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Advocating for an Abuse-Free World

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2023 Recently I was contacted by an abuse survivor in need of help. This person had read an article I wrote on “Keeping Our Homes Abuse Free” and shared the realization of experiencing many warning signs of imminent danger due to the abusive relationship in the home.

World Day Against Human Trafficking (July 31)

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2023 Many victims of human trafficking have experienced ignorance or misunderstanding in their attempts to get help. This year’s world day against Human Trafficking theme is “Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind.” There is hope for every traffic survivor. Consider how your SDA church

World Humanitarian Day (August 19)

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2023 Humanitarian aid workers provide life-saving assistance to suffering people all over the world. Workers in conflict zones or areas devastated by natural disasters are especially vulnerable. Anyone and everyone can be a humanitarian, so read on to learn more about the day and how you can

ENDitNOW Sabbath (August 26)

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2023 This year for EnditNow® Emphasis Day focuses on “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, When Those Who Claim to Be Followers of Jesus Harm Others.” People usually think that abuse involves explicit acts of violence, but in the case of abuse from faith leaders, that is not always

Journey to Wholeness

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2023 Survivors of abuse have an increased risk for substance use disorder and behavioral addictions. Adventist Recovery Ministries Global brings resources to facilitate healing from traumatic experiences and support people recovering from addictions. Through the 12-step Journey to Wholeness program, those struggling with addictions can find a

21^St Century Sanitariums

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2023 In 2018, Style Magazine of the New York Times published an article entitled “In Search of Lost Time in Europe’s Sanatoriums.” In it, the author, Alice Gregory, gives a brief history of the “old” tuberculosis treatment centers and the parallel rise in the popularity of thermal

Vaccination prevents deaths

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2023 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), immunization currently prevents between 2–3 million deaths every year in all age groups from diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), and measles. It is one of the most successful and cost-effective public health interventions. An additional 1.5 million deaths could

Meningitis A eliminated through vaccination

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2023 Meningitis A is an infection that can cause severe brain damage and is often deadly. Since introducing the meningitis vaccine in Africa in December 2010, mass vaccination campaigns have led to the control and near elimination of the deadly meningitis A disease in 26 African “meningitis

Reduction of Global Measles due to vaccines

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2023 Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus, which usually results in a high fever and rash and can lead to blindness, encephalitis, or death. Global measles deaths have decreased by 84% from an estimated 550 000 deaths in 2000 to 89 780 in

The world is closer to eradicating polio

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2023 Thanks to a steady polio immunization program, in 2016, fewer children were paralyzed by polio than in any other year, with the virus restricted to a few areas of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. Two of the three strains of wild polio seem to be eliminated, India

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