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Support Health Ministries
Giving Opportunities
Extra Commitment Opportunities
(ECO) provide ways for Presbyterians—as individuals, through congregations
and other groups—to care for others and to assure
that specific ministries and programs grow and continue.
The following projects are funded with contributions. All
funds contributed to the project go directly to the project
without administrative or other costs deducted.
If you would like to establish and fund a specialized
health related ministry not covered by the following categories,
a new ECO project can easily be established by calling
the National Health Ministries office at 888-728-7228, x5793
or by sending an email
to Health Ministries.
If you have questions or comments, please use the contact
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National
Health Ministries Web Resources
#E051452 – 15,000 |
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Congregations engaged in health ministry and parish nursing
often utilize volunteers to carry out this ministry. The National
Health Ministries website supports and assists these volunteers
by providing health related information, stories for bulletins,
articles for newsletters, health alerts and program and training
resources in a timely and immediately accessible format, at
no charge to the congregations. Funds received under this ECO
will enable National Health Ministries to continue to develop
and provide these resources and offer them without charge to
congregations via the website.
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Elise
Stutzer National Health Ministry Fund
#051451 — $50,000 |
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A new fund has been established
and named in honor of Elise Woodward Stutzer, a benefactor of
the office of National Health Ministries. This fund will be used
to support special new and expansion projects under the program
of "Encircling Care" congregational health ministry. "Encircling
Care" programs will include models, resources, training
and congregational support.
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Congregational Care Teams
#051445 — $125,000 |
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This mission-focused ministry provides small grants to congregations and enables
members of congregations to receive the training and skills needed to provide
social, emotional, physical and spiritual support to persons who are facing chronic,
long-term illness or the diminished capacity to live independently. The "care
team" model has been used successfully throughout PC(USA), and other churches
in the United States. This ministry can be used for people with living with HIV/AIDS,
both within and outside their own congregation, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and
other life-threatening illnesses.
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Health Ministries in Medically
Underserved Areas
#051450 — $120,000 |
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This
mission project will provide grant funds to churches in medically
underserved areas of the United States to develop "hands-on" programs
for children and adults. Programs will include mobile
health services, screening and health risk education interventions
for children and their parents. Congregations may serve their
own membership and/or the larger community in which the church
is located and will be encouraged to work collaboratively with
public health services
in reaching those most in need. Download
additional information 
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Health Ministries for Racial Ethnic Communities
#051449 — $45,000
Your gift will support the development of Health Ministry programs
and resources for the historically medically underserved communities
with significant racial ethnic populations. Information available
today indicates that many medical conditions, illnesses and
diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure are much more
prevalent in racial ethnic communities. Combined with an historic
lack of access to good medical care, congregations serving racial
ethnic communities are in a key position to screen and educate
through active health ministry programs.
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Congregational Support for Individuals
with Alzheimer's Disease and Their Families
#051446 — $125,000
Families and congregations across the country are struggling
to support and assist people living with Alzheimer's disease.
Emerging mission programs that provide full-time day care or
temporary respite care are being developed in and around churches.
Gifts to this project will be used as seed grants to congregations
wanting to establish day care facilities for people with Alzheimer's
disease.
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Health and Wholeness for Youth
#051448 — $35,000
Today's youth face unprecedented external pressures, dilemmas
and complex internal questions. The search for health and wholeness
impacts young lives in many ways. Gifts for this category will
enable the creation of resources grounded in reformed theology
and helpful to youth in decision making, positive self image,
resisting peer pressure, identity formation. They will have
a
component for pastors and for the young people they seek to counsel.
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Health and Wholeness for
Older Adults |
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#051406 — $60,000
What are the health related needs of older adults? How can the
church become an even more effective vehicle for meeting those
needs. A gift to this fund will assist in strategically assessing
and addressing the myriad of issues and service needs related
to the health of an aging population. A gift will also enable
National Health Ministries to develop ministry models and through
grants and provide for the implementation of those models.
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Health Programs in Theological Education
#051408 — $60,000
This program will support the health ministry emphasis that
currently is present in the twelve Presbyterian-related seminaries.
Contributions to this program will aid in the development of
curricula, programs and events to equip seminary candidates
and church leaders to deal with issues of health and wholeness.
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HIV/AIDS Education and Awareness
#051409 — $20,000
The face of AIDS is changing. There are new demographics,
new treatments and new pastoral responses. Your gift will
allow
the national church to create up-to-date AIDS awareness resources
for congregations.
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Covering the Uninsured
#051447— $15,000
The 2002 General Assembly recognized the importance of access
to health care for all people and challenged all Presbyterians
to become advocates for adequate health care for all members
of society. Your contribution will help create advocacy materials
and programs to assist individuals and congregations as they
work for justice and equity in the area of equity and access
to health care.
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Mental Illness Awareness
#051411 — $35,000
One in every four American families is affected by mental illness.
This program strives to help Presbyterians better understand
serious mental illness. Funds given to this ministry will enable
individuals skills in faith collaborations around mental
health
issues to be identified and made available as resource people
to congregations throughout the United States.
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Organ Donation
#051413 — $25,000
Every year an estimated 3,000 people die while waiting for an
organ or tissue donation. Seven to nine die each day. Your gift
will help fulfill the concern of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
that we "... provide materials to help families make informed
decisions concerning organ donation," and "incorporate
materials on organ donation in its curriculum and stewardship
materials" (action taken by the 207th General Assembly).
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Parish Nursing in Rural Areas
#051414 — $20,000
Parish nurses serve the church through health education, personal
health counseling, referrals, advocacy and pastoral care. This
project will fund parish nursing ministry in rural congregations
where medical assistance is frequently minimal and where persons
often live far from medical facilities.
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Youth and HIV/AIDS
#051418 — $15,000
Of all new HIV infections in the United States, 25 percent are
found in adolescence between the ages of 13 and 20. Two Americans
under the age of 20 become infected with HIV every hour of every
day. It is therefore imperative that our youth receive correct
information about HIV/AIDS. This program provides information
about AIDS prevention, equips youth with coping skills to deal
with issues of death and bereavement and introduces theological
reflections on how to treat people living with AIDS. Your gift
will supply funding for HIV/AIDS resources and training for youth
in workshops, Sunday school classes, youth groups and conferences.
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Children's Health Insurance
Program Outreach
#051421 — $20,000
Over 11 million children in the United States have no health
insurance. Many of these children are members of our Presbyterian
congregations
and local communities. In 1997 the federal government created
a Children's Health Insurance Program
(CHIP) to give uninsured children and youth access to health
and health-care services. This project will provide information
and resources to individuals and local congregations so that
they can help sign up children for this important program.
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