Delta Society: The Human-Animal Health Connection
The mission of Delta Society is to help lead the world in advancing human health and well-being through positive interactions with animals. They help people throughout the world become healthier and happier by incorporating therapy, service and companion animals into their lives.
The Episcopal Conference of the Deaf
The ECD represents many ministries with the Deaf in the Episcopal Church through out the United States. This includes styles of ministry that vary from Deaf congregations worshiping in American Sign Language with interpreters for Hearing members and visitors to Hearing congregations with interpreters for Deaf members of those congregations.
Developing a Blood Pressure Clinic
This resource for establishing a blood pressure screening program in a church environment was developed by Center for Healthy Aging, Ministries, Programs and Services.
GreenFaith: Restoring Eden
GreenFaith has released Restoring Eden – a guide to sustainable, healthy food practices for houses of worship and faith-based schools. Restoring Eden includes guidelines, success stories, and extensive resources to help your institution ‘green’ its food habits. This document is a free download but requires site registration.
Spa Day!
St. Bartholomew's, Pewaukee, IL recently hosted a Spa Day. It featured an exciting day of demonstration, participation, education and celebration of several holistic-type medicines that will be their focus for the health ministry team in 2010. Topics included: Tai Chi, Rieki, essential oils, Amazon herbs, massage, acupuncture and chiropractic medicine.