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Good Health for Life Entrepreneurship Center |
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Good Health for Life offers a series of lifestyle workshops to move forward a strong survivorship agenda and communicate with and engage survivors, their caregivers and healthcare professionals in our efforts to achieve our goals of improving both the length and quality of survival for all those affected by cancer. |
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LifeStyle Transitions for Cancer Survivors ...discover new ways to work and live! |
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530.622.9118 530.622.9119—Fax info@ghfl.org |
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Good Health for Life is a nonprofit entrepreneurship center and economic research, education and advocacy organization that focuses on measurably improving cancer survivorship by helping transition cancer survivors back to work. Good Health for Life’s mission is to help cancer survivors discover their passion for living through work — to enhance the quality and length of their survival and to minimize or stabilize adverse effects experienced during cancer survivorship — to live self-sufficiently in healthy communities. For decades, the driving impetus behind most cancer research has been to simply help a person avoid death. The War on Cancer is Producing Millions of Survivors Today, the picture is dramatically different. As we race into the new millennium and embrace the post-genome era, we are beginning to see the fruits of the war on cancer launched in 1971. More than half of all adults diagnosed with cancer today will be alive in five years; the figure for those treated as children is even higher. As past and future advances in cancer detection, treatment, and care diffuse into clinical practice, the number of individuals who are cancer survivors is expected to increase substantially. America's ten million cancer survivors serve as a reminder that we have a role beyond the search for a cure – we must work to address the needs of and provide hope for a valued future for those living with and beyond a cancer diagnosis. The National Cancer Institute's cancer survivorship research reveals a number of facts and trends. Persistent or late effects from cancer treatment include physical symptoms and impairment that may decrease length and quality of life, emotional distress, altered social functioning, and economic hardship. And more important, NCI’s studies have shown that many survivors identify their illness experience as an event that has the potential to help them make personally meaningful health and lifestyle changes. Where Do We Go From Here? As children and adults with a history of cancer live longer, and data from research studies mature, more of these risks are being documented and reported: neuro-cognitive problems, premature menopause, cardio-respiratory system dysfunction, sexual impairment, infertility, chronic fatigue and pain syndromes, and second malignancies. The risks are not limited to physical and functional problems. Research shows that many survivors experience significant adverse psychosocial outcomes: fear of recurrence, poor self-esteem, anxiety and depression, employment and insurance discrimination, body-image disturbances, relationship difficulties. It is clear that for those post-treatment, being disease-free does not mean being free of their disease. The need to provide this group of ten million Americans with programs and strategies that will prevent or reduce the adverse effects of cancer and its treatment on survivors' physical, psychological and social functioning is critical. A Groundbreaking Solution ~ LifeStyle Transitions for Cancer Survivors LifeStyle Transitions for Cancer Survivors is a series of workshops and individual coaching programs that help cancer survivors find new ways to work and live, use their cancer experience to make personally meaningful health and lifestyle changes, make the most of their survival by focusing on discovering their passion for living through work. Featuring guest speakers and an interactive curriculum, this program moves forward a strong survivorship agenda and communicates with and engages survivors, their caregivers and healthcare professionals in an effort to achieve Good Health for Life’s goals of improving both the length and quality of survival for all those affected by cancer. Workshop 1: Discover Your Passion for Living Discovery Techniques/Personal Effectiveness/Self-Esteem Workshop Develop a personal roadmap to bring increased meaning and enjoyment into your everyday life! Develop self-confidence to take risks to move forward personally and professionally. · Discover your passions; key skills, interests and personality strengths · 10-step process to finding your ideal career after cancer · 10 Tips to Building Self-Esteem & Peak Performance after treatment · Transferable Skills and Strengths - Identify those that naturally define you · Body Image – Tips on appearance, fashion, diet, physical activity and exercise interventions to enhance the health and quality of life of those already diagnosed with cancer and help overcome anxiety and depression · Learn new ways to "lighten up," maintain productivity, and accept that "good enough" is really good enough! Workshop 2: Plant Goals Make A Plan & Set Achievable Goals Discover who you really are and what comes naturally to you. For cancer survivors looking for the first job, next job, or a job change – something meaningful in their lives. See how your own personal values and unique health needs can help you find job satisfaction and enhance your survival. · Determine key skills, interests and personality strengths · Explore resources/research tools to make better choices · 10 tips to help set your course and direction with goals · Develop a goal statement to help stay on track · Anchors - Discover yours through values clarification · Personal Interests and Style -Assess yours and tap into what you enjoy · Personal Profile - Develop this through setting goals, self-expression and journaling · Body Image - Tips on appearance, fashion, diet, physical activity and exercise interventions to enhance the health and quality of life of those already diagnosed with cancer and help overcome anxiety and depression · Life/Work Balance - Explore your motivations for working and the importance of health balance Workshop 3: Harvest Dreams Make It Happen ~ with lifestyle transitions to support your success · Change Moving Past Fear! - Objectively look at what blocks us from taking risks to pursue our dreams · Job Search Strategies · Body Image – Tips on appearance, fashion, diet, physical activity and exercise interventions to enhance the health and quality of life of those already diagnosed with cancer and help overcome anxiety and depression · Workplace issues/prioritizing needs · Motivation & tips to stay on track · Self-esteem, anxiety, cancer-related depression and fatigue · Relationships - Understanding and accepting the fact that you’ll be dealing with cancer forever with an optimistic attitude for you, your family, friends and co-workers Meet one-on-one with a professional coach, discuss your job search concerns and create a personalized action plan that will help you achieve your goals. · Job Skills · Interviewing Essentials · Wonders of the Internet · Resume Clinic · Brain Storming/ Value Clarification |
