Integrative Health Programs & Services
Nurse Navigators
We can help you with:
- Providing you with understandable educational materials to aid in decision making.
- Assisting with timely coordination of your care.
- Making sure your needs are met from the time of diagnosis through treatment and beyond.
- Support groups and educational programs.
- One-on-one assistance for you and your caregiver.
- Financial assistance.
- Help in finding transportation.
- Accessing Oncology Social Workers.
- Oncology Dietitian appointments.
- Resources to meet your changing needs.
Feeding the Fight: The Essential Role of Nutrition in Cancer Care
NUTRITION INTEGRATIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS
- Nutrition before, during, and after treatment
- Eating well while managing the side effects of treatment
- Weight gain when you have had an unintentional weight loss
- Beneficial weight loss
- Safe and reliable nutrition strategies
- Use of supplements
- Healthful eating for long term wellness
Supportive Care: Comfort and Quality of Life
In order to help you achieve comfort and quality of life, various aspects of your care plan can be addressed.
These may include:
- Identifying your needs and goals
- Addressing your worries and fears
- Insuring you and your family understand as much about your illness as you would like
- Defining what quality of life means to you and discussing how those things that bring enjoyment and meaning can be maximized
- Understanding how your beliefs can impact decisions about care
- Deciding what type of care you would like as time goes on
- Controlling symptoms associated with your illness that interfere with enjoying your life
Social Work: Here for you, every step of the way.
SOCIAL WORK INTEGRATIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS
Services available include dealing with cancer by:
- Exploring financial resources
- Teaching about coping with feelings, worries, emotions
- Providing support and counseling
- Education about resources
- Connection with others who can help
- Guidance with making decisions about work, life and family issues
Resources For Cancer Costs: Support for Managing Expenses
FINANCE INTEGRATIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS
Understanding how cancer impacts financial distress can help provide the necessary support and resources:
- Reduced work hours due to doctor’s appointments or treatments
- Illness related expenses: co-pays, deductibles, and other out of pocket expenses
- Inability to work
- Childcare
Connect, Celebrate & Create: Inner Strength Through Creative Expression
INTUITIVE PAINTING CLASS: INTEGRATIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS
This creative method allows you to look at and express the world within by painting or drawing pictures. The class walks you through a simple three step process to:
- Relax your mind and restore your internal balance
- Reignite your innate healing power
- No artistic experience needed; the journey is what’s important.
- Exploring acrylic paint and various art materials as instruments of self expression
- Class offers the opportunity to elevate mood, strengthen trust, and build confidence
- The safe and encouraging environment help find peace and quiet within
Building A Healthier Community
Phelps Cancer Center 2024 Spring Appeal
Your gift to the Phelps Cancer Center Integrative Health Fund will help us ensure patients have free access to our classes, groups, and services.