Government Grant Awarded to Advance Public Health Initiatives for the Elderly in the Eastern Galilee

We are excited to announce that the Eastern Galilee cluster with the Faculty's leadership and support, was selected as one of seven municipal clusters to be awarded a government grant. This endeavor will implement a regional community social prescription platform that includes volunteer-based services, food security linking farm to table, and educational and recreational activities to advance the health and wellness of the region’s elderly residents. A regional health coordinator to advance the health initiatives in the region will be hired. The cluster will be awarded a 2.1 NIS budget to implement the program over two years.

Upon hearing the news, Prof. Karl Skorecki, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, said, "This is excecllent news and a tribute to you [Dr. Sivan Spitzer-Shohat] and to the supporting agencies."

The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine joined forces to advance a unique academia-community-municipal network that includes 18 municipalities of the eastern Galilee cluster, Ziv and Poriya hospitals, HMOs, local NGOs and Tel-Hai and Zefat Academic colleges.