World No Tobacco Day (May 31)
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2019 Every year on 31 May, WHO and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), highlighting the health and other risks associated with tobacco use, and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. The focus of World No Tobacco Day 2019 is “tobacco and lung health.”…
Read MoreWorld Malaria Day (Apr 25)
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2019 This is an internationally recognized day, highlighting the global efforts to control malaria and celebrating the gains that have been made. Since 2000, the world has made historic progress against malaria, saving millions of lives. However, half the world still lives at risk from this preventable, treatable disease, which…
Read MoreBuilding Resilience In Youth
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2019 According to the United Nations (UN) there are 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in the world. They estimate this is the largest youth population that ever existed. Sadly, many of these young people live in risky environments and are often…
Read MoreYour Brain, Your Body
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2019 Twelve years ago then Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) encouraged the Church to speak on Health and Lifestyle to the world. This invitation was directed to the Health Ministries Department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church through Dr. Margaret Chan’s Office for Partnerships and…
Read MoreLooking Ahead
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2018 Floods, fires, wars of words and weapons, intolerance and hatred abounded throughout 2018. We are now another year closer to the return of our Lord. The earth is growing old like a garment and people rush across the face of the earth–defying time and distance but…
Read MoreShare Facts With Hope and Positive Choices
Forgiveness helps us to live longer. After analyzing data from the Religion, Aging and Health Survey of over 1,200 people over the age of 25, researchers found that an attitude of forgiveness toward others is associated with a decreased risk for all-cause mortality. Nearly everyone has been hurt by the actions or words of another. …
Read MoreHealth Ministry Resources
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2020 World Refugee Sabbath is June 16 and World Refugee Day is June 20. There are plenty of ways that your church can show your support. ADRA is partnering with other faith-based organizations in promoting a Pray for Refugees campaign. You can find daily prayers at www.prayforrefugees.com. Do you…
Read MoreFocus On a Spirit-Led Revival
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2018 United in Prayer United in Prayer and 10 Days of Prayer are programs in which thousands of people worldwide have participated. The goal is to have a broader focus to provide support for both a personal and an interactive prayer community that unleashes God’s power for His will in…
Read MoreLet’s Talk
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2018 In my work as a psychiatrist I met many patients and heard their stories—stories of pain, stories of suffering, stories of struggles, stories of abuse, stories of neglect, stories of being broken people in broken relationships in a broken world. The greatest mystery often was not…
Read MoreOur Journey To Wholeness
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2018 People in the world today are broken. The evidence is clear when we see how many are enslaved by addictions and compulsive behaviors. Ever since the fall, the enemy of God has sought to misrepresent His character. As a result, many have misjudged God as distant,…
Read MoreInternational Day of Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) (Feb 6)
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2018 UNFPA, jointly with UNICEF, leads the largest global program to accelerate the abandonment of FGM, currently focusing on 17 African countries and also supporting regional and global initiatives. This Day also falls under the ongoing Spotlight Initiative, a joint project of the European Union and the…
Read MoreWorld Mental Health Day 2018
Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World. Mental health issues are not luxury or exclusive problems. They are serious issues many people of all ages around the world struggle with. October 10th is World Mental Health Day 2018 and the focus this year is on young people. The World Health Organization (WHO) says there…
Read MoreLet Your Light Shine: Community Engagement
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2018 “… You shall love your neighbor as you love yourself.” These words should become part of the very fabric of Christian life; but unfortunately, they have not! Love for God and love for people, all people, are not mere suggestions, yet they don’t seem to be…
Read MoreInternational Day of Disabled Persons (Dec 3)
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2017 The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons, proclaimed by the United Nations, aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every…
Read MoreWorld Mental Health Day (Oct 10)
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2017 The theme this year is Working Together to Prevent Suicide. Every 40 seconds someone commits suicide. Join the initiative in “40 seconds of action” to raise awareness of the scale of suicide around the world and the role that each of us can play to help…
Read MoreHappy, Healthy New Year!
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2017 2017 has flown by, and 2018 will soon be a reality! Christmastide comes so quickly amidst the busyness of travel, planning, caring, and sharing. As we practice Christ’s method of outreach and help extend His healing ministry through Comprehensive Health Ministry, the real Reason for the…
Read MoreEducating Health Professionals: Our Mandate
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2017 “In the ministry of healing, the physician is to be a coworker with Christ. The Savior ministered to both the soul and the body. The gospel which He taught was a message of spiritual life and of physical restoration.” –Ellen White, MH 111 Considering the high…
Read MoreSDA Guidelines on Immunizations (April 24-30 Is World Immunization Week)
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2019 Immunization saves millions of lives every year and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Yet, there are still nearly 20 million unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children in the world today. This year’s theme for the WHO World Immunization Week…
Read MoreBalanced Living, Balanced Teaching
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2017 It is not easy to maintain balance in a busy life. But, not being easy does not mean it is not achievable. Stressful, busy periods of ministering to people may be inevitable and can be manageable in the short-term. But when we don’t take steps to…
Read MoreRest for the Soul
Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2017 We usually think of stress as being caused by negative pressures or unhappy events of life. Those are easily recognized. However, sometimes we do not realize that even “good pressures” and working for a good cause, such as in service to God, may result in the…
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