We are here to help you find information about medical conditions, healthier lifestyle habits and make informed health care decisions.
Free, Personalized Health Assistance
Frymoyer Community Health Resource Services is staffed with a Consumer Health Information Specialist available to guide patients, families, staff and our communities to accurate and easy-to-understand resources about diseases, treatments, wellness and health care services. You can connect by phone, email or by scheduling an appointment. Services are free and available to University of Vermont Health communities which include the following:
- Access and recommendations to reliable and up-to-date health information. Information available in multiple languages and easy-to-read formats.
- Information about local support groups and area health and human service agencies.
- Vermont Advance Directives booklets for medical decision making.
Please note that we are unable to provide medical advice. Please consult your doctor if you have questions or concerns about a medical condition or diagnosis.
Contact Us
Frymoyer Community Health Resource Services is staffed by Kristine Buck, B.S. Kristine majored in Community Health at the State University of New York at Potsdam. She has a Level 2 Consumer Health Information Specialist Certification through the Medical Library Association.
- Email: frymoyerresourcecenter@uvmhealth.org
- Call: 802-847-8821
- Visit: By appointment only — please call or email us to schedule. We are located on Level 3 of the Main Pavilion at UVM Medical Center's Main Campus, Burlington, VT.
- Hours: Mon - Fri, 8 am-4:30 pm
Recommended Resources
- Healthwise: Access our Health Library, for health-related topics.
- MedlinePlus: Find trusted and up-to-date information on health conditions, wellness issues and more in easy-to-read language from the NIH and National Library of Medicine.
- MyHealthfinder: Trusted information to help your family stay healthy. Make sure your family is up to date on preventive services from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC): CDC is the nation's leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public's health.
- ClinicalTrials.gov: A resource to learn about clinical studies from around the world.
- Testing.com: Provides consumers with learning guides and products that make lab testing accessible, convenient and affordable.
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Conducts and supports research and provides information about complementary health products and practices in the context of whole person health.
- Office of Dietary Supplements: ODS provides up-to-date scientific information about dietary supplements.
- National Cancer Institute: NCI leads, conducts, and supports cancer research across the nation to advance scientific knowledge and help all people live longer, healthier lives.
- Vermont 211: Use Vermont 211 to find human services organizations in your community or dial 2-1-1.
- Vermont Department of Health: Working every day to improve and protect the health of Vermonters.
- Vermont Agencies on Aging: An association of five nonprofit area agencies on aging located throughout Vermont to respond to the needs and directions of older Vermonters and their families by offering information and assistance in many areas.
- MyHealthyVT: Workshops are led by knowledgeable and compassionate facilitators dedicated to helping you take control of your health. There are six workshops available including: Type 2 diabetes prevention, high blood pressure management, quit smoking/vaping and chronic condition self-management programs.
- Vermont Ethics Network: Advance directive information and documents, medical decision-making resources and more.
- New York Department of Health: NY Dept of Health oversees the health, safety and well-being of New Yorkers since 1901 — from vaccinations to utilizing new developments in science as critical tools in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.
- ADK 211: Use ADK 211 to find human services organizations in your community or dial 2-1-1.
- Clinton County Office for the Aging: Visit 135 Margaret Street, Suite 105, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 or call 518-565-4620.
- Franklin County Office of the Aging: Visit 355 W. Main Street, Suite 447, Malone, NY 12953 or call 518-481-1526.
- Essex County Aging Office: Visit 132 Water Street, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 or call 518-873-3695.
UVM Health Support Groups
Support groups connect people facing similar challenges. Many people find the support they receive from a group made up of people who share similar experiences very helpful in managing their own health challenges.
UVM Health offers classes and support groups on many topics, including: mental health, addiction, parenting, dementia, breastfeeding, grief and more.
Explore UVM Health Support Groups
If you are interested in a particular support group and cannot locate it, or would like additional information, send an email at frymoyerresourcecenter@uvmhealth.org or call 802-847-8821.
Local & National Support Groups
Alzheimer’s Association
ALZConnected, powered by the Alzheimer’s Association, is a free online community for everyone affected by Alzheimer’s or another dementia, including people with the disease, caregivers, family and friends, and individuals who have lost someone to Alzheimer’s.
Loss of a Child — Compassionate Friends
The Compassionate Friends offers a variety of private Facebook groups and live chats through an online support community for those who are grieving the death of a child.
Suicide Loss — American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Healing Conversations gives those who have lost someone to suicide the opportunity to talk with our experienced volunteers by phone or video chat. These AFSP volunteers, who are themselves, survivors of suicide loss, offer understanding and guidance in the weeks and months following a suicide death.
Empty Arms Vermont
Empty Arms Vermont serves individuals who are grieving miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons or early infant death. A peer-facilitated support group for anyone who has experienced pregnancy or infant loss is offered online on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm. Another peer support group for Pregnancy After Loss is offered on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm (also online). Contact info@emptyarmsvermont.org.
Brain Injury Association of Vermont BIAVT Support Groups
BIAVT hosts in-person and virtual support groups for those affected by brain injury: Survivors, families, caregivers and professionals. Contact support@biavt.org.
Family Caregiver Alliance
The Family Caregiver Alliance offers a Caregivers Community where caregivers and their other loved ones can share, interact and learn from each other in a safe, supportive environment. The Family Caregiver Alliance also offers online support groups including a group for LGBT caregivers.
ConnectShareCare (CSC)
An online peer facilitated network overseen by the Office of Care Experience at Dartmouth Health that provides ongoing peer discussion community groups for people with Long Covid. The groups are free and open to anyone who would like to join; you do not need to be affiliated with Dartmouth Health to participate.
American Diabetes Association
Be empowered and encouraged through learning and chatting with others in this online community whether you are newly diagnosed, finding support for ongoing management, or a caregiver of someone who is living with diabetes. Specific online community groups for different types of diabetes.
MyHealthyVT
Improve overall wellbeing with a My Healthy Vermont Workshop. There are six workshops available including Type 2 Diabetes Prevention, High Blood Pressure Management, Quit Smoking (vaping), and Chronic Conditions Self-Management programs for people living with chronic health conditions including type 2 diabetes and chronic pain.
Circle of Parents® - Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
Professionally facilitated, peer led self-help support group for parents and other caregivers. Circle of Parents® offers participants the opportunity to explore their parenting in a safe and confidential weekly group. Parents come together and share their experiences, challenges, and successes. Parents learn they are not alone, and they can change the way they raise their children. Circle of Parents® is co-led by professionally trained volunteer(s) and a parent leader, who is a group member. Meetings are usually for 1-1.5 hours via Zoom. There are no fees or dues to attend.
Current offerings:
- Circle of Parents® of Children Birth - 5—Mondays, 6 pm
- Circle of Parents® for Young Families—Mondays, 7 pm
- Circle of Parents® in Recovery—Wednesdays, 5 pm
- Circle of Parents® (open to all)— Wednesdays, 5:30 pm
- Circle of Parents® of Teens—Wednesdays, 7:30 pm
- Circle of Parents® for Single Moms—Thursdays, 5:30 pm
- Circle of Parents® for NICU and Children with Special Needs — Thursdays, 4:30 pm
Email familysupport@pcavt.org for more information.
Grow Family VT - Support for NICU Families (Babies up to age 1)
GROW's NICU project supports families with babies up to age 1 who have transitioned home with their infant and are starting to process the trauma and stress of the NICU. Peer connection is especially important to encourage families to engage with the community and to promote the parent and child’s wellbeing. Preregistration required for both groups. Visit the links below to create an account and register.
- Online: Mondays 7:30 pm on Zoom: https://growfamilyvt.punchpass.com/classes?course=160286
- In-Person: Thursdays 12-1 pm at Richmond Wellness, 53 Railroad Street, Richmond Vermont 05477. https://growfamilyvt.punchpass.com/classes?course=160283
An online peer facilitated network overseen by the Office of Care Experience at Dartmouth Health that provides ongoing peer discussion community groups for people experiencing grief. The groups are free and open to anyone who would like to join; you do not need to be affiliated with Dartmouth Health to participate.
American Heart Association
Connect with heart patients, survivors and caregivers for heart disease, heart attack and stroke. Share your story with others, comment and give feedback on other’s stories, get answers to your questions from health care professionals, and speak to others on your own forum.
American Lung Association
The American Lung Association supports free online communities that offer peer-to-peer support for COPD, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Start or respond to threads on the communities, upload photos and search for specific topics to find other members who share the same interests.
Connection Recovery Support Groups
Connection Recovery Support Groups are free, peer-led, and offer an opportunity to share your experiences and gain support from other group members. Connection Recovery Support Groups are unique because they follow a structured model to ensure you and others in the group have an opportunity to be heard and to get what you need. Groups are led by trained leaders with lived experience. The groups provide a safe place that offers respect, understanding, encouragement and inspires hope to all who attend.
For more information and to register please visit Peer Support Groups - NamiVT or call 802-876-7949.
NAMI Family Support Group Meetings
NAMI Family Support Group Meetings are free, 90-minute support groups for family and friends of individuals who live with a mental health condition. In a supportive and empathetic environment, members of the group listen and share their lived experiences, learned wisdom and coping strategies with the goal of empowering, educating and reducing stigma. All meetings are facilitated by trained NAMI family members. The groups provide a safe place that offers respect, understanding, encouragement and inspires hope to all who attend.
For more information and to register please visit Family Support Groups - NamiVT or call 802-876-7949.
Miles for Migraine
Our Migraine Community Groups offered through Zoom bring together the people just like you to connect, discover and share. We provide helpful resources and supportive discussions to help you better navigate life with migraine.
National MS Society online communities
National MS Society online communities provide people affected by multiple sclerosis the support, information and connections they need — when they need them. These communities are led by trained volunteers who assist in leading conversations and ensuring community members have access to resources like the Society’s MS Navigator® program, crisis support and other Society programs and information.
Community members can expect an environment that respects privacy and is free of hate speech, bullying and spamming.
Smart Patients Parkinson’s Disease Community
Join the Smart Patients Parkinson’s Disease Community, ask questions and support others who can learn from you.
About the Frymoyers
As a patient, Nan Frymoyer realized the power and value of education to healing and recovery. Her vision and mission was to make this kind of information easily available to everyone in need and most particularly to patients and their families. As a result of the collaborative efforts of many people, the Frymoyer Community Health Resource Center was created to fulfill her vision.
