Educational Booths & Community Resources

Activities

Chair Massage: Relax with a chair massage delivered by the massage therapists for 5–10-minute sessions.

Dance Party: Get moving and grooving with our dance party instructor.

Do it Yourself (DIY) Toxin Free Consumer Products: Learn how to make your own toxin free consumer products like all-purpose cleaner, body scrub, lotion and more.

Hair Donation: Donate your long hair and receive a complementary haircut and style by one of our stylists.

Healthy Eating Cooking Demonstrations: Cook with a Lifestyle Medicine Board Certified Provider, who will teach budget and family friendly recipes.

Kids Fun Zone: Learn how to nourish your heart, empower your brain, and transform your future with fun activities perfect for all ages!

Kids Zone for Parents: Learn how to guide your children towards a healthier lifestyle.

KP Pet Therapy Team: Come greet our pet “therapists” as they stroll through the event.

Lawn Games: Enjoy the weather and have fun with some lawn games (giant jenga, cornhole, etc)

Physical Rehabilitation: Experience hand-ons exercises that can help with recovery from impact of aging and cancer.

PROMPT: Check to see if you're up-to-date with your preventative screenings.

Refreshed Skin: Learn more about how to feel good through skin recovery.

Sharkie: Meet the San Jose Sharks' mascot, Sharkie!

Survey Drop-off Booth: Redeem your gift for filling out the survey and pick up a raffle ticket for an opportunity to win prizes.

Tai Chi: This simple, gentle, flowing movement reduces stress, increases balance, inner peace, and flexibility.

Yoga: Learn how to incorporate some easy stretching routine into your busy day.

Educational Booths

Alcohol and Cancer Prevention: Learn about the hormonal impact and groups that maybe at greater risk for certain cancers due to a gene that may limit their ability to detoxify alcohol.

Brain Fitness: Learn more about how to optimize your brain health.

Genetics: Hereditary cancer syndromes may put you at higher risk for developing certain types of cancer. If you have a history of cancer before age 50, please ask if you should get tested.

GI: Colorectal Cancer Screening: Learn about the microbiome, metabolic health, FIT Test Screening, and its impact of early onset colon cancer, now that 45 is the “average risk” age to start screening.

GI: Gastric Cancer/ H Pylori Screening: H Pylori is an infection that impacts much of the world - learn about the risk factors and indication for screening for a very treatable cause of gastric cancer.

GI: Liver Cancer and Hepatitis Screening: 65% of liver cancer is due to hepatitis. Learn who should be tested for hepatitis and what can be done to reduce the risk of progression to liver cancer.

Heart Health: Learn about the cardiovascular risks after cancer treatment and its relations to cancer.

Integrative Oncology: Meet with integrative medicine physician, coach, and acupuncturist to learn the healing properties of mindfulness and gratitude.

KP Pride - LGBTQ+ & Cancer: KP proudly supports the health and well-being of all patients regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

Men's Health: Learn from specialists about what to do about the side effects of androgen ablation and cancer treatments, as well as prostate cancer screening.

Mental Health: As an integral component of our health and well-being, learn more about how mental health helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices.

Metabolic Health: How is diabetes, obesity, and cancer related? How does the metabolic syndrome impact cancer? Learn how to stop the progression.

Oncology Clinical Trials: Learn about available clinical trials at KP San Jose and Santa Clara and how participation can improve care standard.

Oral Care and Cancer: Learn from our dentist, oral surgeons, head, and neck surgeons about how the oral microbiome impacts the development of cancer and general health.

Stress, Sleep and Cancer: Learn more about how to manage stress and the impact towards sleep.

Supportive Care Services/Life Care Planning: Learn about symptom management, financial support, and other support resources.

Vaping and Smoking Prevention: E-cigarettes release other chemicals that are on the Prop 65 list for causing cancer. Learn about the other 14 cancers that smoking causes besides lung cancer.

Vitamin D, Supplements, and Pharmacy: Learn from our pharmacists about supplements and possible associated worsening of outcomes with your cancer treatment, medications, antioxidants, and financial medical assistance.

Women's Health: Learn more about breast, ovarian, cervical, and uterine cancers from our specialists as well as how to address the side effects of endocrine therapy.

Community Partners

American Cancer Society: Learn more information about prevention, treatment, and survivorship as well as programs such as Road to Recovery (transportation) and Reach to Recovery (breast cancer support).
Asian American Cancer Support Network: Learn about the educational, supportive, and diverse network of resources available to not only Asian-Americans, but to everyone.
Bay Area Cancer Connections: Dedicated to providing compassionate support and comprehensive information to those affected by breast cancer in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners: Exposing the Cause is the Cure… to save lives and prevent breast cancer before it starts” with extensive information regarding other risk factors.
Cancer CAREpoint: Provides hope and help for individuals and families in Silicon Valley whose lives are touched by cancer. They provide a vast array of programs and classes including imagery, massage therapy, yoga, nutrition consults, and support groups, as well as transportation and financial resources.
Environmental Working Group: Learn more about what are the cancer risks of EMF, Wi-Fi, and water.
JW House: Home away from home for families during medical crises. Keeps families together during medical crisis by offering a welcoming home close to the hospital and providing a caring and compassionate environment that inspires hope.
Latinas Contra Cancer: Leading service and advocacy organization for Latinos around issues of cancer. LCC believes the quality of life is vital for a longer, healthier, and more productive life; and addresses some of the root issues of cancer-care disparity–prevention, intervention, and support. This is made possible through education, awareness, access to quality care and research.
LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA: A twelve-week small group strength and fitness training program for cancer survivors who have become deconditioned or chronically fatigued from their treatment and/or disease- to help build muscle mass and strength, increase flexibility and endurance, and improve functional ability and quality of life.
New Hope Chinese Cancer Care Foundation: To serve Chinese cancer patients and families through service, education, advocacy, and research. New Hope Chinese Cancer Care Foundation serves patients regardless of religion, gender, age and region; and serves Chinese cancer patients and their families with the implementation of services and integrated use of resources.
Next Step Boutique: A woman’s boutique established to accommodate the special needs of women who have experience breast cancer.
Santa Clara Public Library: Learn more about library programs and services and how it can help empower your brain.
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: As a KP Community Grant Recipent, they help promote and simplify enrollment into the Cal Fresh Program. This program allows those in need to buy groceries and fresh produce at participating stores and farmers’ markets. Click here to learn more about eligibility: www.shfb.org/get-food/calfresh