Healthcare Reform

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 Council of Churches invites congregations and individuals to share stories about your experiences with the Affordable Care Act and the health insurance marketplace. We welcome […]

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 1, the individual requirement to have health insurance went into effect. As I have written before, this means that individuals who are currently uninsured or […]

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.

December is here and Advent has arrived — a season which Christians joyfully and expectantly welcome as we await the celebration of Christ’s birth. This year, for many Americans, the month of December is significant for an additional reason — the approach of affordable health insurance coverage. Now, according to a notice from HHS, individuals […]

The Affordable Care Act is a law with many complex parts. One of those parts, the individual mandate to have a minimum standard of health insurance coverage, goes into effect on January 1, 2014. Because health insurance is unaffordable for many, the law created a premium tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy to ease the financial burden […]

In response to a number of requests for information about the Affordable Care Act and the new federal health care marketplace, the NC Council of Churches will host a webinar on Thursday, November 14, from Noon to 1 p.m. “The Basics: The Affordable Care Act and The Health Care Marketplace.” Open enrollment has already begun in […]

This weekend, October 25 – 27, is National Faith Weekend of Action for Get Covered America, and it kicks off the new Health Care from the Pulpit program. The effort is designed to engage the faith community in education and outreach around the Affordable Care Act. Churches and faith organizations which are interested in educating and enrolling their congregations and […]

Download the bulletin insert: Color | Black & White Trouble printing? You may have to adjust PDF print settings in order to get a complete copy. Printing Instructions here. This fall marks the start of the biggest part of the Affordable Care Act, bringing hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians who have lived without health care closer […]

For health care advocates, the Affordable Care Act means they can finally offer solutions to those who have previously been uninsured and “uninsurable.” In a Point of View column for Saturday’s News & Observer, Adam Searing of the N.C. Justice Center describes the difference ACA can make in people’s lives. He writes about a recent phone call […]

Our future PHW program is aimed toward achieving Gold Certification. As we uphold our Silver Certification we will continue to provide worship bulletin inserts on health. Also, healthy potluck lunches will be pursued and healthy snacks for children will be maintained. We have collected a set of recipes from our first healthy potluck luncheon for […]

Raleigh News & Observer

They plan to fan out across the state visiting community centers, school gyms, churches, libraries, waiting rooms and shopping centers. Their goal: Sign up as many North Carolina residents as possible for subsidized insurance under the nation’s health care law.

Adopted by the Governing Board, June 5, 2012 The Issue For more than four decades now, the North Carolina Council of Churches has been fighting to protect the health of people of faith and all North Carolinians by advocating for universal health care; quality long-term care for the elderly; sustained funding for mental health, developmental […]

Congratulations to two of the Council’s friends and colleagues on being designated Champions of Change by the White House. Linda Walling, Executive Director, of Faithful Reform in Health Care (and soon to be a NC resident) and native North Carolinian Adam Searing, Director of the Health Access Coalition for the North Carolina Justice Center, were honored […]

Our friends at the Living Healthy Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP) would like to invite members of your congregation to take advantage of their FREE online workshop – Better Choices, Better Health™ – which is designed to help individuals self-manage their chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, chronic pain, anxiety, etc.). Specifically, the workshop can help you and the people you care about