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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 24, 2014)— Your vote could help improve integrative cancer care here at UK HealthCare — the University of Kentucky Music Therapy Program is currently a finalist in competition for a major music therapy grant through the LIVESTRONG Community Impact Project.
The grant is awarded through the Jeffrey Frank Wacks Music Therapy Program, one of the longest-running programs of its kind in the country and a key component of the Morristown Medical Center's Carol G. Simon Cancer Center in New Jersey. The program's overarching goal is to facilitate relaxation, decrease anxiety and stress, enhance wellness, improve pain management, and provide comfort and support for cancer patients and their caregivers. The LIVESTRONG Foundation has partnered with Morristown Medical Center to replicate this program across the U.S., offering 13 grants of $15,600, along with a year of paid consulting services to awarded sites.
The grant pays for a board-certified music therapist and consulting services to provide clinical services on an inpatient and outpatient basis for cancer patients. Adult and pediatric patients at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and Kentucky Children's Hospital would benefit from these services. Music therapy is proven to reduce stress and pain levels associated with illness and hospitalization. For many patients, the simple act of listening to music provides a therapeutic release, promoting healing and overall well-being.
“Music therapy can have a significant impact on the quality of life of cancer patients, and this grant will allow us to provide much needed services for Markey Cancer patients and their families," said Lori Gooding, director of the UK Music Therapy Program. "Because music is such an important part of Kentucky culture, I cannot think of a better way to provide support for our patients as they move through their cancer treatment.”
Voting begins at 11 a.m. EST Monday, March 24, and ends at 6 p.m. EST Friday, April 11, and voters may cast up to three votes — via email, Facebook, and/or Twitter. To cast your vote, visit http://vote.liv
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MEDIA CONTACT: Allison Perry, (859) 323-2399 or allison.perry@uky.edu
