Physical Health Resources
Free Cancer Screenings
Mammograms
Call the New York State Cancer Services Program at Glens Falls Hospital at (518) 926-6570 or (800) 882-0121 for information on free mammograms.
Cancer Screening
Regular cancer screening is important to detect cancer early which is your best chance to beat cancer. Glens Falls Hospital provides breast exam and mammogram screening, cervical cancer screening, lung cancer screening, skin cancer screening and colorectal cancer screening. Our Cancer Center also administers a New York State Department of Health program that provides free breast exams, free cervical cancer screening and free colorectal cancer screening to women 40 to 64 years of age who do not have health insurance coverage. We also provide colorectal cancer screening to men ages 50-64. For more information, contact the Cancer Services Program at (800) 882-0121 or (518) 926-6570.
Cancer Screening Program
Contact: Kathryn Cramer
Cancer Services Outreach Coordinator
CSP of Warren, Washington & Hamilton Counties
(p) 518-926-6511 (f) 518-926-6580
Reproductive Health
HIV Counseling & Testing Program
HIV Test Counselors at Public Health offer Anonymous and Confidential HIV Advance Rapid 1/2 Antibody counseling and testing by appointment, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Please call 518-746-2400 to make an appointment.
Not sure if you need to be tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS? Please call and ask or visit: Say Yes to the HIV Test
You will find HIV and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) testing locations and contact information for counseling.
Planned Parenthood
543 Bay Road Queensbury, NY 12804
518-792-0994
Teen Awareness Group (TAG) of Hudson Headwaters Health Network
TAG (Teen Awareness Group) website
The TAG (Teen Awareness Group) program provides activities and opportunities to help reduce local teen pregnancy, STI/STD’s and HIV/AIDS rates; thereby improving health outcomes for young people within Warren and Washington counties.
9 Carey Road, Queensbury, NY 12804 | Phone: (518) 761-0300 | Fax: (518) 480-0100
Education and Support Opportunities
Asthma
https://www.lung.org/lung-health-and-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/asthma/living-with-asthma/managing-asthma/for-parents-of-children-with-asthma.html American Lung Association
https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/parents.html CDC
asthmaandallergies.org/programs-services/educational-support-groups/ Asthma and Allergy Foundation
Cancer Awareness
The C.R. Wood Cancer Center provides a number of cancer awareness and educational programs for adults. We provide programs in breast cancer awareness, cervical cancer awareness, ovarian cancer awareness, skin cancer awareness and cancer risk reduction. The goal of these cancer awarenessprograms is to increase the participant’s awareness of various types of cancer and to increase the utilization of cancer screening measures by patients.
If you would like more information about cancer awareness or to schedule a presentation to your group or organization, please contact Vickie Yattaw, RN, BSN, OCN, at (518) 926-6639.
Diabetes Self-Management Education and Training:
Our Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) is a healthcare professional with extensive experience working with individuals with diabetes and their families.
Our Certified Diabetes Educator provides:
- Self- management education and training to people with diabetes
- An interactive, individualized, collaborative, and ongoing process involving the person with diabetes or pre-diabetes
- The following are topics covered:
- Healthy eating
- Being active
- Glucose monitoring
- Taking medication
- Problem solving
- Healthy coping and reducing risk
102 Park Street Glens Falls, NY 12801 Located in the Pruyn Pavilion - 3rd floor
To schedule an appointment, please call: (518) 926-2615 or 1-800-965-5705
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Ask your doctor for a referral for medical nutrition therapy from a registered dietitian (RD). Nutrition services and counseling are often covered by health insurance. Please check with your insurance provider for your plan’s coverage.
Diabetes
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation Northeastern New York | Epilepsy Foundation
https://www.epilepsy.com/northeastern-new-york/programs/scholarships
Address: 3 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205
Nutritional Counseling:
Do you have a medical condition that requires you to follow a special diet? Are you confused about food labeling (what you hear and read in the news) and how it applies to you?
Our Registered Dietitians can provide individual nutrition counseling for, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Cancer
- COPD
- Crohn’s, Colitis, IBS
- Celiac Disease
- Diabetes
- Gastrointestinal disease
- Gestational diabetes
- Food allergies
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Home tube feeding
- Malnutrition
- Obesity & weight management for adults and children
- Renal disease
102 Park Street Glens Falls, NY 12801 Located in the Pruyn Pavilion - 3rd floor
To schedule an appointment, please call: (518) 926-2615 or 1-800-965-5705
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Ask your doctor for a referral for medical nutrition therapy from a registered dietitian (RD). Nutrition services and counseling are often covered by health insurance. Please check with your insurance provider for your plan’s coverage.