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Health Ministries
The Health Ministries Department promotes the health and
well-being of Church members and the community at large. It seeks to encourage
the quality of life factor that, sadly, is so often missing. Church members are
encourage to adopt a healthy diet and abstain from injurious drugs and alcohol.
This is accomplished by having Health Secretaries in each church who organise
programmes for the church members and share up-to-date health information. They
also arrange health programmes for the community. These include Stop Smoking and
Stress Management programmes which meet the felt needs of people in all walks of
life and often give them their first introduction to Seventh-day Adventists. The
Church at a national and regional level co-operates with other religious and
secular agencies whose aims are similar to our own. This united platform helps
to bring about desirable changes in society that enable us to meet our health
objectives. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has always had a holistic approach
to health in that it regards the spiritual life as one of the important
dimensions of being. In adopting this approach the Church avoids many of the
extremes that are currently popular and derive from philosophies alien to
Christianity. All Church members are encouraged to participate in the various
programmes offered and find that through the programmes they are able to invite
their family members and friends who might not be reached with more direct
evangelism.
Documents - 2012
National Awareness Calendar
2009 Nutrition Conference
The Coronary Health
Improvement Project (CHIP) is a major initiative of the Health Ministries
Department. See also in the video section below.
Keep informed with the Adventist
CHIP Association Newsletter News and Views
Mental Wellness and
C.A.R.E.
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MENTAL
WELLNESS STRATEGY LAUNCHED BY BUC HEALTH MINISTRIES DEPARTMENT
A Mental
Wellness Handbook has been released to support churches in raising
mental health awareness and encourage emotional healing and wellbeing.
C.A.R.E
C.A.R.E is an acronym for: C ompassionate
A ction for the R estoration and E
ncouragement of individuals. Recognising the need to address emotional
wellbeing as a key aspect of our journey through life, CARE
exists both as a supportive outlet for challenging times and a tool for
encouragement. It is a network ministry which seeks to harness the support,
understanding and skills of individuals and other agencies to assist those who
are facing crisis and life challenges.
As part of the Mental Wellness Strategy recently launched by the BUC Health
Ministries department, Sharon Platt-McDonald BUC Health Director developed the
C.A.R.E network as a practical tool to aid individuals in
offering a range of options and resources to enhance emotional and spiritual
wellbeing.
There are three key aspects to C.A.R.E :
• prayer ministry (including prayer requests and testimonies to answered
prayer)
• support ministry (including resources, and details of relevant referral
agencies)
• affirmation cards (a range of inspirational cards to encourage and affirm
individuals)
We invite you to visiti our C.A.R.E website and utilize the identified
resources.
It is my prayer that as you access the resources from C.A.R.E. you will find
direction, strength and comfort as you face life's challenges and assist others
in doing so.
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Enhancing Health Web
Blog
Special Needs
Video
Presentations
Resources
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BRAIN HEALTH - Maintaining Emotional Wellbeing
BURN OUT- Recognition and Prevention
HEALTH MATTERS- Uncovering Femail Issues
MAINTAINING WELLBEING - The Importance of Life Balance
Restoration - Presented at the
Women Ministries Retreat on 19-21 March 2010
Mental health strategy
The GOD
Factor - powerpoint presentation (17.3MB size. 20sec approx to download on
high broadband)
Engaging the church in Health Ministry
The Adventist
Advantage powerpoint presentation
Adventist
Participation in the UK Organ Donation and Health Education Initiative
(PowerPoint)
How to reach your community through Health
Evangelism
US
News and World Report just published a list of the top 10 things you
can do to live to 100. #8 is listed below:
8. Live like a Seventh Day Adventist . Americans who define
themselves as Seventh Day Adventists have an average life expectancy of 89,
about a decade longer than the average American. One of the basic tenets of the
religion is that it's important to cherish the body that's on loan from God,
which means no smoking, alcohol abuse, or overindulging in sweets. Followers
typically stick to a vegetarian diet based on fruits, vegetables, beans, and
nuts, and get plenty of exercise. They're also very focused on family and
community. Read more
Live Longer A news report showing
that the Adventist Lifestyle leads to longer and better health.
Sabbath
Observance and the Medical Profession - a MS Word document providing
guidelines for Adventist health inistitutions and for Adventists working in
healthcare professions
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SPECIAL NEEDS
MINISTRY MISSION STATEMENT 