Life Abundant: Values, Choices and Health Care, The Responsibility and Role of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

The 200th General Assembly (1988) adopted the revolutionary and far-reaching policy statement reprinted in this volume, Life Abundant: Values, Choices and Health Care, The Responsibility and Role of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Almost fifteen year have passed between the adoption of this wonderfully comprehensive policy and the current reprinting. Yet, this statement remains a relevant and enduring express on the basic values of compassion, caring love, community wholeness, well-being, and justice that we hold to be fundamental in understanding and address health issues. It continues as a valid policy and timely guide to understanding and responding for the agencies, governing bodies, and people of the church.

$4.25 each
Item #7266003001

A Change of Heart Campaign Packet

This packet was prepared by the Office of National Health Ministries and the Board of Pensions to help individuals, congregations, presbyteries and synods implement "A Change of Heart," the church's healthy heart campaign. It includes the poster, "A Change of Heart: Keys to Healthy Living," a booklet on caring for your heart and a campaign kit to allow congregations, presbyteries and synods to design their own health campaign and activities.

To order, contact the Office of National Health Ministries by email or calling (888) 728-7228, x8011.

Bookmark
This colorful bookmark highlights cardiovascular disease, its risk factors and keys to healthy living.

Free
Item #7266000022

Poster
Features the six major ways to maintain a healthy heart: don't smoke, lower blood cholesterol, treat high blood pressure, increase physical activity, maintain a healthy weight and control diabetes. Each item includes suggestions on how to achieve the goal. The back of the poster explains the Presbyterian Healthy Heart Campaign, provides suggestions for joining it and gives information on resources.

$0.50 each
Item #7266000021

The Congregation: A Community Of Care and Healing (Health and Wholeness Awareness Resource)

Basic guide to personal and congregational health. Part of the series, "The Congregation: A Community of Care and Healing." This resource focuses on health and wholeness and how your church might be better able to reach a point of health, healing and wholeness in its community life.

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Item #25790007

Congregations Who Care: The Ministry of Health and Wholeness

Video resource on parish nursing programs in various PC(USA) congregations. An important part of congregational health ministries, Presbyterian parish nurses are wonderful resources who help lead the church to health and wholeness. Find out more about who they are, what they do and how you might be involved in this 23 minute video. Time: 23:41 minutes.

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Item #7266094004

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Life Abundant: Celebrating Health, Healing & Wholeness

This health awareness poster features figures dancing underneath the title, "Life Abundant: Celebrating Health, Healing and Wholeness." This 11" by 17" poster is a great health awareness poster and hangs conveniently in hallways, classrooms or on bulletin boards. On the back are health related information and resources.

Item #7266099012
$0.50 each

Children: God's Gift, Our Call

This health awareness poster features children's artwork emphasizing the wonder of life with the theme, "Children: God's Gift, Our Call." On the back are program ideas and a resource list to help your congregation celebrate Year of the Child. The poster is 17" by 11" and is a great health awareness tool. The bulletin inserts have a litany of for the Hospitality Strangers.

Item #7266000012
$0.50 each

Health Awareness Day

With the theme, "Children: God's Gift Our Call," this poster features children's artwork emphasizing the wonder of life. On the back of the 11"x17" poster are program ideas and a resource list to help your congregation celebrate the Year of the Child and the child of immigrant families. The attractive poster is a great health awareness tool.

Poster — Item# 7266001012
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Bulletin Insert — Item# 7266001019
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Video
This new youth video is an exciting resource to help youth confront an issue about which little is spoken. This video is broken into four segments: What are eating disorders? What causes them? What is the role of the faith community? What can I do if I, or someone I know, has an eating disorder? This video talks honestly about eating disorders as well as steroid use, peer pressure, body image and self-esteem. A trained physician, theologian and four young people (who have had personal experience with eating disorders) are featured in this video. A well-done, meaningful video that is sure to interest youth. Best done and debriefed in segments. Time approximately 45 minutes.

$9.95. Shipping and handling charges apply.
Item #095303

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Leader's Guide
This is a four session guide which provides an opportunity for youth to explore in depth the various issues surrounding eating disorders with an emphasis on prevention, intervention, and peer support.

$7.95. Shipping and handling charges apply.
Item #095304

Life Abundant: Celebrating Health, Healing and Wholeness

Video resource introducing health ministries to congregations and individuals. This video is an overview of what health ministries are, how to get involved and why they are significant for the church's overall mission. Eleven-minute video (with a three-minute version if time is limited).

$5.00. Shipping and handling charges apply.
Item #7266098016

Booklet
Forty-five page booklet with stories of health ministries.

Free
Item #7266098017

Vida abundante: Celebrandola salud, sanidad e integridad

A Spanish version of the three-minute Life Abundant video provides an overview of health ministries (what they are, how to get involved and why they are valuable). This three-minute Spanish video is followed with the eleven-minute version of the video in English which gives a more in depth view.

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Item #7266099017

Life Abundant: Celebrating Health, Healing and Wholeness

Korean version of the three-minute Life Abundant video introduces health ministries—what they are, how to get involved and why health ministry is a valuable part of our church. The three-minute Korean video is followed by an eleven-minute English version of the video which gives a more in depth view.

Free.
Item #7266099018

Making Healthy Choices: A Key To Abundance

A video resource for older youth about making healthy lifestyle choices to promote abundant living. Using young people's ideas, thoughts and discoveries about health, this video challenges youth to think about what decisions they are making: What does it mean to be healthy? Why are mind, body, spirit, emotions, relationships and environment all considered a part of one's health? This video is a great beginning to introduce youth to health topics and can be followed later with videos on the topics of eating disorders and mental illness. The video can be used alone or in conjunction with the curriculum booklet, item #044581 (see below). Time 27:30 minutes.

Item #095300
$9.95. Shipping and handling charges apply.

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Making Healthy Choices: A Key To Abundance (booklet)

To help older youth critically examine choices of health and lifestyle. This booklet contains lessons that teachers or youth leaders may use for Sunday School classes, workshops or youth group sessions to talk about healthy decision-making. Divided into four segments, this booklet can be  used to reach youth on important health issues. This curriculum can be used with the video, Item #095300 (see above).

Item #044581
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