Unite For Her

OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THOSE DIAGNOSED (CONTINUED IN SCH O-PG 43) WITH BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCERS -FOR LIFE - BY FUNDING AND DELIVERING INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES.

OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONUNITE FOR HER FUNDS AND DELIVERS UP TO $2,000 WORTH OF INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES THAT EACH PATIENT 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 4,378 PATIENTS, WITH 2,452 BEING NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST OR OVARIAN CANCER AND 1,926 PATIENTS LIVING WITH METASTATIC DISEASE OR RECURRENT OVARIAN CANCER. THOSE LIVING WITH ADVANCED METASTATIC DISEASE 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. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O, PG 43)WE NOW OFFER 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 UNDER SUPPORTED. OUR FOCUS WITH OUR NATIONAL EXPANSION IS TO PRIORITIZE AND PROVIDE CRITICAL ACCESS TO INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES FOR WOMEN OF COLOR. KNOWING THAT THE RISK OF DEVELOPING METASTASES IS HIGHER FOR BLACK WOMEN THAN WHITE WOMEN, LEANING IN WITH KEY RECRUITING PARTNERS, HAVE BECOME A TRUSTED RESOURCE TO HELP RESOLVE THE HEALTH INEQUITIES.WITH PARTNERS COMMITTED TO OUR MISSION AND GOALS, UNITE FOR HER EXECUTED 45 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 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 FOOD NUTRITION] CAN PROVIDE RELIEF FROM MANY OF THE SIDE-EFFECTS AND SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY TRADITIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENTS. THIS YEAR UNITE FOR HER DELIVERED 17,863 ONE ON ONE PRIVATE INTEGRATIVE THERAPY SESSIONS, BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON. 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 ALSO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY WITH A HER SPEAKER SERIES AND ASK THE EXPERT EDUCATION SERIES, PRODUCING 26 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. 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. MEAL DELIVERY SERVICE RX WAS 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, HELPING WITH FOOD INSECURITY. THIS, COUPLED WITH OUR COOKING 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 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 EXPERIENCED GREAT GROWTH THIS PAST YEAR, 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.