SurviveWELL
2027-12-21 15:00 - 16:00, 2027-12-28 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
The Kristen Olewine Milke CARE Center at Penn State Cancer Institute offers patients and loved ones the SurviveWELL program.
What does it mean to be “well”? How might we treat ourselves “well” even when we are ill or having a “bad day”? SurviveWELL – this program, the community of participants, the practices, and the monthly themes – are offered in support of treating ourselves well. Doing so on a regular basis represents important acts of kindness for one’s self in service of self-care.
SurviveWELL consists of weekly one-hour sessions over the course of six months. All sessions are conducted virtually via Zoom, which supports joining wherever participants are able to access the internet. The program strives to support patients in greater health and wellness during the active phase of treatment for cancer and beyond. Each session is facilitated by professional(s) with expertise in wellness coaching, nutrition, yoga, mindfulness and energy work | qigong, respectively. Participants are encouraged to invite a wellness partner to join them for each of the sessions.
SurviveWELL is held every Tuesday from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., offered in 6-month sessions each year: January-June and July-December. Feel welcome to begin or join at any time.
For more information or to register for an upcoming session, please call the CARE Center at 1-888-531-6585 (option 6). Alternatively, questions can be emailed to Dawn Shawley, CARE Center Program Manager, at dshawley@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
SurviveWELL Zoom Meeting Invite:
https://psu.zoom.us/j/93409694519?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 934 0969 4519
Password: [REDACTED]

Mothers Circle
2027-12-22 11:00 - 12:00, 2027-12-29 11:00 - 12:00, 2028-01-05 11:00 - 12:00, 2028-01-12 11:00 - 12:00, 2028-01-19 11:00 - 12:00, 2028-01-26 11:00 - 12:00, 2028-02-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2028-02-09 11:00 - 12:00 and 8 more dates | Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center, 2200 Good Hope Rd, Enola, PA, 17025, United States
All are welcome! Share your journey and connect with other moms and future moms at our weekly support group every Wednesday. Our lactation team will be available to answer your questions and address your concerns regarding any type of feeding. We will be sharing our stories and discussing anything and everything motherhood related.

Loved Ones Support Group
2027-12-27 10:30 - 11:30 | Zoom
The Kristen Olewine Milke CARE Center at Penn State Cancer Institute offers a Loved Ones Support Group for those supporting someone with cancer.
This support group provides a therapeutic space for adult caregivers, family members, and friends of individuals undergoing cancer treatment. Group members support one another, share coping strategies, and offer meaningful connection during difficult times.
Click here to join the virtual meeting. Meeting passcode is aBE3Sm.
Held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 10:30AM to 11:30AM.
For more information, please contact the CARE Center at 1-888-531-6585 (option 6). Open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Moving Through Cancer With CARE
2027-12-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
The Kristen Olewine Milke CARE Center at Penn State Cancer Institute offers Moving Through Cancer With CARE, a one-hour group-based exercise class for cancer patients and survivors. The class is held virtually (on Zoom) every other Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Each session begins right where you are in terms of balance, strength, and physical conditioning. Exercise may afford several evidence-based benefits related to fatigue, physical function, anxiety, depression, lymphedema, bone health, and sleep, as well as improve overall quality of life.
On Zoom every other Tuesday: https://psu.zoom.us/j/97093953153?pwd=[REDACTED]
Password: [REDACTED]
For more information or to register for an upcoming session, please call the CARE Center at 1-888-531-6585 (option 6). Alternatively, questions can be emailed to Dawn Shawley, CARE Center Program Manager, at dshawley@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

Weekend Childbirth Preparation
2028-01-01 09:00 - 16:00, 2028-02-05 09:00 - 16:00, 2028-03-04 09:00 - 16:00, 2028-04-01 09:00 - 16:00 | Auditorium – Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, 503 N. 21st St., Camp Hill, PA, 17011, United States
This all day class covers phases/stages of labor and delivery, comfort measures and breathing techniques to use during labor, pain medication options and what to expect postpartum. It is best if taken in the last 4 months of pregnancy. For registration information, call 717-981-8238 or e-mail hmoretz@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

Better Breathers' Club
2028-01-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2028-02-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2028-03-15 13:00 - 14:00 | The Ortenzio Heart Center at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, 503 N. 21st St., Camp Hill, PA, 17011, United States
This free support group is open to patients with chronic lung diseases, such as COPD, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer, and their family members and caregivers.
Learn ways to better cope with your diagnosis while getting the support of those in similar situations. The support group meetings are led by an American Lung Association trained facilitator.
The support group meets every third Wednesday of the month in the Pulmonary/Cardiac Rehab Gym located on the ground floor of the Ortenzio Heart Center. Free parking in Lot G. Enter through the ground floor entrance to the Heart Center.
For more information, call 717-972-4545 (option 4) or email scannon1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

Start Date: Wednesday, April 15
Frequency: Ongoing, meeting on the third Wednesday of every month

Condensed Childbirth Preparation
2028-01-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2028-02-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2028-03-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Auditorium – Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, 503 N. 21st St., Camp Hill, PA, 17011, United States
This one-evening, two-hour class is a condensed version of our weekend childbirth preparation class, focusing on comfort measures and breathing techniques for labor. It can also be taken as a refresher class if you’ve given birth before. Class runs from 6-8 p.m.
