Resources for Mercer
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Caring for a Child with a Gastrostomy Video from St. Louis Children’s Hospital
The “Caring for My Child with a Gastrostomy” video from St. Louis Children’s Hospital provides information on understanding your child’s gastrostomy appliance and how to care for it at home. This educational video focuses on...
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CaringBridge is a no-cost, nonprofit health platform that surrounds family caregivers with support while they are caring for a loved one on a health journey. CaringBridge offers tools to: Share and document a health journey...
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CaringInfo, a program of the National Alliance for Care at Home, provides free resources to educate and empower patients and caregivers to make decisions about serious illness and end-of-life care and services. The site provides...
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CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccination Information
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information for COVID-19 vaccination administration, storage and handling, reporting and patient education for each specific vaccine at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/index.html.
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CDC’s Developmental Milestones for Children
From birth to age 5, your child should reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, act and move. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides developmental milestones checklists to help track your...
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Center for Parent Information and Resources (formerly NICHCY)
The Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR) is a central “hub” for the network of Parent Centers serving families of children with disabilities nationwide. Materials on CPIR’s website are user-centered and created for and...
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Center for Prevention of Abuse
Center for Prevention of Abuse‘s mission is to help all people live free from violence and abuse. The center provides services for domestic violence, sexual abuse/assault, human trafficking, adult protective services and prevention education. Its...
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Center for Transition to Adult Health Care for Youth with Disabilities
The Center for Transition to Adult Health Care for Youth with Disabilities offers a wide range of tools to empower youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) ages 12 to 26 to...
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
A resource to search Medicaid Waivers for each state.
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The Cerebral Palsy Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to be a catalyst for creating positive change for people with cerebral palsy (CP). The Cerebral Palsy Foundation website includes expert insights into understanding CP,...