Cancer survivors in rural areas face unique challenges in accessing supportive care, including structured exercise programs that are proven to improve physical function, mental health, and quality of life. Dr. Jess Gorzelitz leads research focused on implementing and evaluating a distance-based, strength-focused exercise intervention tailored for older, rural cancer survivors. Leveraging the Iowa Cancer Affiliate Network (I-CAN), this webinar will describe existing disparities in access to exercise oncology resources and use of remote exercise programs to inform long-term behavior change. This webinar will explore how scalable, evidence-based exercise interventions can be integrated into survivorship care to address disparities and improve outcomes for rural cancer populations.
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Resource URL: https://www.nnlm.gov/training/class/providers-perspective-building-high-quality-cancer-care-programs-rural-areas
Learning Objectives
- Describe the physical activity and exercise recommendations for adults with cancer
- Identify key outcomes associated with exercise in older adults with cancer
- Identify disparities in access to exercise oncology resources among rural cancer survivors and describe how distance-based, strength-focused interventions can address these challenges.
- Evaluate the potential of scalable, evidence-based remote exercise programs to promote long-term behavior change and improve survivorship outcomes in older, rural cancer populations.
Agenda
NNLM Introduction: 5 min
Presentation: 45 min
Question and Answer session: 10 min
MLA CE Credits: 1.0
Course Includes
- 2 Lessons
- Course Certificate