Health and Wholeness Resources

A Change of Heart Campaign Packet

This packet was prepared by the Office of National Health Ministries and the Board of Pensions to help individuals, congregations, presbyteries and synods implement "A Change of Heart," the church's healthy heart campaign. It includes the poster, "A Change of Heart: Keys to Healthy Living," a booklet on caring for your heart and a campaign kit to allow congregations, presbyteries and synods to design their own health campaign and activities.

To order, contact the Office of National Health Ministries by email or calling (888) 728-7228, x8011.

Bookmark
This colorful bookmark highlights cardiovascular disease, its risk factors and keys to healthy living.

Free
PDS #7266000022

Poster
This poster, with red and blue highlights, features the six major ways to maintain a healthy heart: don't smoke, lower blood cholesterol, treat high blood pressure, increase physical activity, maintain a healthy weight and control diabetes. Each item includes suggestions on how to achieve the goal.  The back of the poster explains the Presbyterian Healthy Heart Campaign, provides suggestions for joining it and gives information on resources

$0.50 each
PDS #7266000021

The Congregation: A Community Of Care and Healing (Health and Wholeness Awareness Resource)

Basic guide to personal and congregational health. Part of the series, The Congregation: A Community of Care and Healing. This resource focuses on health and wholeness and how your church might be better able to reach a point of health, healing and wholeness in its community life.

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PDS #25790007

Congregations Who Care: The Ministry of Health and Wholeness

Video resource on parish nursing programs in various PC(USA) congregations. An important part of congregational health ministries, Presbyterian parish nurses are wonderful resources who help lead the church to health and wholeness. Find out more about who they are, what they do and how you might be involved in this 23 minute video. Time: 23:41 minutes.

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PDS #7266094004

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Health Awareness Day

With the theme, "Children: God's Gift Our Call," this poster features children's artwork emphasizing the wonder of life. On the back of the 11"x17" poster are program ideas and a resource list to help your congregation celebrate the Year of the Child and the children of immigrant families. The attractive poster is a great health awareness tool.

The back of the bulletin insert has a litany for the Hospitality of strangers.

Poster
$0.50. Shipping and handling charges apply.
PDS #7266001012

Bulletin Insert
$7.00 for 100. Shipping and handling charges apply.
PDS #7266001019

Health Information for Older Adults

This is a comprehensive resource packet, provided by Health Ministries USA in partnership with Pfizer and Rand Corporations. It focuses on health and wellness information that is specific to older adults' needs.  This packet contains "Health & Wellness for Older Adults — Health Ministries USA Notes," a listing of pharmaceutical companies that have prescription drugs at a reduced price and suggestions how to communicate with physicians and other health care providers.  This is an excellent tool for caregivers.

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PDS #7266002044

Honest Talk About Eating Disorders

Video
Produced by the Office of Health Ministries and Bridge Resources, this program takes a frank look at eating disorders among youth and young adults.

Divided into four segments, this resource examines a variety of eating disorders, including steroid abuse and issues related to body image. It also talks about other resources that can assist individuals with eating disorders. Suggested uses include church school, retreats, midweek programs, evening programs, or special programs focusing on eating disorders.

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PDS #095303

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Leader's Guide
This is a four session guide which provides an opportunity for youth to explore in depth the various issues surrounding eating disorders with an emphasis on prevention, intervention, and peer support.

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PDS #095304

Life Abundant: Celebrating Health, Healing and Wholeness

This is a video resource introducing health ministries to congregations and individuals. This video is an overview of what health ministries are, how to get involved and why they are significant for the church's overall mission. Eleven-minute video (with a three-minute version if time is limited).

$5.00. Shipping and handling charges apply.
PDS #7266098016

Booklet
Forty-five page booklet with stories of health ministries.

Free
PDS #7266098017

Life Abundant: Celebrating Health, Healing and Wholeness

Korean version of the three-minute Life Abundant video introduces health ministries—what they are, how to get involved and why health ministry is a valuable part of our church. The three-minute Korean video is followed by an eleven-minute English version of the video which gives a more in-depth view.

Free.
PDS #7266099018

Life Abundant: Values, Choices and Health Care, The Responsibility and Role of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

The 200th General Assembly (1988) adopted the revolutionary and far-reaching policy statement reprinted in this volume, Life Abundant: Values, Choices and Health Care, The Responsibility and Role of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Almost fifteen year have passed between the adoption of this wonderfully comprehensive policy and the current reprinting. Yet this statement remains a relevant and enduring expression on the basic values of compassion, caring love, community wholeness, well-being, and justice that we hold to be fundamental in understanding and address health issues. It continues as a valid policy and timely guide to understanding and responding for the agencies, governing bodies and people of the church.

$4.25 each
PDS #7266003001

Making Healthy Choices: A Key To Abundance

Adolescence is the beginning of many changes in a person's life, when choices are made and habits formed that often last a lifetime. This thought-provoking video helps youth think about how to make choices that will help them live a healthy and whole life.

The video is divided into four segments to facilitate group discussion. The segments are: Healthy Choices Lead to Abundant Living; Centering In God; Balancing Inside and Out; and Connecting Beyond Ourselves.

Time 27:30 minutes.

PDS #095300
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Parish Nurses, Health Care Chaplains, and Community Clergy - Navigating The Maze of Professional Relationships

Understand the roles of these three unique professions and how collaboration can make each more effective. Edited by Larry VandeCreek, DMin, Director (Retired), Pastoral Research, The HealthCare Chaplaincy, Inc., New York City and Sue Mooney, BSN, Parish Nurse, Overbrook Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio.

Available from
The Haworth Press, Inc.
10 Alice Street
Binghamton, NY 13904-1580
(800) 429-6784

Parish Nursing: Development, Education, and Administration

Edited by Phyllis Ann Solari-Twadell and Mary Ann McDermott
Published by Elsevier Health Services

Written by a multidisciplinary panel of experts, this comprehensive text and reference presents a fundamental understanding of all aspects of parish nursing. Divided into three units Development, Education, and Administration it provides in-depth information essential to understanding the ministry of a parish nursing practice, addresses the core interventions used by parish nurses, and applies recent research findings to their roles and functions. The integration of spirituality and health is described and core interventions used by parish nurses are addressed in the context of the standardized languages of NANDA, NIC, and NOC. This is the only text in Parish Nursing that addresses the role of the parish nurse administrator and includes suggested policies and procedures as well as recommendations for competency development for parish nurses.

Available at online retailers or your local bookstore.

Parish Nursing: Stories of Service and Care

Edited by Benner Carson and Harold G. Koenig
Published by Templeton Foundation Press

These engaging stories from parish nurses provide an accessible and enjoyable account of parish nursing—an emerging ministry of healing that provides a new approach to both healthcare as well as pastoral care. This ministry includes volunteer or paid nurses who attend to the needs of a congregation in a variety of ways—from home, hospice, or hospital visits to community outreach.

Written for a popular as well as professional audience, the book weaves together stories of nurses as they journey into a territory largely uncharted. They tell stories of hearing God’s call, of their responses to this call, of their faith that they are doing the “right thing,” of their joys, sorrows, and challenges, and of quiet dedication as they offer their time and talents to meet the needs of others.

Available at online retailers or your local bookstore.

Spiritual Caregiving: Healthcare as a Ministry

By Verna Benner Carson and Harold G. Koenig
Published by Templeton Foundation Press

With today’s cumbersome insurance procedures, government regulations, endless paperwork, and concerns about malpractice rates, many healthcare professionals are asking: "Why am I doing this? Am I making a difference to my patients? Is there a better way — and if so, what is it?" In this book, Carson and Koenig examine the state of the healthcare system with the goal of providing healthcare professionals and caregivers the inspiration and practical tools to re-claim their sense of purpose.

The book begins with an evaluation of the current system from the perspective of the spiritual vision that initially motivated and nourished many caregivers. The authors then pose a vision of a healthcare system that supports and nurtures the spirituality of patients and their families, of which some elements already exist.

Available at online retailers or your local bookstore.

Vida abundante: Celebrandola salud, sanidad e integridad

Spanish video resource introducing health ministries to congregations and individuals.  This video is an overview of what health ministries are, how to get involved and why they are significant for the church's overall mission.  Eleven- minute video with a three-minute version if time is limited.

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PDS #7266099017

Women's Health and Wellness Packet

This comprehensive packet, provided in partnership with Pfizer and Rand Corporations details health and wellness information specific to women. It includes "Health Ministry Notes" on various health screening schedules, how to communicate with physicians and other health care providers, Patient's Bill of Rights, and much, much more, as well as a booklet entitled "Transitions" that details health issues faced by women as they reach middle age and beyond.

$2.50. Shipping and handling charges apply.
PDS #7266002037