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Advocating for Temperance
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2023 The Seventh-day Adventist Church has long worked with the issues of addiction and addictive substances. In…
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3)
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2023 Disability inclusion is essential for upholding human rights and sustainable development globally. bit.ly/48Aexdi The Adventist church has advocated…
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Youth Alive campaign on addiction awareness
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2023 Many youth and young adults are increasingly facing tough choices in a world where risky behaviors…
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World Mental Health Awareness Day (October 10)
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2023 Mental health is a basic human right for all people. Everyone, whoever and wherever they are,…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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Journey to Wholeness
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2023 Survivors of abuse have an increased risk for substance use disorder and behavioral addictions. Adventist Recovery…
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Twenty-first 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Peace on Earth
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2022 We are celebrating another Christmas Season and will shortly welcome another New Year. I recall as…
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Nutrition Factsheets
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2022 The General Conference Nutrition Council (GCNC) has produced several articles with an evidence-based scientific foundation that…
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Adventist church health-related statements
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2022 Over the years, the Seventh-day Adventist church has produced several statements and guidelines related to healthy…
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Female Genital Mutilation (Feb 6).
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2022 Since 2012, the UN General Assembly has designated February 6th as the International Day of Zero…
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CELEBRATIONS brochures for health promotion.
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2022 CELEBRATIONS is a comprehensive wellness program that can empower people to experience optimal health and share…
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Trauma-Informed Churches
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2022 November 19 is the World Day for the Prevention of Violence Against Children. While COVID-19 has…
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