Health

True Imaging Demonstration with PHW

July 31, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Wednesday, August 12, 1-2 p.m. Partnership for Children Building 404 North Main Street, #A, Troy One of our stellar volunteers for Montgomery County is hosting a curriculum demonstration two weeks […]

True Imaging Demonstration with PHW

July 31, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

The Great Tomato Festival

July 29, 2014 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

On Saturday I had the chance to attend the 5th Annual Great Tomato Festival, which is a collaboration between the Cooperative Extension of Guilford County and NC A&T University. Extension master […]

The Great Tomato Festival

July 29, 2014 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Warning Signs in Budget ‘Deal’

July 29, 2014 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

UPDATE: After this blog was posted, the final budget was unveiled and passed by the House and Senate. The large reductions in Medicaid reimbursement rates mentioned in the blog below […]

Warning Signs in Budget ‘Deal’

July 29, 2014 · by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

UPDATE: After this blog was posted, the final budget was unveiled and passed by the House and Senate. The large reductions in Medicaid reimbursement rates mentioned in the blog below […]

2014 PHW Youth Conference

July 29, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

The Lord raised up Laquanda Bowden of Empowering Word Ministries and her church crew to organize an incredible 2014 Youth Conference. Yes, Partners in Health and Wholeness co-hosted this event, […]

2014 PHW Youth Conference

July 29, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

The Lord raised up Laquanda Bowden of Empowering Word Ministries and her church crew to organize an incredible 2014 Youth Conference. Yes, Partners in Health and Wholeness co-hosted this event, […]

Food, Fairness and Faith

July 28, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

“How is this equal?!” I often articulate this simple phrase whenever I take a look at the world these days. Sometimes I mutter the sentence under my breath in disbelief, […]

Food, Fairness and Faith

July 28, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

“How is this equal?!” I often articulate this simple phrase whenever I take a look at the world these days. Sometimes I mutter the sentence under my breath in disbelief, […]

World Breastfeeding Week, August 1–7

July 26, 2014 By Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

Local North Carolina organizations are joining the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in celebrating World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7. According to the WHO website, […]

World Breastfeeding Week, August 1–7

July 26, 2014 · by Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

Another Spirit-filled Weekend with Partners in Health and Wholeness

July 25, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Partners in Health and Wholeness co-hosted a youth conference on Saturday, July 12, with Empowering Word Ministries in Wadesboro. I was honored to be able to participate as a PHW intern. […]

Another Spirit-filled Weekend with Partners in Health and Wholeness

July 25, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Partners in Health and Wholeness co-hosted a youth conference on Saturday, July 12, with Empowering Word Ministries in Wadesboro. I was honored to be able to participate as a PHW intern. […]

PHW Welcomes Courtney Ward

July 23, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Courtney Ward is a summer intern with the Alliance of Baptists, working with Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and lending her aid to the Partners in Health and Wholeness Initiative. Born […]

PHW Welcomes Courtney Ward

July 23, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Courtney Ward is a summer intern with the Alliance of Baptists, working with Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and lending her aid to the Partners in Health and Wholeness Initiative. Born […]

Here’s Johnny!

July 18, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

It is my pleasure to introduce you to PHW Intern Johnny Rogers. He is a UNC-Pembroke student, and you can read more about him in the staff section of the Council’s […]

Here’s Johnny!

July 18, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

It is my pleasure to introduce you to PHW Intern Johnny Rogers. He is a UNC-Pembroke student, and you can read more about him in the staff section of the Council’s […]

Internship with PHW More than Expected

July 16, 2014 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

From this internship with Partners in Health and Wholeness, my main expectations were to strengthen my employment applications after graduation by adding additional experiences. However, after my first day in […]

Internship with PHW More than Expected

July 16, 2014 · by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

PHW Success Story – Mount Nebo Pentecostal Holiness, Ramseur

July 10, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Mount Nebo Pentecostal Holiness Church in Ramseur, NC received a grant earlier this year from the Randolph Hospital Community Health Foundation to build a walking track, which has since been […]

PHW Success Story – Mount Nebo Pentecostal Holiness, Ramseur

July 10, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Mount Nebo Pentecostal Holiness Church in Ramseur, NC received a grant earlier this year from the Randolph Hospital Community Health Foundation to build a walking track, which has since been […]

“A Conspiracy of Sunlight and Sugar”

July 5, 2014 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Blueberries, blackberries, persimmons and plums! What is your local fruit IQ? Do you know when local fruit is in season and where to get it? The blog below, written by […]

“A Conspiracy of Sunlight and Sugar”

July 5, 2014 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Blueberries, blackberries, persimmons and plums! What is your local fruit IQ? Do you know when local fruit is in season and where to get it? The blog below, written by […]

2014 PHW Youth Conference is July 12

June 28, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

I hope that you have saved the date for the 2014 Youth Conference in Wadesboro. Partners in Health and Wholeness is joining Empowering Word Ministries to create a spectacular day […]

2014 PHW Youth Conference is July 12

June 28, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

I hope that you have saved the date for the 2014 Youth Conference in Wadesboro. Partners in Health and Wholeness is joining Empowering Word Ministries to create a spectacular day […]

An Interview with Mama Juggs’ Own Anita Woodley

June 17, 2014 By Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

Anita will be performing her show, "Mama Juggs," at 3 p.m.on Sunday, June 22, at Martin Street Baptist Church, 1001 E Martin St, Raleigh. This funny and informative show will be a kickoff event for the Breastfeeding Collaborative, an initiative of the NC Council of Churches that helps congregations to be breastfeeding friendly. Interviewed by Marnie Cooper Priest, project director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative. How long have you been performing the "Mama Juggs" show? On June 20 it will be the fifth anniversary of the "Mama Juggs" show. Did you have another show before...

An Interview with Mama Juggs’ Own Anita Woodley

June 17, 2014 · by Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

Anita will be performing her show, “Mama Juggs,” at 3 p.m.on Sunday, June 22, at Martin Street Baptist Church, 1001 E Martin St, Raleigh. This funny and informative show will be a kickoff event for the Breastfeeding Collaborative, an initiative of the NC Council of Churches that helps congregations to be breastfeeding friendly. Interviewed by Marnie Cooper Priest, project director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative. How long have you been performing the “Mama Juggs” show? On June 20 it will be the fifth anniversary of the “Mama Juggs” show. Did you have another show before…

Take Action for Justice in North Carolina Tobacco Fields

June 13, 2014 By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Workers in tobacco fields suffer the same injustices that other farmworkers face, including the low wages, weak workplace protections, and harsh conditions. However, their work is even more unhealthy and […]

Take Action for Justice in North Carolina Tobacco Fields

June 13, 2014 · by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

Men’s Health Week and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month

June 11, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

There’s lots to celebrate this month. Besides my birthday (smile), the month of June is when we observe Men’s Health Week and National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month. These two issues, each important enough on their own, also overlap as men are encouraged to eat nutritious, well-balanced meals in order to remain healthy and strong. Our nation’s dietary guidelines are updated every five years, with the most recent set of guidelines released in 2010. In this report, the US Department of Agriculture advises both men and women to...

Men’s Health Week and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month

June 11, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Health Crunch for the Vulnerable

June 6, 2014 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

For most North Carolinians, the myriad choices that comprise the state budget may affect the quality of their children’s education, or whether their favorite state park is kept in good […]

Health Crunch for the Vulnerable

June 6, 2014 · by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

For most North Carolinians, the myriad choices that comprise the state budget may affect the quality of their children’s education, or whether their favorite state park is kept in good […]

Senate Budget, Fracking Roar Through

May 31, 2014 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Say this much for the leaders of the North Carolina Senate and House: When they make up their minds on a course of action, they don’t mess around. The General […]

Senate Budget, Fracking Roar Through

May 31, 2014 · by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

Say this much for the leaders of the North Carolina Senate and House: When they make up their minds on a course of action, they don’t mess around. The General […]

In the Media: The Moral Urgency of Farmworkers

May 29, 2014 By Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

A few weeks ago, Human Rights Watch published a report on child labor in tobacco farming. Below, former NCCC intern John Zambenini comments on the large amount of media attention […]

In the Media: The Moral Urgency of Farmworkers

May 29, 2014 · by Jennie Belle, Former Immigration and Farmworkers Director

A few weeks ago, Human Rights Watch published a report on child labor in tobacco farming. Below, former NCCC intern John Zambenini comments on the large amount of media attention […]

PHW Success Story – United Progressive Baptist, Winston-Salem

May 29, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

United Progressive Baptist Church has had many successes improving the health of the members of our congregation. During our Vacation Bible School, we were able to engage the youth of […]

PHW Success Story – United Progressive Baptist, Winston-Salem

May 29, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

United Progressive Baptist Church has had many successes improving the health of the members of our congregation. During our Vacation Bible School, we were able to engage the youth of […]

One-Woman Show Kicks Off Breastfeeding Collaborative

May 27, 2014 By Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

The Partners in Health and Wholeness Breastfeeding Collaborative kicks off with a performance by Anita Woodley of her one-woman show, “Mama Juggs.” Woodley is a nationally renowned local performer and […]

One-Woman Show Kicks Off Breastfeeding Collaborative

May 27, 2014 · by Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

Representative Holley Endorses the Breastfeeding Collaborative

May 23, 2014 By Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

District 38 representative Yvonne Holley recently visited the offices of the North Carolina Council of Churches. She came to express her support for one of the Council’s newest initiatives, The […]

Representative Holley Endorses the Breastfeeding Collaborative

May 23, 2014 · by Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

Food Drive at Critical Issues Seminar for Backpack Buddies

May 12, 2014 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

In conjunction with the Critical Issues Seminar on Public Education in June, the NC Council of Churches will be collecting non-perishable items to support Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s Backpack Buddies program. […]

Food Drive at Critical Issues Seminar for Backpack Buddies

May 12, 2014 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

‘Tis the Season for Local Food

May 6, 2014 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Wait, isn’t that a line from a Christmas song? Well, yes. But, when it comes to living a healthy life, what time […]

‘Tis the Season for Local Food

May 6, 2014 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Wait, isn’t that a line from a Christmas song? Well, yes. But, when it comes to living a healthy life, what time […]

Screen-Free Week

May 5, 2014 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Did you know it is Screen-Free Week? During this annual, international celebration, schools, families, and community groups pledge to spend seven days without entertainment screen media. Instead of watching TV, surfing […]

Screen-Free Week

May 5, 2014 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Will your Church be a Voice to Expand Medicaid for NC?

May 1, 2014 By Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the […]

Will your Church be a Voice to Expand Medicaid for NC?

May 1, 2014 · by Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the […]

Farmworkers — God’s Family Supplying Our Food

April 16, 2014 By Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

We have all heard about farmworkers who supply us with cheap food but cannot afford food for their own families. This is a contradiction to God’s world of abundance with enough for […]

Farmworkers — God’s Family Supplying Our Food

April 16, 2014 · by Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

We have all heard about farmworkers who supply us with cheap food but cannot afford food for their own families. This is a contradiction to God’s world of abundance with enough for […]

Recording of Shared Use Agreement Webinar Now Available

April 15, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

If you were unable to join the March 28th webinar on Shared Use Agreements, you missed a real treat. However, it’s not too late to learn how your congregation can […]

Recording of Shared Use Agreement Webinar Now Available

April 15, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

If you were unable to join the March 28th webinar on Shared Use Agreements, you missed a real treat. However, it’s not too late to learn how your congregation can […]

PHW Community Hero: Helen Livingston of Scotland County

April 15, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Meet one of our community leaders: Helen Livingston of Scotland County. I was able to get her to tell us a bit about herself and her community involvement. Joy: Ms. […]

PHW Community Hero: Helen Livingston of Scotland County

April 15, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Meet one of our community leaders: Helen Livingston of Scotland County. I was able to get her to tell us a bit about herself and her community involvement. Joy: Ms. […]

ACA Update: Numbers, Enrollment Periods, and Exemptions

April 14, 2014 By Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

As open enrollment for the health insurance marketplace comes to a close, so does my internship at the NC Council of Churches. In less than two weeks, I will complete […]

ACA Update: Numbers, Enrollment Periods, and Exemptions

April 14, 2014 · by Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

As open enrollment for the health insurance marketplace comes to a close, so does my internship at the NC Council of Churches. In less than two weeks, I will complete […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Chapter Six

April 11, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Chapter Six

April 11, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

April is National Minority Health Month

April 9, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Differences in health currently exist between minorities and non-Hispanic whites in the U.S., with people of color suffering disproportionately from chronic diseases, many of which are preventable. During the month […]

April is National Minority Health Month

April 9, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Chapter Five

April 3, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Chapter Five

April 3, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

Healthy North Carolina 2020: Are We Gaining or Losing Ground?

April 3, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Healthy North Carolina 2020 is a health improvement plan for our state. It addresses a wide range of issues that impact our health, such as tobacco use, physical activity and […]

Healthy North Carolina 2020: Are We Gaining or Losing Ground?

April 3, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Healthy North Carolina 2020 is a health improvement plan for our state. It addresses a wide range of issues that impact our health, such as tobacco use, physical activity and […]

New Health Resource Focuses on Early Childhood Brain Development

April 2, 2014 By Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

The brain, one of the only organs not fully developed at birth, experiences 90% of its development before age eight. The 2000 days between birth and the start of kindergarten […]

New Health Resource Focuses on Early Childhood Brain Development

April 2, 2014 · by Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

The brain, one of the only organs not fully developed at birth, experiences 90% of its development before age eight. The 2000 days between birth and the start of kindergarten […]

Grace Period Allows You to Complete Health Insurance Enrollment

March 30, 2014 By Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

According to Enroll America, If you attempted to enroll before the deadline for open enrollment on March 31, but you could not do so in spite of your best efforts, […]

Grace Period Allows You to Complete Health Insurance Enrollment

March 30, 2014 · by Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

According to Enroll America, If you attempted to enroll before the deadline for open enrollment on March 31, but you could not do so in spite of your best efforts, […]

PHW Success Story – Ebenezer Missionary Baptist, Wadesboro

March 28, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in Wadesboro kicked off the New Year with a renewed focus on healthy living as a practice of their faith. To illustrate, they provided “Go Red” […]

PHW Success Story – Ebenezer Missionary Baptist, Wadesboro

March 28, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in Wadesboro kicked off the New Year with a renewed focus on healthy living as a practice of their faith. To illustrate, they provided “Go Red” […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Chapter Four

March 27, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Chapter Four

March 27, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

Food Justice Event on April 12

March 25, 2014 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Last year, I did not see many church leaders and pastors at the food and faith events I attended. I wondered if they knew about these events. As I reflected, I […]

Food Justice Event on April 12

March 25, 2014 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Last year, I did not see many church leaders and pastors at the food and faith events I attended. I wondered if they knew about these events. As I reflected, I […]

“Thank God for Health Insurance”

March 22, 2014 By Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

The end of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, March 31, is only days away. Although the past five months have been full of their share of challenges, stories of […]

“Thank God for Health Insurance”

March 22, 2014 · by Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

The end of open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act, March 31, is only days away. Although the past five months have been full of their share of challenges, stories of […]

Open Enrollment Ends March 31

March 21, 2014 By Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

As the end of open enrollment on March 31 approaches, little time remains to take advantage of advanced premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies on Healthcare.gov. You have 10 days […]

Open Enrollment Ends March 31

March 21, 2014 · by Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

As the end of open enrollment on March 31 approaches, little time remains to take advantage of advanced premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies on Healthcare.gov. You have 10 days […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Chapter Three

March 20, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Chapter Three

March 20, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

Allowing Access to Church Facilities to Promote Physical Activity: Free Webinar

March 15, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Partners in Health and Wholeness recently teamed up with the NC Division of Public Health, Faithful Families and Voices into Action to assess what is currently happening around shared use […]

Allowing Access to Church Facilities to Promote Physical Activity: Free Webinar

March 15, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Partners in Health and Wholeness recently teamed up with the NC Division of Public Health, Faithful Families and Voices into Action to assess what is currently happening around shared use […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Chapter Two

March 13, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Chapter Two

March 13, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

The Benefits of Breastfeeding

March 12, 2014 By Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

Recent, widely disseminated news reports claim that the benefits of breastfeeding have been drastically overstated. This is a startling assertion. It contradicts prolific and long-standing research that has formed the […]

The Benefits of Breastfeeding

March 12, 2014 · by Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

First Sunday in Lent: Poverty & Health

March 8, 2014 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

In recognition of our faithful call and of this time in history, the Council’s annual Lenten guide focuses on poverty and the ways we can respond to our sisters and […]

First Sunday in Lent: Poverty & Health

March 8, 2014 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

In recognition of our faithful call and of this time in history, the Council’s annual Lenten guide focuses on poverty and the ways we can respond to our sisters and […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Chapter One

March 6, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Chapter One

March 6, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW-Certified Congregation Receives Funding to Improve Access to Healthy Foods

March 2, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Love Fellowship Believers – a PHW Silver-Certified Congregation located in Greensboro and under the pastoral leadership of Rev. Kevin Webb – was awarded a Statewide Pioneering Healthier Communities Youth Advocacy […]

PHW-Certified Congregation Receives Funding to Improve Access to Healthy Foods

March 2, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Last Call for Open Enrollment

March 1, 2014 By Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

“We’ve only got a few weeks left. March 31st, that’s the last call.” President Obama made this statement recently to a group of his supporters, and he’s referring to the […]

Last Call for Open Enrollment

March 1, 2014 · by Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

“We’ve only got a few weeks left. March 31st, that’s the last call.” President Obama made this statement recently to a group of his supporters, and he’s referring to the […]

Presbyterian Clergy Sign Letter for the Public Good

February 28, 2014 By George Reed, Former Executive Director

A group of Presbyterian clergy have prepared and circulated A Pastoral Letter to their colleagues. It is a fine statement, noting that “[a]n enduring principle of our discipleship is the […]

Presbyterian Clergy Sign Letter for the Public Good

February 28, 2014 · by George Reed, Former Executive Director

A group of Presbyterian clergy have prepared and circulated A Pastoral Letter to their colleagues. It is a fine statement, noting that “[a]n enduring principle of our discipleship is the […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Prayer Testimonies

February 27, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Prayer Testimonies

February 27, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

A Time to Mend: A Social Justice Study for Lent

February 26, 2014 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Economic circumstances too often define us. How much we do or do not earn can put us on a path that either buffers our failures or tempers our successes. The people who make the least amount of money have the fewest opportunities to succeed, no matter how much they work or how hard they study. For Christians, the biblical calls to justice and to providing for the least of these are foundations of our faith. At the same time, we as a nation mark this year the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty. Under different circumstances we might celebrate the milestone, but there is still too much to be done.

A Time to Mend: A Social Justice Study for Lent

February 26, 2014 · by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

For Christians, the biblical calls to justice and to providing for the least of these are foundations of our faith. At the same time, we as a nation mark this year the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty. Under different circumstances we might celebrate the milestone, but there is still too much to be done.

Gardening With a Purpose

February 25, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Recently, I received a notice from a local community garden organizer about a grant opportunity sponsored by a fertilizer company. I shared it with my e-mail group and found one […]

Gardening With a Purpose

February 25, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Recently, I received a notice from a local community garden organizer about a grant opportunity sponsored by a fertilizer company. I shared it with my e-mail group and found one […]

My Personal Food and Faith Story

February 22, 2014 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

How did faith play a role in shaping my food and faith experience? Food was very much a part of my growing up and interactions with both of my parents’ […]

My Personal Food and Faith Story

February 22, 2014 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

How did faith play a role in shaping my food and faith experience? Food was very much a part of my growing up and interactions with both of my parents’ […]

2014 PHW Certification & Mini-Grants: We’re Now Accepting Applications!

February 21, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

New activities and requirements for the 2014 Partners in Health and Wholeness Certification Program are now posted on our website! We hope that you will join this statewide movement to […]

2014 PHW Certification & Mini-Grants: We’re Now Accepting Applications!

February 21, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

New activities and requirements for the 2014 Partners in Health and Wholeness Certification Program are now posted on our website! We hope that you will join this statewide movement to […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Introduction

February 20, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: The Circle Maker, Introduction

February 20, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

HKonJ 2014 — Moral March and People’s Assembly

February 9, 2014 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

A cross-section of North Carolinians and progressives from other states flooded downtown Raleigh on Saturday as part of HKonJ 2014. Longtime activists from across the state walked with college students, parents […]

HKonJ 2014 — Moral March and People’s Assembly

February 9, 2014 · by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Pray with Us on Friday, March with Us on Saturday

February 6, 2014 By George Reed, Former Executive Director

Join the NC NAACP, the North Carolina Council of Churches, and coalition partners for this weekend’s Moral March on Raleigh and HKonJ People’s Assembly. Events include: A Mass Meeting and […]

Pray with Us on Friday, March with Us on Saturday

February 6, 2014 · by George Reed, Former Executive Director

Join the NC NAACP, the North Carolina Council of Churches, and coalition partners for this weekend’s Moral March on Raleigh and HKonJ People’s Assembly. Events include: A Mass Meeting and […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Nineteen

February 6, 2014 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Nineteen

February 6, 2014 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

Beech Valley Baptist Church in Sugar Grove to Participate in Strive to Revive Cardiac Arrest Rescue Program

February 5, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

High Country Press Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), the North Carolina Council of Churches, the American Red Cross and Rep. Becky Carney have selected Beech Valley […]

Beech Valley Baptist Church in Sugar Grove to Participate in Strive to Revive Cardiac Arrest Rescue Program

February 5, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

High Country Press Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), the North Carolina Council of Churches, the American Red Cross and Rep. Becky Carney have selected Beech Valley […]

Are We Past The Holiday Pounds?

January 28, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

I know that we are past the holidays, but are we past the pounds that we might have packed on? Many times, we are so bombarded by the holiday hype […]

Are We Past The Holiday Pounds?

January 28, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

I know that we are past the holidays, but are we past the pounds that we might have packed on? Many times, we are so bombarded by the holiday hype […]

Share your Affordable Care Act Stories

January 24, 2014 By Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

The Health Insurance Marketplace has been open for nearly four months now, which leads us to believe that there are some stories out there waiting to be told. The NC […]

Share your Affordable Care Act Stories

January 24, 2014 · by Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

The Health Insurance Marketplace has been open for nearly four months now, which leads us to believe that there are some stories out there waiting to be told. The NC […]

A Canine’s Love for Health

January 23, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Have you ever thought about what your pet may think of your diet? I had some fun exploring this idea with a friend’s pet. Heidi is a dachshund with a […]

A Canine’s Love for Health

January 23, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Have you ever thought about what your pet may think of your diet? I had some fun exploring this idea with a friend’s pet. Heidi is a dachshund with a […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Seventeen

January 23, 2014 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Seventeen

January 23, 2014 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

Pope Supports Breastfeeding in Public

January 18, 2014 By Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

Breastfeeding mothers everywhere have another reason to smile. On two separate occasions, one at the General Audience in December and another during a Baptism last week at the Cistene Chapel, Pope […]

Pope Supports Breastfeeding in Public

January 18, 2014 · by Marnie Cooper Priest, Former Project Director for the Breastfeeding Collaborative

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Sixteen

January 16, 2014 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Sixteen

January 16, 2014 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Receives Outstanding Community Service Award

January 13, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

PHW received an Outstanding Community Service Award from Peletah Ministries in New Bern, under the leadership of Pastors Anthony and Dawn Baldwin Gibson, on Saturday, January 11. Peletah Ministries, a […]

PHW Receives Outstanding Community Service Award

January 13, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Walking Together

January 11, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

Partners in Health and Wholeness cannot do its work without your involvement. We are dedicated to equipping individuals and churches with the proper resources to be successful at implementing healthier […]

Walking Together

January 11, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

ACA Update

January 10, 2014 By Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

Now that the holidays are over and we have returned to our daily routines, it is a good time to review what has transpired since I last posted. On January […]

ACA Update

January 10, 2014 · by Lauren Chesson, Former MSW Intern

Now that the holidays are over and we have returned to our daily routines, it is a good time to review what has transpired since I last posted. On January […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Fifteen

January 9, 2014 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Fifteen

January 9, 2014 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

Ashes to Beauty

January 8, 2014 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; […]

Ashes to Beauty

January 8, 2014 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; […]

PHW Success Story – Tabernacle of Deliverance, Rocky Mount

January 4, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Tabernacle of Deliverance is a non-denominational church located in a low socioeconomic community that strives to promote health and wellness along with spiritual guidance to those residing in the community. […]

PHW Success Story – Tabernacle of Deliverance, Rocky Mount

January 4, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

Outer Banks Half Marathon, Part 2

December 31, 2013 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

In the opening scene of the holiday movie Love Actually, Hugh Grant’s character has a beautiful monologue that begins, “Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I […]

Outer Banks Half Marathon, Part 2

December 31, 2013 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

In the opening scene of the holiday movie Love Actually, Hugh Grant’s character has a beautiful monologue that begins, “Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I […]

A Year of Setbacks, Pushbacks

December 29, 2013 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

At the close of a momentous year for politics and public policy in North Carolina – a year that challenged many people of faith to act on their beliefs — […]

A Year of Setbacks, Pushbacks

December 29, 2013 · by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

At the close of a momentous year for politics and public policy in North Carolina – a year that challenged many people of faith to act on their beliefs — […]

Run Your Own Race: Outer Banks Half Marathon, Part 1

December 28, 2013 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

On the second weekend in November the Outer Banks hosted a marathon, half-marathon, and a variety of other running events. The “1 Corinthians 9:24 Runners” was one group that participated, based […]

Run Your Own Race: Outer Banks Half Marathon, Part 1

December 28, 2013 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Thirteen

December 26, 2013 By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Chapter Thirteen

December 26, 2013 · by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator

Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]

Calvary Baptist Takes Part in Cardiac Arrest Rescue Program

December 21, 2013 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The Sylva Herald

“Our congregation is committed to protecting the health of our members, and Strive to Revive helps us take this commitment to the next level,” said the Rev. Avery Brown, church pastor. “With more than 50-75 people attending our church each week, we have the potential to save lives and make a real difference in our community.” Strive to Revive kicked off in Charlotte in 2010 by awarding 20 organizations with AEDs and CPR training. BCBSNC, the North Carolina Council of Churches, the American Red Cross and Carney are committed to expanding the program statewide by distributing AEDs and providing CPR training to places of worship across North Carolina with the goal of reaching all 100 counties.

Calvary Baptist Takes Part in Cardiac Arrest Rescue Program

December 21, 2013 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The Sylva Herald

Strive to Revive kicked off in Charlotte in 2010 by awarding 20 organizations with AEDs and CPR training. BCBSNC, the North Carolina Council of Churches, the American Red Cross and Carney are committed to expanding the program statewide by distributing AEDs and providing CPR training to places of worship across North Carolina with the goal of reaching all 100 counties.