Faith Community Nursing

Churches are a natural agency to assist their congregation and the community at large in achieving optimal wholistic health. Education programs for health ministers/parish nurses have been established and are now being offered by various hospitals and home health agencies across the country. First Baptist Church is now beginning a Faith Community Nursing ministry. The functions of our Faith Community Nurse are being performed by Eugenia Evans Graves, please contact her for more information.

• What is Faith Community Nursing?
• What are the functions of a Faith CommunityNurse?
• Weight Control (you will need an Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view this document)

Faith Community Nursing Notes:

• February 2010 - Women and Heart Disease

Faith Community Nursing Topics:

• Alzheimer's Disease - Some Things We Need to Know
• Prevention - The Key to Healthy Eyes
• Sun Sense . . . Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection
• Care for the Caregivers--Available Resources
• A Look at Grief and Hope
• American Heart Month
• New Beginnings - Renewal
• Holiday Blues and Health
• Breast Cancer Awareness
• The Sandwich Generation

Articles on the web dealing with Faith Community Nursing:

• Beliefnet (www.beliefnet.com)
  • Parish Nurses Offer Wholistic Approach to Health
    *This article is about our own Eugenia Graves.
  • Faith Community Nurses Add Faith to Bedside Manner
  • Faith Groups Face Health Care Issues

Faith Community Needs

Links

• International Parish Nurse Resource Center
• Immunization Action Coalition
• Kids Health web site
• Baptist Health System
• Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation
• Alzheimer's Association (1-800-272-3900)
• American Heart Association
• Social Security Administration (1-800-772-1213)
• Medicare Hotline (1-800-633-4227)
• Eldercare Locator
• American Diabetes Association (1-800-342-2383)
• Home Health Compare Website
• Nursing Home Compare Website