Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – McKinney is introducing a wellness program for cancer patients and survivors on their journey toward survivorship. This highly individualized program is designed to boost the healing process and enrich lives while the participants are still in treatment. The 12-week S.H.I.N.E. On! program is free and open to the McKinney community.
Components of the program include: emotional support, nutritional support, cooking demonstrations, and fitness/exercise programs. The S.H. I. N. E. acronym stands for Strength, Hope, Inspiration, Nutrition, and Exercise.
"The goal for our cancer team was to create a program where the patient is comfortable and surrounded by like individuals," says Erin Blair, director of oncology services, Baylor Scott & White - McKinney. "S.H.I.N.E. On! allows patients to move through various phases of the program to reach the end goal of hard wiring exercise and wellness into their lives. We are pleased we can offer this program locally close to tour patient's homes."
On Monday, Jan. 9, Baylor Scott & White – McKinney will host an orientation at the hospital in the second-level Darling Classroom. The program officially begins week of January 16 with weekly exercise classes. Baylor Scott & White – McKinney welcomes cancer patients and survivors regardless of where they received treatment. Each patient may bring one caregiver; participants must be 18 or older.
Baylor Scott & White experts, including registered dietitians, fitness specialists, nurses and others, will lead the programs. Yoga and Pilates classes will be offered weekly along with monthly nutrition classes. There will be quarterly cooking demonstrations and monthly small group exercise classes.
To learn more about S.H.I.N.E. On! call 469-764-HOPE (4673).
For more information on cancer care at Baylor Scott & White– McKinney, visit www.BaylorHealth.com/McKinney
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As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White promotes the health and well-being of every individual, family and community it serves. It is committed to making quality care more accessible, convenient and affordable through its integrated delivery network, which includes the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital health platform – MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than 1,200 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott & White today serves more than three million Texans. For more information, visit: BSWHealth.com
