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Wilkes Recovery Revolution

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

OUR MISSION Through the wisdom of lived experience Wilkes Recovery Revolution, Inc. is creating a community where recovery from addiction is possible through; Restoring Hope, Repairing Lives, and Rebuilding Community. OUR PHILOSOPHY Recovery from addiction and mental illness is not only possible, but with support, opportunities, community, and education, recovery for all can be a […]

Wilkes Recovery Revolution

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

OUR MISSION Through the wisdom of lived experience Wilkes Recovery Revolution, Inc. is creating a community where recovery from addiction is possible through; Restoring Hope, Repairing Lives, and Rebuilding Community. OUR PHILOSOPHY Recovery from addiction and mental illness is not only possible, but with support, opportunities, community, and education, recovery for all can be a […]

Twin City Harm Reduction Collective

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

The Twin City Harm Reduction Collective seeks to improve the health and lives and advocate for the rights of people who use drugs in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and surrounding areas. EDUCATION In order to change the narrative on drugs and drug users, education is key. TCHRC can provide trainings in a number of areas ranging […]

Twin City Harm Reduction Collective

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

The Twin City Harm Reduction Collective seeks to improve the health and lives and advocate for the rights of people who use drugs in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and surrounding areas. EDUCATION In order to change the narrative on drugs and drug users, education is key. TCHRC can provide trainings in a number of areas ranging […]

The Steady Collective

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Steady began in November 2015 as an “any positive change” support group. Steady founder, Conner Adams, facilitated those group meetings and with the help of friends delivered naloxone and needles throughout Western NC to folks who use drugs and their friends and family. In the spring of 2016, Conner gathered a group of people together […]

The Steady Collective

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Steady began in November 2015 as an “any positive change” support group. Steady founder, Conner Adams, facilitated those group meetings and with the help of friends delivered naloxone and needles throughout Western NC to folks who use drugs and their friends and family. In the spring of 2016, Conner gathered a group of people together […]

Queen City Harm Reduction

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Queen City Needle Exchange is a project started by Cat Nelson in 2016, the year North Carolina legalized SEP’s (Syringe Exchange Programs) with the help and mentorship of the Urban Survivors Union and the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition.  It started out of the trunk of Cat’s car, with a small grant providing supplies, and donated Naloxone from NCHRC.  QCNE […]

Queen City Harm Reduction

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Queen City Needle Exchange is a project started by Cat Nelson in 2016, the year North Carolina legalized SEP’s (Syringe Exchange Programs) with the help and mentorship of the Urban Survivors Union and the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition.  It started out of the trunk of Cat’s car, with a small grant providing supplies, and donated Naloxone from NCHRC.  QCNE […]

Cabarrus Health Alliance

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Cabarrus Health Alliance (formerly Cabarrus County Health Department) is a public health authority created by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners effective July 1, 1997. Our Mission Achieving the Highest Level of Individual and Community Health through Collaborative Action.

Cabarrus Health Alliance

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Cabarrus Health Alliance (formerly Cabarrus County Health Department) is a public health authority created by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners effective July 1, 1997. Our Mission Achieving the Highest Level of Individual and Community Health through Collaborative Action.

NC Survivors Union

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

rban Survivor’s Union is a national drug user union located here in the United States.  At this time we are the ONLY national drug user union.  User Union’s are much like other unions our goals are to represent the interests of people who have been directly impacted by substance use and policies related to drugs.  Many drug […]

NC Survivors Union

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

rban Survivor’s Union is a national drug user union located here in the United States.  At this time we are the ONLY national drug user union.  User Union’s are much like other unions our goals are to represent the interests of people who have been directly impacted by substance use and policies related to drugs.  Many drug […]

GCSTOP

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

The Guilford County Solution to the Opioid Problem (GCSTOP) serves residents of Guilford County. The program was initiated with funding from the State General Assembly to Guilford County’s Emergency Services for the purpose of addressing the County’s increasing incidence of opioid overdoses and opioid related deaths. The funding is being used to support the development […]

GCSTOP

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

The Guilford County Solution to the Opioid Problem (GCSTOP) serves residents of Guilford County. The program was initiated with funding from the State General Assembly to Guilford County’s Emergency Services for the purpose of addressing the County’s increasing incidence of opioid overdoses and opioid related deaths. The funding is being used to support the development […]

Many Voices

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

As a Black church movement for gay and transgender justice, we envision a community that embraces the diversity of the human family and ensures that all are treated with love, compassion, and justice. Black gay and transgender people are too often case studies in discrimination, shame, hardship, insecurity and isolation. Job insecurity and other financial threats, […]

Many Voices

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

As a Black church movement for gay and transgender justice, we envision a community that embraces the diversity of the human family and ensures that all are treated with love, compassion, and justice. Black gay and transgender people are too often case studies in discrimination, shame, hardship, insecurity and isolation. Job insecurity and other financial threats, […]

Healthy Sexual

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Healthy Sexual is a website that connects people to LGBTQ-friendly doctors, testing locations, and supplies. It also provides a list of questions to ask your provider about HIV prevention and healthier sex options.

Healthy Sexual

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Healthy Sexual is a website that connects people to LGBTQ-friendly doctors, testing locations, and supplies. It also provides a list of questions to ask your provider about HIV prevention and healthier sex options.

Hurricane Preparedness

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

North Carolina’s hurricane season spans from June 1 – November 30 each year, with most seasons peaking from early August to the end of October. With each year comes a new set of challenges, and this year has been no exception. As we continue in this season of COVID-19, Partners in Health and Wholeness has […]

Hurricane Preparedness

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

North Carolina’s hurricane season spans from June 1 – November 30 each year, with most seasons peaking from early August to the end of October. With each year comes a new set of challenges, and this year has been no exception. As we continue in this season of COVID-19, Partners in Health and Wholeness has […]

Re-imagining Health Ministries During COVID: How to keep Health Ministries Engaged

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

At our houses of worship, things have looked different for a while. Many faith communities and their health ministries have mobilized in unprecedented ways to keep their communities healthy and safe. In that spirit, we would like to offer ideas of how to stay connected while we continue loving our neighbors by keeping our distance. We […]

Re-imagining Health Ministries During COVID: How to keep Health Ministries Engaged

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

At our houses of worship, things have looked different for a while. Many faith communities and their health ministries have mobilized in unprecedented ways to keep their communities healthy and safe. In that spirit, we would like to offer ideas of how to stay connected while we continue loving our neighbors by keeping our distance. We […]

Never Use Alone

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Our Mission To provide a life saving point of contact for people who use drugs. We’re there to help you in the event of an overdose. We will never shame, judge, or preach to stop. If you are interested in getting help, we have resources available for you, but we will never push them on […]

Never Use Alone

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Our Mission To provide a life saving point of contact for people who use drugs. We’re there to help you in the event of an overdose. We will never shame, judge, or preach to stop. If you are interested in getting help, we have resources available for you, but we will never push them on […]

THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Description: The Drug Policy Alliance works to change drug policy no longer arrest, incarcerate, disenfranchise and otherwise harm millions – particularly young people and people of color who are disproportionately affected by the war on drugs. Additionally, they work to make sure new policies reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to […]

THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Description: The Drug Policy Alliance works to change drug policy no longer arrest, incarcerate, disenfranchise and otherwise harm millions – particularly young people and people of color who are disproportionately affected by the war on drugs. Additionally, they work to make sure new policies reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to […]

MORE POWERFUL NC

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Led by NC Attorney General Josh Stein and NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen to raise awareness around the devastating impact of the opioid crisis in North Carolina, the More Powerful NC campaign is anchored in the message that together, we are more powerful than opioids—and we can all help play a part in ending the epidemic […]

MORE POWERFUL NC

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Led by NC Attorney General Josh Stein and NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen to raise awareness around the devastating impact of the opioid crisis in North Carolina, the More Powerful NC campaign is anchored in the message that together, we are more powerful than opioids—and we can all help play a part in ending the epidemic […]

NaloxoneSaves.org

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Who: NaloxoneSaves.org is a website designed to educate pharmacists and the public about the North Carolina State Health Director’s statewide standing order for naloxone. The North Carolina Division of Public Health, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch’s Poisoning and Drug Overdose Prevention Program works in collaboration with many partners statewide to address drug overdose in North […]

NaloxoneSaves.org

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Who: NaloxoneSaves.org is a website designed to educate pharmacists and the public about the North Carolina State Health Director’s statewide standing order for naloxone. The North Carolina Division of Public Health, Injury and Violence Prevention Branch’s Poisoning and Drug Overdose Prevention Program works in collaboration with many partners statewide to address drug overdose in North […]

InjuryFreeNC.org

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

What: InjuryFreeNC.org provides the best science about injury and violence prevention strategies focused on improving population-level health. The materials on the site are created by a team of injury prevention experts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Injury Prevention Research Center and the NC Division of Public Health’s Injury and Violence Prevention Branch […]

InjuryFreeNC.org

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

What: InjuryFreeNC.org provides the best science about injury and violence prevention strategies focused on improving population-level health. The materials on the site are created by a team of injury prevention experts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Injury Prevention Research Center and the NC Division of Public Health’s Injury and Violence Prevention Branch […]

THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Vision: To tackle this health crisis, the NC Department of Health and Human Services is working to connect people with preventative healthcare, substance use disorder treatment, and community supports. This is a complex issue requiring partnership from many sectors and is an effort that needs to be supported through funding and resources to be successful. Learn […]

THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Vision: To tackle this health crisis, the NC Department of Health and Human Services is working to connect people with preventative healthcare, substance use disorder treatment, and community supports. This is a complex issue requiring partnership from many sectors and is an effort that needs to be supported through funding and resources to be successful. Learn […]

HOW TO ADMINISTER NALOXONE

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

This is the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalitions handout about how to use and administer Naloxone. Naloxone is a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist—meaning that it binds to opioid receptors and can reverse and block the effects of other opioids. It can very quickly restore normal respiration to a […]

HOW TO ADMINISTER NALOXONE

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

This is the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalitions handout about how to use and administer Naloxone. Naloxone is a medication designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist—meaning that it binds to opioid receptors and can reverse and block the effects of other opioids. It can very quickly restore normal respiration to a […]

DRUG USE GLOSSARY

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

This glossary was developed in partnership with the Peer Network of New York, a group of harm reduction support specialists who provide vital services including health education, testing (for HIV and Hepatitis C), harm reduction guidance, recovery coaching, and community outreach. They have lived experience and can relate to the community in a unique way, […]

DRUG USE GLOSSARY

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

This glossary was developed in partnership with the Peer Network of New York, a group of harm reduction support specialists who provide vital services including health education, testing (for HIV and Hepatitis C), harm reduction guidance, recovery coaching, and community outreach. They have lived experience and can relate to the community in a unique way, […]

STIGMA REDUCING LANGUAGE HANDOUT

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Drug use carries with it a lot of stigmas and one of the ways to work on reducing this stigma is person-centered language. This document lists words to avoid and suggestions of what to say instead.

STIGMA REDUCING LANGUAGE HANDOUT

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Drug use carries with it a lot of stigmas and one of the ways to work on reducing this stigma is person-centered language. This document lists words to avoid and suggestions of what to say instead.

FOUNDATIONS OF HARM REDUCTION

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Why Harm Reduction Works: – Provides a space for people to be open about their drug use and sexual behavior so it’s not hidden, perpetuating feelings of isolation – Values people and their expertise so they feel empowered to determine and voice their own hierarchy of need and next steps are clear between provider and […]

FOUNDATIONS OF HARM REDUCTION

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Why Harm Reduction Works: – Provides a space for people to be open about their drug use and sexual behavior so it’s not hidden, perpetuating feelings of isolation – Values people and their expertise so they feel empowered to determine and voice their own hierarchy of need and next steps are clear between provider and […]

Down Home, North Carolina

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Down Home, North Carolina is a new organizing project led by the working people of North Carolina’s small towns and rural communities. Together, we are taking action to increase democracy, grow the good in our communities, and pass a healthy and just home down to our grandbabies. Who: We are neighbors, rooted in the community, […]

Down Home, North Carolina

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Down Home, North Carolina is a new organizing project led by the working people of North Carolina’s small towns and rural communities. Together, we are taking action to increase democracy, grow the good in our communities, and pass a healthy and just home down to our grandbabies. Who: We are neighbors, rooted in the community, […]

Olive Branch Ministry

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Description: Olive Branch Ministry was founded by Karen Lowe and Michelle Mathis as a way to bring faith-based harm reduction to the Foothills area of NC. Our desire is to extend hope and extend life through nonjudgemental interactions with those we are called to serve. Olive Branch initially partnered with local agencies and faith groups […]

Olive Branch Ministry

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Description: Olive Branch Ministry was founded by Karen Lowe and Michelle Mathis as a way to bring faith-based harm reduction to the Foothills area of NC. Our desire is to extend hope and extend life through nonjudgemental interactions with those we are called to serve. Olive Branch initially partnered with local agencies and faith groups […]

Faith in Harm Reduction

By Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Communities of faith and their leadership possess significant influence and potential to reshape discourse on the drugs issue and opioid crisis through the promotion of theological praxis rooted in liberation, reform, and justice. Since its inception in Fall 2017, Faith in Harm Reduction has contributed thought leadership, vision, and direction for overdose and other harm reduction advocacy […]

Faith in Harm Reduction

· by Elizabeth Brewington, Overdose Response Program Coordinator

Communities of faith and their leadership possess significant influence and potential to reshape discourse on the drugs issue and opioid crisis through the promotion of theological praxis rooted in liberation, reform, and justice. Since its inception in Fall 2017, Faith in Harm Reduction has contributed thought leadership, vision, and direction for overdose and other harm reduction advocacy […]

Mesothelioma.net

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who Mesothelioma.net is a resource for comprehensive information for those suffering from mesothelioma cancer and other asbestos diseases. What Mesothelioma.net provides information about treatment options, financial assistance, and help for families of asbestos victims. Mesothelioma.net is a trustworthy source of information and is periodically reviewed by medical professionals. We even give back to the cancer community by sponsoring the American Cancer […]

Mesothelioma.net

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who Mesothelioma.net is a resource for comprehensive information for those suffering from mesothelioma cancer and other asbestos diseases. What Mesothelioma.net provides information about treatment options, financial assistance, and help for families of asbestos victims. Mesothelioma.net is a trustworthy source of information and is periodically reviewed by medical professionals. We even give back to the cancer community by sponsoring the American Cancer […]

Healthy Aging NC

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who: The Healthy Aging NC Initiative of the NC Center for Health and Wellness at UNC Asheville. Our website is designed for agencies, health care providers, and people interested in learning more about effective, community-based programs that address chronic disease, falls prevention, and safe walking and physical activity.  What: As North Carolina’s statewide resource center for evidence-based health […]

Healthy Aging NC

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who: The Healthy Aging NC Initiative of the NC Center for Health and Wellness at UNC Asheville. Our website is designed for agencies, health care providers, and people interested in learning more about effective, community-based programs that address chronic disease, falls prevention, and safe walking and physical activity.  What: As North Carolina’s statewide resource center for evidence-based health […]

Working Landscapes

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who Working Landscapes is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build more sustainable livelihoods in the Warren County, NC region through stewardship of our natural and cultural assets. We are based in Warren County.  What Working Landscapes works to help develop our region’s local and regional food system. We operate a food hub where […]

Working Landscapes

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who Working Landscapes is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build more sustainable livelihoods in the Warren County, NC region through stewardship of our natural and cultural assets. We are based in Warren County.  What Working Landscapes works to help develop our region’s local and regional food system. We operate a food hub where […]

Osteoarthritis Action Alliance

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

The Osteoarthritis (OA) Action Alliance is a national coalition of concerned organizations committed to elevating osteoarthritis (OA) as a national health priority and promoting effective policy solutions that aim to address the individual and national toll of OA. In addition, the OA Action Alliance, with the public health community, is working to ensure people with […]

Osteoarthritis Action Alliance

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

The Osteoarthritis (OA) Action Alliance is a national coalition of concerned organizations committed to elevating osteoarthritis (OA) as a national health priority and promoting effective policy solutions that aim to address the individual and national toll of OA. In addition, the OA Action Alliance, with the public health community, is working to ensure people with […]

Mind My Health

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Mind My Health is a free, easy-to use online advance care planning tool that provides universal access for individuals to “own their health, and plan for care in advance.”  Using Mind My Health’s innovative, intuitive platform, users store their legally-recognized advance care plan (Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, or Advance Directive) in on […]

Mind My Health

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Mind My Health is a free, easy-to use online advance care planning tool that provides universal access for individuals to “own their health, and plan for care in advance.”  Using Mind My Health’s innovative, intuitive platform, users store their legally-recognized advance care plan (Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, or Advance Directive) in on […]

Smokefree.gov

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who: Smokefree.gov is a government site. What: On this site you’ll find support, tips, tools, and expert advice to help you or someone you love quit smoking. Of course, they have ways for you to bring this information to your church. Moreover, if you would like to include their widget for your members to access […]

Smokefree.gov

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who: Smokefree.gov is a government site. What: On this site you’ll find support, tips, tools, and expert advice to help you or someone you love quit smoking. Of course, they have ways for you to bring this information to your church. Moreover, if you would like to include their widget for your members to access […]

Guide to Starting a Community Garden

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County What: Are you interested in starting a community garden but don’t know where to start? Do you  have questions about what you need, who you need, and how to bring it all together? In this guide, created specifically for faith communities, you will find the answers to these questions […]

Guide to Starting a Community Garden

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County What: Are you interested in starting a community garden but don’t know where to start? Do you  have questions about what you need, who you need, and how to bring it all together? In this guide, created specifically for faith communities, you will find the answers to these questions […]

Feeding America Food Bank Finder

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who The Feeding America nationwide network of food banks secures and distributes 4 billion meals each year through food pantries and meal programs throughout the United States and leads the nation to engage in the fight against hunger. What Feeding America food banks serve large areas and will be able to find a feeding program […]

Feeding America Food Bank Finder

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who The Feeding America nationwide network of food banks secures and distributes 4 billion meals each year through food pantries and meal programs throughout the United States and leads the nation to engage in the fight against hunger. What Feeding America food banks serve large areas and will be able to find a feeding program […]

The Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

The Poe Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to positively impacting the lives of North Carolina youth through health education. Who:Since opening in Raleigh in 1991, the Poe Center has educated over one million participants from 97 counties using innovative teaching theaters, exhibits, online programs, and offsite programs. What:The mission of the Poe Center for […]

The Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

The Poe Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to positively impacting the lives of North Carolina youth through health education. Who:Since opening in Raleigh in 1991, the Poe Center has educated over one million participants from 97 counties using innovative teaching theaters, exhibits, online programs, and offsite programs. What:The mission of the Poe Center for […]

The North Carolina Association of Free & Charitable Clinics

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

The North Carolina Association of Free & Charitable Clinics, NCAFCC, is a network of healthcare facilities that offer free and affordable healthcare throughout the state of North Carolina. Who: This is a nonprofit organization operating out of Winston-Salem, NC. What: The NCAFCC website provides a list of clinics, health resources, and a guide to joining […]

The North Carolina Association of Free & Charitable Clinics

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

The North Carolina Association of Free & Charitable Clinics, NCAFCC, is a network of healthcare facilities that offer free and affordable healthcare throughout the state of North Carolina. Who: This is a nonprofit organization operating out of Winston-Salem, NC. What: The NCAFCC website provides a list of clinics, health resources, and a guide to joining […]

Faith & Religion in Recovery

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

There are a variety of factors that can contribute to addiction. On the surface, addiction can be caused by physical changes in the brain that make the body crave certain types of drugs. When a debilitating substance habit consumes someone’s life, they often look to a Higher Power to help give them the strength to […]

Faith & Religion in Recovery

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

There are a variety of factors that can contribute to addiction. On the surface, addiction can be caused by physical changes in the brain that make the body crave certain types of drugs. When a debilitating substance habit consumes someone’s life, they often look to a Higher Power to help give them the strength to […]

Alliance Medical Ministry

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Alliance Medical Ministry is a “faith-led medical ministry” that provides healthcare to low-income, uninsured adults living in Wake County, NC. Who: Alliance Medical Ministry is a medical and counseling facility based in Raleigh, NC. What: Patients of Alliance Medical Ministry can receive primary and specialty medical treatment, as well as counseling and pastoral care. A […]

Alliance Medical Ministry

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Alliance Medical Ministry is a “faith-led medical ministry” that provides healthcare to low-income, uninsured adults living in Wake County, NC. Who: Alliance Medical Ministry is a medical and counseling facility based in Raleigh, NC. What: Patients of Alliance Medical Ministry can receive primary and specialty medical treatment, as well as counseling and pastoral care. A […]

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

National mental health organization that is made up of hundreds of smaller local and state groups that exist in order to help support the millions of people that are affected by mental illness and their loved ones. Many local groups offer a support group for loved ones that have mental illness. Who: Anyone What: Local […]

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

National mental health organization that is made up of hundreds of smaller local and state groups that exist in order to help support the millions of people that are affected by mental illness and their loved ones. Many local groups offer a support group for loved ones that have mental illness. Who: Anyone What: Local […]

Faith Connections on Mental Illness

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Faith Connections on Mental Illness has an interfaith approach in helping all faiths educate, advocate, support, and include those with mental illness and loved ones of those with mental illness. Who  People of all faiths: mental health professionals, any individual interested in learning more, mental health consumer, community leaders, lay person, or clergy. What  Monthly […]

Faith Connections on Mental Illness

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Faith Connections on Mental Illness has an interfaith approach in helping all faiths educate, advocate, support, and include those with mental illness and loved ones of those with mental illness. Who  People of all faiths: mental health professionals, any individual interested in learning more, mental health consumer, community leaders, lay person, or clergy. What  Monthly […]

Eating Well: For Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Description This comprehensive, intergenerational curriculum focuses on the food we eat and why it matters. Featuring 8 lessons with Scripture, prayers, resources, and activities for young children through adults, “Eating Well” will challenge and inspire your church or community group. Who Developed by the NC Council of Churches for Children, Youth and Adults What 8 […]

Eating Well: For Ourselves, For Our Neighbors, For Our Planet

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Description This comprehensive, intergenerational curriculum focuses on the food we eat and why it matters. Featuring 8 lessons with Scripture, prayers, resources, and activities for young children through adults, “Eating Well” will challenge and inspire your church or community group. Who Developed by the NC Council of Churches for Children, Youth and Adults What 8 […]

Worship in Pink

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

WORSHIP IN PINK is a grassroots effort partnering Komen Northwest NC with places of worship, providing resources to educate their members on breast health. We encourage your congregation to join us in the fight against breast cancer and honor survivors. All places of worship are encouraged to participate in spreading the life-saving message of early […]

Worship in Pink

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

WORSHIP IN PINK is a grassroots effort partnering Komen Northwest NC with places of worship, providing resources to educate their members on breast health. We encourage your congregation to join us in the fight against breast cancer and honor survivors. All places of worship are encouraged to participate in spreading the life-saving message of early […]

Life Around the Table

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Life Around the Table is a ministry dedicated to building up communities and increasing their capacity to eat together faithfully. We believe that God created the world to be a place where all people can have access to food that LAUGHS: food which is Local, Affordable, Uncomplicated, Good, Healthy, and Seasonal. Who Life Around the […]

Life Around the Table

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Life Around the Table is a ministry dedicated to building up communities and increasing their capacity to eat together faithfully. We believe that God created the world to be a place where all people can have access to food that LAUGHS: food which is Local, Affordable, Uncomplicated, Good, Healthy, and Seasonal. Who Life Around the […]

The American Heart Association

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who: The American Heart Association provides several resources to help your heart. Presently, support groups and hotlines can be helpful to quit smoking. As a result, AHA lists resources of this type. Please visit their website to learn more. What: Many resources you can print and put within church bulletins, such as brochures. Why: Sometimes […]

The American Heart Association

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who: The American Heart Association provides several resources to help your heart. Presently, support groups and hotlines can be helpful to quit smoking. As a result, AHA lists resources of this type. Please visit their website to learn more. What: Many resources you can print and put within church bulletins, such as brochures. Why: Sometimes […]

CDC Quit Smoking Resources

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leader within the US for health education and promotion. What: Resources to support nicotine freedom. You can access free downloads to quit-smoking resources, factsheets, and state and community resources as well. Where: The CDC offers web-based resources. Why: Smoking and tobacco are harmful to […]

CDC Quit Smoking Resources

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Who: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leader within the US for health education and promotion. What: Resources to support nicotine freedom. You can access free downloads to quit-smoking resources, factsheets, and state and community resources as well. Where: The CDC offers web-based resources. Why: Smoking and tobacco are harmful to […]

Let’s Move

By Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Let’s Move! is a comprehensive initiative, launched by the First Lady, dedicated to solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and able to pursue their dreams. Who: Everyone has a role to play in reducing childhood obesity, including parents, elected officials from all levels […]

Let’s Move

· by Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate

Let’s Move! is a comprehensive initiative, launched by the First Lady, dedicated to solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and able to pursue their dreams. Who: Everyone has a role to play in reducing childhood obesity, including parents, elected officials from all levels […]