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Integrative Therapies Support Program
OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONUNITE FOR HER FUNDS AND DELIVERS UP TO $2,000 WORTH OF INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES THAT EACH MEMBER CHOOSES OVER THE COURSE OF ONE YEAR TO HELP MITIGATE UNWANTED SIDE EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS DURING TREATMENT AND BEYOND. THIS YEAR WE SERVED A TOTAL OF 5,322 MEMBERS, WITH 2,662 MEMBERS BEING NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER AND 2,278 MEMBERS LIVING WITH METASTATIC DISEASE, 382 MEMBERS ARE BEING SERVED IN TOTAL WITH OVARIAN CANCER WITH 222 LIVING WITH RECURRENT OVARIAN CANCER. THOSE LIVING WITH ADVANCED METASTATIC DISEASE OR RECURRENT OVARIAN CANCER ARE PROVIDED ONGOING SUPPORT, WHERE EACH CAN RENEW THEIR PASSPORT OF SERVICES EVERY SIX MONTHS FOR AS LONG AS THEY NEED AND UNITE FOR HER IS ABLE TO PROVIDE THE FUNDING. THIS IS VITAL TO ADHERENCE TO TREATMENTS THAT ARE LIFELONG FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND UNITE FOR HER IS COMMITTED TO BEING BY THEIR SIDE FOR AS LONG AS THEY NEED US.BACKED BY MODERN SCIENCE, INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES ARE SHOWN TO SUPPORT PATIENTS' ABILITY TO ADHERE TO THEIR MEDICAL TREATMENT PLAN AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND MUST BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. UNITE FOR HER ANSWERS THAT CALL WHERE OUR PARTICIPANTS REPORT A REDUCTION IN SIDE EFFECTS FROM MEDICAL TREATMENTS, A REDUCTION IN STRESS, AND AN IMPROVEMENT IN EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PARTNERING WITH THE CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND WERE GRANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AN ABSTRACT AND POSTER AT THE DECEMBER 2022 SAN ANTONIO BREAST CANCER SYMPOSIUM. OUR PRESENTATION FOCUSED ON 139 METASTATIC BREAST CANCER PATIENTS. NOTABLE FINDINGS INCLUDED A REMARKABLE 93% OF PATIENTS REPORTING REDUCED STRESS LEVELS. ADDITIONALLY, 80% NOTED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR SIDE EFFECTS, WITH 28% SUCCESSFULLY REDUCING OR ELIMINATING AT LEAST ONE PRESCRIBED MEDICATION FOR MANAGING SIDE EFFECTS. IMPRESSIVELY, 94% OF PATIENTS REPORTED ENHANCED TREATMENT ADHERENCE AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE IMPACTFUL PROGRAMMING OFFERED BY UNITE FOR HER.HOW IT WORKS: WE OFFER INTEGRATIVE CARE SUPPORT AND THERAPIES IN PERSON, VIRTUALLY OR DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO ONE'S HOME. WE CONTINUE TO ADAPT OUR HANDS-ON PROGRAMMING ACROSS THE NATION WITH THE LEARNINGS WE ACQUIRED DURING THE PANDEMIC, EMPOWERING THE VULNERABLE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. LINKING ARMS NATIONWIDE WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATIONS WITH LIKE-MINDED GOALS OF BRIDGING THE HEALTH EQUITY GAPS, HAS ALLOWED US TO HAVE GREAT IMPACT IN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE UNDERSUPPORTED, UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED. OUR FOCUS WITH OUR NATIONAL EXPANSION IS TO PRIORITIZE AND PROVIDE CRITICAL ACCESS TO INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES FOR WOMEN OF COLOR, KNOWING THAT THE MORTAILTY RATE IS 42% HIGHER FOR BLACK WOMEN THAN WHITE WOMEN, LEANING IN WITH KEY RECRUITING PARTNERS, HAVING BECOME A TRUSTED RESOURCE TO HELP RESOLVE THE HEALTH INEQUITIES. WITH PARTNERS COMMITTED TO OUR MISSION AND GOALS, UNITE FOR HER EXECUTED 56 VIRTUAL WELLNESS CONFERENCES & PROGRAMS, REACHING ALL 50 STATES, INCLUDING 4 SPANISH-ONLY SPEAKING WELLNESS EVENTS AND 6 SURVIVORSHIP EVENTS FOR OUR ALUMNI COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS WERE KEY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THEIR WELLNESS PASSPORT OF TREATMENTS AND SERVICES, EMPOWERING THEM AND GIVING THEM CONTROL BACK IN A DISEASE THEY LOST ALL CONTROL OVER.UFH'S UNIQUE WELLNESS PROGRAM AND ONLINE COMMUNITY EDUCATES NEWLY DIAGNOSED BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS AS WELL AS THOSE LIVING WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER ABOUT HOW INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES [MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE, ONCOLOGY MASSAGE, REIKI, YOGA, FRESH VEGETABLE SHARES, MEAL DELIVERY SERVICE, MEDITATION, EXERCISE, PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING, AND WHOLE FOODNUTRITION] CAN PROVIDE RELIEF FROM MANY OF THE SIDE-EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY TRADITIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENTS. THIS YEAR UNITE FOR HER DELIVERED 25,085 ONE ON ONE PRIVATE INTEGRATIVE THERAPY SESSIONS, BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON. WE ALSO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY WITH A HER SPEAKER SERIES, VIRTUAL HANG OUTS, ASK THE EXPERT EDUCATION SERIES, PRODUCING 36 VIRTUAL EVENTS. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO BRING AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, AND INSPIRATION TO PATIENTS ON CRITICAL SUBJECTS WHERE THEY CAN BECOME EMPOWERED IN THEIR OWN CARE AND LEAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. OUR MEMBERS REPORT BEING ABLE TO SELF ADVOCATE BECAUSE OF THIS ONLINE COMMUNITY WE HAVE CREATED MONTHLY, FEATURE KEY EXPERTS, WHO CREATE A COMMUNITY OF HOPE, TRUST AND EMPOWERMENT.KEEPING THE PATIENT VOICE FRONT AND CENTER IS VITAL TO UFH, ENSURING WE ARE MEETING THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY ARE. ONE WAY WE HEAR OUR PATIENT VOICE IS BY SURVEYING OUR COMMUNITY, ALLOWING US TO EXPAND IN AREAS OF GREATEST NEED-ADDING PARTNERS THAT HELP SUPPORT NUTRITIONAL NEEDS. THROUGH OUR DEDICATED FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE OBSERVED THAT OUR MEMBERS EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE THEIR WELLNESS PASSPORTS TO ADDRESS A CRUCIAL ISSUE: FOOD INSECURITY. THIS APPROACH EMPOWERS THEM TO ACCESS A FUNDAMENTAL NECESSITY - NOURISHMENT, ESPECIALLY DURING CANCER CARE. A MEAL DELIVERY SERVICE RX IS ONE OF THEM. PROVIDING 6 WEEKS OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND MEAL DELIVERY SERVICES NATIONWIDE RIGHT TO ONE'S HOME HAS BEEN IMPACTFUL TO THOSE WE SERVE, FULFILLING A BASIC NEED. THIS, COUPLED WITH OUR 48 LIVE COOKING WEBINARS AND DEMONSTRATIONS, GROCERY GIFT CARDS AND UNLIMITED NUTRITIONAL CONSULTS, PROVE TO BE A PERFECT COMBINATION FOR ONE TO ACQUIRE NEW SKILLS IN THE KITCHEN, EXPERIENCE JOY AND FRIENDSHIP, AS WELL AS LEARNING HOW FOOD TRULY IS ONE'S MEDICINE- A VITAL TOOL FOR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. WE ARE HONORED TO BE ASKED TO SERVE ON SEVERAL ROUND TABLES, WHERE WE SHARE OUR FINDINGS OF INTEGRATIVE CARE WORKING TO HELP PATIENTS ADHERE TO TREATMENTS. WE ALSO WERE RECOGNIZED IN THE JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY, IN DEC OF 2021- WITH LITERATURE THAT SUGGEST CANCER PROGRAMS THAT HAVE COMPLEMENTARY MODALITIES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO EXTENDED PROGRESSION-FREE AND OVERALL SURVIVAL FOR CANCER PATIENTS WHEN COMPARED TO CANCER PROGRAMS THAT DO NOT. THE STUDY MENTIONS UNITE FOR HER AS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR INTEGRATIVE WHOLE PATIENT CARE. WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE GREAT GROWTH, AND WITH THAT COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE HONORED TO SERVE EVEN MORE IN NEED WITH OUR UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING ACROSS OUR NATION, LINKING ARMS WITH MANY EXTRAORDINARY PARTNERS AND CORPORATIONS, ALL LOOKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN WHOLE PATIENT CARE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4M
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