New “LIVESTRONG Rally” enhances community collaboration in cancer care
(AUSTIN, TEXAS)… Rallyhood, a web-based collaboration platform that enables action-oriented communities, has announced a new partnership with the LIVESTRONG Foundation. Through Rallyhood, the Foundation will empower survivors, caregivers and their communities to organize social, emotional and practical support throughout their cancer journey. “LIVESTRONG Rally” will be offered as a free service through LIVESTRONG.org and available as part of LIVESTRONG’s cancer navigation resources that reach more than 300,000 people annually.
“We can’t do cancer alone. We need our people. Research shows that strong social support delivers positive impact on survival and recovery from any long-term illness. Studies also show that medical adherence sky-rockets when our social network is engaged.” said Patti Rogers, CEO and founder of Rallyhood.
“The LIVESTRONG Foundation recognizes the need to support the patient, family, caregiver and the extended community throughout their whole journey,” said Doug Ulman, president and CEO of the LIVESTRONG Foundation. “Our new partnership with Rallyhood demonstrates LIVESTRONG’s continuing commitment to providing powerful non clinical solutions.”
Rogers, a marketing and design entrepreneur, founded Rallyhood after her personal experience going through breast cancer. During treatment and recovery she witnessed the power of community in action, as well as the frustration and burden of inadequate tools that were fragmented and hard to use. Thus, the launch of Rallyhood, a community collaboration platform that transforms how people come together with purpose.
“Communication clutter and email overload can weigh down our lives and drive us to disengage, even when we care about the cause” said Rogers. “But when support efforts are well organized, we accomplish more together, we engage and build better relationships, and have more time to enjoy the moments that matter most.”
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