provides comprehensive evaluations of children
whose feeding and nutrition pose concerns to parents or caregivers. An interdisciplinary health care team assesses oral-motor development,
nutritional status, and eating behaviors.
Greater
Eastside Lions Low Vision Clinic
12727 NE 20th (Northup Way) Suite 25
Bellevue, WA 98005
Phone: (425) 558-4228
Fax: (425) 558-3825 (fax)
E-mail: info@lowvisionclinic.org
Web: http://lowvisionclinic.org
Info: Non-profit organization which provides low vision services for
people with limited vision of all ages; helping children, working age adults and
seniors lead more full and independent lives. Evaluation, training
and resources for each person's visual difficulties. Device loan program
allows most of the devices used in the clinic to be tried at home before
purchase.
The
Handle Institute
1300 Dexter Avenue North
110 The Casey Family Building
Seattle, Washington 98109
Phone: (206) 860-2665
Fax: (206) 860-3505
E-mail: support@handle.org
Web: http://www.handle.org
Info: Non-profit organization providing non-drug alternative for
identifying and treating most neurodevelopmental disorders . HANDLE incorporates
research and techniques from many disciplines: medicine, rehabilitation,
psychology, education and nutrition. Offers clinical services, community
information, and professional training programs.
Hearing,
Speech and Deafness Center
Seattle Office
1625 19th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 323-5770 V/TTY
Fax: (206) 328-6871
E-mail: admin@hsdc.org
Web: http://www.hsdc.org
Info: An
integrated network of services and addressing the resonance of hearing loss,
speech impairment and deafness on the individual, family, workplace and
community. Parent-Infant Program provides
early intervention services for infants and toddlers (0-3 years) who are deaf or
hard of hearing; store provides communication and assistive technology devices
(alarm clocks, smoke detectors, books and videos, etc.), audiology and speech
and language programs.
International Community Health Services (ICHS)
720 8th Avenue S. Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 788-3700
3815 S. Othello St. 2nd Floor
Seattle, WA 98118
Phone: (206) 788-3500
Web:
http://www.ichs.com
Info: ICHS specifically targets (but not limits) its
services to the Asian/Pacific Islander communities in a manner sensitive to the
patient's language and cultural needs. As well as Medical and Dental Clinics, we
offer Chinese Traditional Medicine Clinic, Family Planning Program, HIV/AIDS
Program, and Breast/Cervical Health Program among others. Interpretation in 14
languages on site, with contractual arrangements for languages less frequently
requested.
King
County Department of Community and Human Services
Mental Health, Chemical Abuse & Dependency Services Division
Department of Community and Human Services
Exchange Building, Room 600
821 Second Avenue, Suite 10
Seattle, WA 98104-1598
Phone: (206) 205-1324
TTY: (206) 296-5242
Fax: (206) 296-5260
E-mail: sherry.hamilton@metrokc.gov
Web: http://www.metrokc.gov/dchs/mhd
Info: King county info and resources on Mental Health Chemical Abuse &
Dependency Services. Extensive website, lists programs, services and
crisis services on the topic in greater Seattle area.
King
County Medical Society
200 Broadway
Seattle, Washington 98122-5323
Phone: (206) 621-9393
Fax: (206) 621-9455
E-mail: info@kcmsociety.org
Web: http://www.kcmsociety.org
Info: Society provides referrals to health care providers from their
database of registered providers in the King County region. The website
offers Find-a-physician search (by physician's last name, zip code, specialty or
language spoken), list of community resources, hospitals and information
downloads on several topics (Approved Member Boards of the ABMS,
Approved Medical Specialties, WA State County Medical Societies, etc.).
Medic
II Program - Seattle Fire Department
Phone: (206) 684-7274
Web: http://www.cityofseattle.net/fire/text/medics/t_medicTwo.htm
Info: Free three hour adult Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) class,
ane-and-a-half-hour refresher class, and a four-hour infant/child CPR class.
Some classes tailored to ESL population. Call for current class listings
and locations. Classes are often held at area fire stations.
Odessa
Brown Children's Clinic
2101 E. Yesler Way
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 329-7870
Web:
http://www.seattlechildrens.org/our_services/regional_services/odessa_brown_medical.asp
Info: OBCC (which was built during the Civil Rights Era as part of the
federal Model Cities Program,) is an inner-city program of Children's Hospital
and Medical Center. Located in Seattle's Central Area, it has shared a campus
with Carolyn Downs Family Practice Clinic and offices of the Seattle-King County
Health Department since 1994. Together, they form the Central Area Health Care
Center. The Center provides needed services to predominantly low-income,
multi-ethnic families in the surrounding community and offers many special
programs, including a teen center at Garfield High School, a sickle cell clinic,
and asthma outreach clinic and parenting classes.
Rainier Dental Hygiene Services
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1257
Rainier, WA, 98576
Phone: (360) 446-0069
Info: 3 travelling dental hygienists provide dental hygiene services (in
clients' homes, also institutions) to people with disabilities; they accept
medical coupons, but require physician's consent/prescription if medication
needed. Cover most of eastern WA, including Seattle, will provide services
to persons with developmental disabilities up to 4 times a year.
Scottish
Rite Center for Language Disorders of Seattle
1155 Broadway East
Seattle, WA 98102-4397
Phone: (206) 324-6293
Fax: (206) 324-3332
E-mail: sanderson-cld@qwest.net
Web: http://www.seattle-scottishrite.org/cldc.html
Info: No/low cost speech/language therapy; most appropriate for children with
mild to moderate language delays. Treatment programs are also provided in
Kennewick, Vancouver, Wenatchee, and Yakima.
Seattle
Indian Health Board
P. O. Box 3364
606 - 12th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98144-2008
Phone: (206) 324-9360
Fax: (206) 324-8910
E-mail: info@sihb.org
Web: http://www.sihb.org/
Info: Non-profit, multi-service community health center chartered in
1970 to serve the healthcare needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives living
in the greater Seattle/King County region. Services include: basic
health care services (medical, dental, pharmacy and mental health); chemical
dependency, outreach programs, mentoring, fiscal and administrative and other
services.
Seattle-King
County Dental Society
2201 6th Avenue, Suite 1306
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: (206) 443-7607
Fax: (206) 443-9308
E-mail: skcds@skcds.com
Web: http://www.skcds.org
Description: Referral for emergency and routine care, including sliding scale
acceptance; consumer information, listing of clinics, dental education. Also
information on physical access and dentists who work with special needs
populations.
Seattle
Mental Health Institute
Administrative Offices:
1600 East Olive Street
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206)324-2400
TTY: (206) 324-6115
Fax: (206) 324-9433
E-mail: dianw@smh.org
Web: http://www.smh.org
Info: Private, non-profit organization that has provided a
comprehensivearray of mental health and related services to the King County
community since 1967. Services: counseling, community support, recovery
issues, crisis response service, vocational services, housing services
(independent living, foster care), special needs services 9disabilities,
age-related). Several location throughout King County.
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University
of Washington - Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit
180 Nickerson St., Suite 309
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: (206) 543-7155
Fax: (206) 685-2903
E-mail: fadu@u.washington.edu
Web: http://depts.washington.edu/fadu
Info: The Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit is a research unit dedicated to the prevention, intervention and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects
(FAE). Main goals are to conduct research on fetal alcohol and drug effects across the life span, to disseminate information on fetal alcohol and drug effects, to provide consultation for persons of any age thought to be affected by prenatal exposure to alcohol, and to provide training in human behavioral teratology.
Whitmire and Garbaccio, LLC
PO Box 15316
Seattle WA 98115
Phone: (206) 624-0928
FAX: (206) 985-7897
E-mail: info@wgrehab.com
Web: http://www.wgrehab.com
Info: Rehabilitation consulting for people with disabilities. Includes care
planning, oversight, and coordination.
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