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After attending the parish nurse training, were you filled with wonderful hopes about your health ministry? Most of us feel full of ideas but going back to our churches and implementing those plans became a challenge.
As a baby, we had to learn to take small steps, stumble and sometimes even fall before being able to walk. Just as a baby has to take small steps, so do we when establishing a health ministry within our church.
One area to begin your ministry is to provide silent messages in the restrooms, kitchen, fellowship area and bulletin boards of the church. These can speak to topics as follows:
- Monthly health emphases
- Flu season
- Breast/Prostate health
- Cardiovascular health
- Arthritis awareness
- Diabetes
- Injury/accident prevention
- Hand washing
- Disaster emergency items
Flyers and health education information to utilize for communication can be located at the following Web sites:
This strategy places the health education message before the church with little effort. These contacts can lead to increased awareness and inclination toward good health by the congregation.
Linda Austin is a parish nurse in Alabama.
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Begin with Small Steps
