What is VITA?
Related Information: VITA: Restoring Life After Cancer Is VITA right for me? Make an Appointment Meet the Team Forms Research Contact Us VITA stands for Vital Information and Tailored Assessment. We provide you with your own personal VITA, a survivorship care plan prepared by the VITA team. This plan summarizes your past cancer care and lays out an individualized, tailored roadmap for your future care. Your personal VITA plan will be a short, easy-to-read document that will include: • Information on the specific nature of your cancer history • Details of the treatments you received • A personalized schedule of the screenings, tests and examinations you should have for effective monitoring of your health • Tailored wellness-enhancing strategies We provide your personal VITA plan to your primary care doctor and store it electronically at UCLA for convenient access by you or your other physicians. This ensures the best follow-up and coordination of your care across all of your physicians.
The VITA Program offers free tax help for low- to moderate-income people who cannot prepare their own tax returns. Volunteers, sponsored by various organizations, receive training to help prepare basic tax returns in communities across the country. VITA sites are generally located at community and neighborhood centers, libraries, schools, shopping malls, and other convenient locations. Some locations also offer free electronic filing.
