CANCER INFORMATION SERVICES
Description
THE CANCER INFORMATION SERVICE (CIS) IS A PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, THE NATION'S LEADING AGENCY FOR CANCER RESEARCH. THE CIS IS A NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION & EDUCATION ABOUT CANCER, AND A LEADER IN HELPING PEOPLE BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR OWN HEALTH CARE BY PROVIDING THE LATEST INFORMATION ON CANCER IN UNDERSTANDABLE LANGUAGE TO PATIENTS & FAMILIES, THE PUBLIC, AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS BY: *INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE ONE -ON- ONE THROUGH ITS INFORMATION SERVICE; *WORKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM; *PARTICIPATING IN RESEARCH OFFERS TO FIND THE BEST WAYS TO HELP PEOPLE ADOPT HEALTHIER BEHAVIORS; AND *PROVIDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION OVER THE INTERNET. 1-800-422-6237- GOES TO CALL CENTER; 2 SOCIAL WORKERS ALSO AVAILABLE -- ANGELA MORTENSEN-402.559.8324, AMORTENSEN@NEBRASKAMED.COM OR RACHEL SLEDGE-402.559.6458, RSLEDGE@NEBRASKAMED.COM
Contact Information
Address:
4400 EMILE ST.
Omaha
NE
68198
Hours of Operation:
9:00 TO 4:30 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.nebraskamed.com/cancer
Main Phone:
Phone
800-999-5465
Other Phone(s):
TDD
800-332-8615
NE
1-402-559-9999
Main Contact(s):
STAFF
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
cancergovstaff@mail.nih.gov
Other Email(s):
cfstalna@unmc.edu
General Information
Agency ID: 858
List of Provided Services:
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material: INFORMATION SHEETS SPANISH
Eligibility: ANYONE NEEDING INFORMATION
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NO CHRGE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: NO APPEAL PROCEDURE
Languages with interpreters on staff: Spanish