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February 2022
Sacred Conversations Wholly Sacred and Beautifully Ordinary: Water
“A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us.” – Lucy Larcom Join us for the first of four Environment, Health and Faith-focused Sacred Conversations. For this first Sacred Conversations: Wholly Sacred and Beautifully Ordinary: Water, we will explore the use of water in religious rituals and our everyday lives. We will ask questions such as “If water is used symbolically in rituals such as baptism to represent purification, what does…
Find out more »Faith Health Connection: HIV Advocacy
NC Aids Action Network has been working since 2010 to improve the lives of people living with HIV in the state of North Carolina. Join to learn about the work, policies that affect people living with HIV and how to get involved in legislative advocacy. Click here to register.
Find out more »Faith and Health Connection: The Science of Water
“Water is the soul of the Earth.” – W. H. Auden Join us for the first of four Environment, Health and Faith focused Faith and Health Connection events. For this first Faith and Health Connection: The Science of Water, we will explore the vital importance of water for life and survival. We’ll be joined by science experts, Nicole Esch: Director of Crowd the Tap and Dr Caren Cooper: Associate Professor NCSU Forestry and Environmental Resources, who will walk us through…
Find out more »Faith and Health Connection: The Science of Water
“Water is the soul of the Earth.” – W. H. Auden Join us for the first of four Environment, Health and Faith focused Faith and Health Connection events. For this first Faith and Health Connection: The Science of Water, we will explore the vital importance of water for life and survival. We’ll be joined by science experts, Nicole Esch: Director of Crowd the Tap and Dr Caren Cooper: Associate Professor NCSU Forestry and Environmental Resources, who will walk us through…
Find out more »Faith and Health Connection: the Opioid Settlement
In 2021, it was announced that North Carolina would receive $750 million from the multistate settlement with opioid pharmaceutical distributors Cardinal, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Johnson & Johnson. This money will soon be coming to counties, cities, and the general assembly. On February 24th from 12:00 pm - 1pm, the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, The Northern Piedmont District of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, and Partners in Health and Wholeness is hosting…
Find out more »March 2022
Faith Health Connection: Senior Games
Join Partners in Health and Wholeness for a Faith Health Connection with the North Carolina Senior Games and local Senior Games representatives from across our state. Learn ways to get involved in your local games and find out how PHW can help support the wellness journeys of older adults in your faith communities! Click here to register.
Find out more »April 2022
Faith Health Connection: A Day in the Life of an HIV Positive Youth
Join our Partners in Health and Wholeness initiative for a webinar to learn about youth's unique barriers while trying to navigate the HIV health care continuum. We will walk through the HIV health care continuum and how each pillar presents challenges for youth and how faith communities can get involved in eliminating these barriers. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Find out more »May 2022
Sacred Conversation: Mental Health Month
Join us to celebrate and kick off Mental Health Month with the Rev. Dr. Garry Crites, Executive Director of National Alliance on Mental Illness NC (NAMI NC)! Our faith traditions provide some of the greatest tools available for helping those who deal with mental health conditions and their loved ones. Unfortunately, they also serve as the source of some of the worst stigmas endured by these same dear people. In this session, we will talk about both the possibilities and…
Find out more »The Opioid Crisis: The Faith Community Responds Clergy Breakfast
Do you want to learn more about the state of North Carolina when it comes to opioids? Are you interested in learning more about ways your congregation can get involved with the Opioid Crisis? If so please join us for a Clergy Breakfast on the Opioid Crisis: the Faith Community Responds. At this breakfast, you will learn about about the issue, what is harm reduction, and what congregations can do to get involved. Click here to register.
Find out more »Faith Health Connection: Older Adults and Mental Health
Join Partners in Health and Wholeness for a Faith Health Connection: Older Adults & Mental Health with the Therapeutic Alternatives Geriatric Adult Mental Health Specialty Team! Learn how to recognize and support the mental health needs of older adults in your faith community. Click here to register.
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