Remembering an Inspiring Health Leader
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2024 Pastor Abe Carpena, “The Lion of the Philippines!” was a tireless, motivated, energetic health leader who lived life to the full, to the glory and honor of his best friend, Jesus. He seized every opportunity to share the good news of Jesus, optimal health, and salvation.…
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Adventist Human Sexuality Website
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2024 Human sexuality is one of the most beautiful gifts God has given to His creation. This website, developed by the Adventist Church, invites people to explore the magnificent beauty and profoundness of this theme to discover God’s love, truth, and life. The site contains articles that…
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World No Tobacco Day (May 31)
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2024 World No Tobacco Day 2024 will give a platform to young people around the world, who are calling for the tobacco industry to stop targeting them with products that are harmful to their health. Young people globally are calling on governments to adopt policies that shield…
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World Immunization Week (April 24-30)
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2024 The goal of World Immunization Week is for more children, adults – and their communities – to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, allowing them to live happier, healthier lives. This year World Immunization Week will celebrate 50 years of the Essential Programme on Immunization (EPI). https://bit.ly/3vssmvw.…
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World Health Day (April 7)
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2024 More than half of the world’s population are not fully covered by essential health services. To address these challenges, the theme for World Health Day 2024 is “My health, my right”. The WHO chose this year’s theme to champion the right of everyone, everywhere to have…
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How to Make 2024 a Happy New Year
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2023 For me, the end of a year is a time to make a personal inventory: How am I living my life? Where am I at? How am I caring for my physical, mental, social, and spiritual needs? Looking back at 2023, we may have many questions…
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Introducing ReMinded
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2023 ReMinded is a comprehensive, wholistic, mental health resource produced by Adventist Health Ministries for the world church and the communities it serves. The program was launched in October 2023 as a valuable tool for people who struggle with mental illness but also for anyone wanting to…
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Faith Community Nursing Course.
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2023 Faith Community nursing is a growing specialty practice of professional nursing recognized as a ministry that fosters whole-person health. The Foundations of Faith Community Nursing course was developed by the Westberg Institute to prepare registered nurses for Faith Community Nursing practice according to the Scope and…
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Female Genital Mutilation (February 6)
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2023 Since 2012, the UN General Assembly has designated February 6th as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation to amplify and direct the efforts to eliminate this practice by 2030. Abuse comes in many forms, and female genital mutilation is one of them.…
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Ask the Doctor” Resource
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2023 Do you have health-related questions that you wish you could ask your doctor about but have not had the chance to? Check the “Ask the Doctor” list of topics that can bring clarity to some of your questions. Through this “Ask the Doctors” resource, you can…
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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 1848, even before the Church was formally established and named (1863), Ellen White, one of our co-founders, received instruction about the dangers of tobacco, tea, and coffee. Independently in the…
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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 for inclusion, respect, and dignity for all, regardless of abilities. While we recognize the reality of disabilities and loss through the Adventist Possibility Ministries, we view these through the transforming…
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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 seem to be sometimes promoted as desirable. Addictions related to smoking, vaping, drinking alcohol, sexting, or pornography use often carry negative consequences. The Youth Alive program has launched a social…
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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, has a right to the highest attainable standard of mental health. This includes the right to be protected from mental health risks, the right to available, accessible, acceptable, and good…
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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.…
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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. 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…
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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 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…
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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 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…
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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 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…
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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 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…
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