Thank you for being a UOAA Affiliated Support Group. Our support groups embody our vision of having a society where people with intestinal or urinary diversions are universally accepted and supported socially, economically, medically and psychologically.
Your contact at the national office is UOAA’s ASG & Membership Coordinator. They can be reached at oa@ostomy.org or 800-826-0826.
UOAA has developed “ASG Standards for Success” to provide helpful information to assist our Affiliated Support Group Leaders and their support groups to become more informed and successful.
“ASG Standards for Success” is a benefit of being affiliated with UOAA and is password protected. If your support group is not affiliated, please contact UOAA’s national office at oa@ostomy.org or 800-826-0826 to learn about the benefits of affiliating.
Once you’re on the home page, click on the topic that you’re interested in learning more about. We’ve included links to a variety of resources that you can conveniently copy and email to your ASG members.
Each month an ASG group is highlighted in our e-newsletter to share an event, news, meeting ideas and more. If you’d like your ASG featured, please contact Ed Pfueller, UOAA’s Communication Manager at ed.pfueller@ostomy.org or 800-826-0826.
We would be happy to email the e-newsletter directly to your members. Please complete the form below to add each of your members or they can also contact info@ostomy.org to be added to our database.
Twice annually UOAA will provide you with ‘Articles to Share’ via email. These articles are yours to create meetings around, include in your group newsletter, topics for discussion among your members, and more. If you’d like to share an article(s), please contact UOAA’s Communication Manager, Ed Pfueller, at ed.pfueller@ostomy.org or 800-826-0826.
UOAA’s Living With An Ostomy trifold brochure includes fillable fields where you can enter your ASG’s contact info and then print as many copies as you need to help publicize your ASG.
United Ostomy Associations of America
P.O. Box 2293
Biddeford, ME 04005-2293
Call us toll-free at: 1-800-826-0826.
Our Information Line hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 3pm EST. If you have an emergency, please dial 911 or contact your local medical professional.
Please understand that UOAA is a private, nonprofit, advocacy and informational organization. We are not a medical facility and we do not have medical or legal professionals on staff. Therefore, UOAA does not provide Medical, Mental Health, Insurance or Legal Advice. Visit UOAA Virtual Ostomy Clinic provided by The Wound Company for non-emergency, virtual ostomy support.
UOAA is the leading organization proactively advocating on behalf of the ostomy community. Recognizing that we are always stronger together, we encourage everyone to get involved by joining our Advocacy Network. We’ve also created several Advocacy Tools and Resources to help you successfully advocate on behalf of the ostomy community to ensure every ostomate receives quality care.
UOAA does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
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