Student created action plan for our project titled #BettPassion - http://bettpassion.wikispaces.com/

1. Choose 2 Matter
Hospital Helpers
Abbey Fromi, Malorie Garza, Caroline Baer, Caitlyn Harris, Riley
Beausoleil, Natalie Stine, and Megan Lindle
Bringing smiles to faces. #bettpassion

2. Problem
● Children with cancer are usually depressed because they
always think that nobody understands what they are going
through. Sometimes kids may think that they cannot do
certain things because of their illness. They may not have the
same opportunities as others who are more fortunate with
healthy bodies.
http://www.cancer.net/coping/emotional-and-physical-matters/depression-and-
anxiety

3. Our Goals
● Reaching out to 10 kids in local hospitals
● Let them know they are appreciated
● Eventually branch out further to hospitals
● Various activities that shows there is a life outside of
cancer
● Give kids with cancer a more normal childhood

4. Resources
● Trinity Hospitals (Bettendorf,IA & Rock Island,Il)
● Genesis Hospital (Davenport)
● University of Iowa Hospital
● The Dougy House
● Local stores for crafts, supplies
● Families with kids with cancer

5. Root Causes & Barriers
Root Causes:
● Ongoing treatment process causes family-patient to
cope uneffectively
● Empty moods, eating issues, trouble concentrating,
wide mood swings= signs of clinical depression
Barriers:
● Permission from parents-doctors to visit patients
● How severe patients illness is
● Patient privacy
● Age (to enter hospital rooms and such)

6. What We Have Already Done
● Phone numbers of the local hospitals (Trinity, Genesis,
and University of Iowa)
● Information gained about cancer depression
http://www.cancer.net/coping/emotional-and-physical-matters/depression-and-
anxiety

7. Action Plan
Step 1: Contact local hospitals
Step 2: Get to know the kids and spend time them
Step 3: Create a buddy system
Step 4: Take pictures/videos to create final video for exhibition night
Step 5: Present and branch out to other hospitals

8. Responsibilities
Malorie & Abbey: Contacting hospitals
Riley & Natalie: Background Information of patients
Caitlyn: Bringing materials needed
Megan: Transportation
Caroline: Responsible for patient privacy