What is Plan'ter?

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Plan’ter is an award-winning service that provides nourishment and care for your mind. 

 

It is an app designed to combat the negative mental effects of cancer treatment on teen oncology patients and has the potential to combat mental health for anyone and everyone. After interviewing cancer patients, their parents, a cognitive behavioral therapist, and a research fellow at the National Institute of Health (NIH), we discovered a major issue with teens experiencing extreme boredom and isolation, leading to even more stress and anxiety. 

 

Plan'ter incorporates an AI-based calendar system to help plan the patient’s day and personalizes activities based on their input. The user can simply input conflicts, or connect to their existing calendar app. Then, using the information, the calendar incorporates activities into their schedule. It can also connect with social media to find local and virtual events and resources related to the user’s interests.

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Plan’ter will incorporate outlets for them to express their feelings through various forms of journaling such as writing, drawing, or speaking out loud. These acts of emotional documentation are influenced by techniques practiced by therapists, social workers and in-house psychology teams that directly work with oncology patients.