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Mar 10

YMCA of Douglas County receives grant for cancer survivor program – KPIC News

Douglas County YMCA in Roseburg (SBG photo)

ROSEBURG, Ore. -- The YMCA of Douglas County received $50,000 from the Knight Cancer Institute Community Partnership Program at Oregon Health & Science University to bring a 12-week cancer survivor program to Douglas County.

The project will work with qualified individuals, 18 years of age and older, who have been diagnosed with cancer or are survivors of cancer, YMCA officials said.

LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is a small-group program that helps adult cancer survivors reclaim their health and well-being following a cancer diagnosis. Through this program, YMCAs are creating communities among cancer survivors and guiding them through safe physical activity, helping them build supportive relationships, and reducing stress leading to an improved quality of life.

According to a YMCA news release, the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Community Partnership Program is designed to build sustainable collaborations with Oregon communities by providing grants and other resources to foster development of community-identified cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and survivorship projects. The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute has made a decade-long commitment to invest in this program to develop robust, sustainable programs that benefit the health of all Oregonians.

Oregon has the fifth highest rate of melanoma in the United States.

The Y's goal is to reach over 60 people to bring them through a 12-week exercise program proven to increase activity levels, cardiovascular endurance and overall quality of life, which will help build the foundation to continued healthy life.

Registration is open now for those who qualify. The first sections of the program begin March 21, 2017 and runs through June 8, 2017 at the YMCA, 1151 NW Stewart Pkwy in Roseburg.

To register please call 541-440-9622 x210, Angela Marx. The program includes a complimentary 12 week family membership to the Y.

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