Israel Cancer Association - Annual Report 2024

Israel Cancer Association // Annual Report 2024

The Israel Jacob and Layla Alter ‘Strong Together’® Support Center, Jerusalem The Israel Jacob and Layla Alter 'Strong Together'® support center in Jerusalem continues its activities for patients, survivors, and family members in Jerusalem and the surrounding area. The great positive feedback is a testament to the center’s significance and considerable contribution in creating a viable support system and strong friendships among its visitors. ‘Strong Together'® Support Center at Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva The ICA campus in the Legacy Heritage Oncology Center at Soroka Medical Center includes the ICA branch and the ‘Strong Together'® support center, offering information, mind-body activities, support groups, social activities, and a 'Look Good, Feel Better'® beauty room for wig services and workshops. Another initiative held at the support center is a collaboration with the 'Southern Wind' NGO , which runs an integrative medicine center for cancer patients in the Negev region. Edy’s House - Ma’agan in Beer Sheva is another support center established with the initiative of the Friedman family and Prof. Pesach Schvartzman in conjunction with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, the Beer Sheva Municipality, and the Israel Cancer Association.

• ‘Young Adults Embarking on Life’® - a nationwide support group for singles aged 20-35 • A group for young women (aged 30-55) coping with cancer • A group for young couples (aged 30-55) in which one partner has cancer • A group for women coping with metastatic breast cancer • A group for bereaved parents who accompany an adult child with cancer • A group for bereaved parents who lost their child (young or adult) to cancer • A group for adult children who lost a parent to cancer • A group for adults who lost their siblings to cancer • A group for family members • Bereavement and loss groups for widowers The Claire and Emmanuel G. Rosenblatt ‘Strong Together’® Center at the Aaron and Olga Rosenfeld House, Haifa The Strong Together® center in Haifa offers a wide range of activities for patients, survivors, and family members, such as support groups, workshops, mind body activities, and lectures. The ongoing collaboration between the center and teams at the medical centers in the Haifa area aims to strengthen the connection between the community, the center, and the ICA Haifa branch. The Israel Cancer Association’s education and training center for medical and psycho-oncology teams is under the professional guidance of MSW Orit Spira, ICA’s Director of Rehabilitation and Support Dept. Limor Shraga offers administrative guidance as coordinator of the Rehabilitation and Support Dept. and 'Reach to Recovery'® program. The education center offers courses and training for professionals and students. The ICA is recognized by

ICA Education Center

the Ministry of Education for continuing education remuneration. The professional courses are funded by the ICA, and are a vital part of the ICA's activity in training professionals in the unique field of treating cancer patients and their families. The training is oncology-dedicated and is not available in any academic track. • Between March and May 2024, a continuing education program for oncological nutritionists was held in

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