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On behalf of the prostate cancer community along with the Board of Directors and staff at Us TOO, we extend heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the volunteers across the country and abroad who lead an Us TOO prostate cancer support group.
Prostate cancer support groups / education forums are an important component of the comprehensive educational resources and support services provided by Us TOO to the prostate cancer community at no charge. Members of the prostate cancer community have stepped up to volunteer as leaders for more than 250 Us TOO support groups throughout the U.S. and abroad. Us TOO support groups benefit from the affiliation with a leading prostate cancer nonprofit organization with a network of connections, in addition to best practices and educational resources/materials provided at no charge.
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Thank you for your commitment to serving your local prostate cancer community as a volunteer leader of an Us TOO prostate cancer support group / educational forum. Your leadership provides peer-to-peer support and access to educational resources that help men and their spouses/partners, families and caregivers make informed decisions about prostate cancer detection, treatment options and related side effects.
The interactive format of support groups and educational forums facilitates conversations to exchange information and empower others with the knowledge that can only come from having lived the experience.
The following content was developed collaboratively in response to input gathered from Us TOO support group leaders across the country and abroad. We thank various support group leaders who have provided perspective and some of the “best practices.” The information has been organized and updated to help address many of the challenges facing support group leaders. Tools and resources are provided to maximize the impact of leaders helping the men and women in the prostate cancer community who attend Us TOO support groups and educational forums.
Leading a Support Group/Meeting
Building Local Awareness & Growing Group Attendance
Collaborating with Other Support Group Leaders
We’re always interested in learning how we can provide more/better resources to help the leaders of Us TOO support groups and educational forums. Please don’t hesitate to call or send us an email with feedback and suggestions:
There are currently more than 250 volunteer-led Us TOO prostate cancer support groups / educational forums across the U.S. and abroad. While every group is different with a unique combination of leadership and group dynamics, there are certain resources, tools and approaches that stand out as working especially well for several group leaders. We recognize the following “best practices” and encourage their broader application to benefit group leaders and those attending group meetings.
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Diet, exercise and stress, three very powerful components to manage prostate that are within our own control. Studies in the past 10 years have provided significant empirical support for the role of diet and nutrition.
UCSF, its clinicians and researchers have been in the forefront of this effort. As well as personally consulting with thousands of prostate cancer patients and their caregivers, Greta Macaire, the senior resident dietitian at UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, has presented monthly on nutrition and PCa for more than 10 years.
Her presentation will address:
Benefit from the guidance provided by the Us TOO support group in Greenville, SC: Leadership Training and Succession Planning – Bob Cardone
We appreciate and admire the passion of group leaders dedicated to helping as many people as possible in their local prostate cancer community. The following suggestions and guidelines are provided to help maximize awareness of the local prostate cancer support group and to help grow attendance at the meetings.
Just as attendees at your support groups / educational forums benefit from peer-to-peer interaction and sharing best practices, you can do the same by interacting with other Us TOO support group leaders from across the country and abroad.
New support group leaders can request a mentor or “buddy” to help guide them through the start-up phase and beyond.
Call: 866-906-0123 | Participant Code: 936-8258#
Let’s share even more resources to help your fellow leaders of Us TOO support groups and educational forums. Please forward content to us on the following topics. We’ll post it on this web page and acknowledge you as the source (unless you prefer otherwise).
Group Standards and Teaming Agreement | Loan Library Materials | End-Of-Life Resources | New Chapter Leader Networking Community |
NEW for 2012: Required for all new and existing Prostate Cancer Education Forum and Support Group/Chapters - Please review, complete and submit the following documents to Terri Likowski, Us TOO Program Director/Support Group Services at terri@ustoo.org. Questions? Contact Terri at 877-978-7866 or Chuck Strand, CEO at chucks@ustoo.org or 630-795-1002.
Loan Library Materials - Conference Presentations on DVD or VHS. Chapters may borrow a DVD for up to 3 weeks. To request the topic of your choice, COMPLETE THIS EASY ONLINE REQUEST FORM
