Covid-19 can produce fear, anxiety and other strong emotions in adults and children. Coping with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger. The Centers for Disease Control has guidance. (Photo: Kenny Uhh, Creative Commons)
What’s the state of health for your body? Your relationships? Your feelings? Your surroundings? Other areas? The Wellness Toolkits from the National Institutes of Health can help you find out. Use these for yourself and tell invite your congregants about them. (Photo: Joshua Smith, Creative Commons)
Snacks at coffee hour, potluck dinners, treats for the children — these are all staples of church life, but they can hold hidden dangers. Doctors report an increase in severe food allergies, especially among children. Your church can minimize the risks. From Christianity Today. (Photo: Odonata98, Creative Commons)
COVID-19 is taking a toll on ministers and other vocational church workers as they have risen to the challenge of moving worship, pastoral care, and faith formation to digital platforms. Please remember to care for yourself, too. You matter greatly1 Here are 11 reminders to inspire your post-Easter rest and recovery. (Photo: bottled void, Creative […]
We still want to be good stewards of our health even as we practice physical and social distancing. How much is enough exercise right now? What is safe? How much is too much? These two sports scientists have answers and suggestions for you. (Photo: Fit Approach, Creative Commons)
The federal Centers for Disease Control has released this comprehensive guide to help houses of worship and other community organizations get ready for an outbreak of coronavirus. Put together an emergency plan BEFORE the virus reaches your area. Now that’s smart. (Photo: Arlington County, Creative Commons)
Concern over the spread of coronavirus is changing how congregations gather and worship, as leaders seek to tamp down both fear and risk of infection. The New York Times reports how churches and synagogues are coping. (Photo: ion-bogdan dumitrescu, Creative Commons)
In the United States, only 1 in 4 children and youth gets recommended 60 minutes of physical activity per day. In response, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a clinical report urging pediatricians to issue prescriptions for physical activity to their patients. (Photo: Vinicius DePizzol, Creative Commons)
Forget fitness fads and miracle diets, a panel of physicians predicts that half of Americans will be obese by 2030, and a quarter of us will be severely obese. Their findings, reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, foresees dire consequences for society. Jane Brody of the New York Times reports. (Photo © saje […]
Between the growing opioid crisis and the continuing problem that alcohol and other drugs play in our culture, churches are aware that some of God’s people need real help. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services prepared this free, comprehensive guide to help churches in their response. (Photo: Cat Branchman, Creative Commons)
