Parish 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 Parish Nursing ministry. The functions of our Parish Nurse are being performed by Eugenia Evans, please contact her for more information.

• What is Parish Nursing?
• What are the functions of a Parish Nurse?
• Recent activities of Parish Nursing
  • Health Fair June 2, 2001 Councill Court
• Weight Control (you will need an Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view this document)

Parish 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 Parish Nursing:

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

Parish Nursing Needs

Links

• Madison County Medical Society
  From this site you can see which doctors in Madison County are accepting new patients
• 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