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Mental Health

Expand Medicaid? Now’s the time

November 16, 2014 By Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The decision last year by the conservatives who control North Carolina’s state government not to expand the state’s Medicaid program has left an estimated half-million residents out in the cold […]

Expand Medicaid? Now’s the time

November 16, 2014 · by Steve Ford, Former Volunteer Program Associate

The decision last year by the conservatives who control North Carolina’s state government not to expand the state’s Medicaid program has left an estimated half-million residents out in the cold […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Children & Youth, Health, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health, N.C. General Assembly

Petition to Expand Medicaid in NC — Signers Welcome

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

Health Care for All NC is continuing the important work for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina. The group is hoping concerned residents will add their names to a petition calling on […]

Petition to Expand Medicaid in NC — Signers Welcome

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

Health Care for All NC is continuing the important work for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina. The group is hoping concerned residents will add their names to a petition calling on […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Children & Youth, Equality & Reconciliation, Health, Healthcare Reform, Human Rights, Interfaith, Mental Health, Religion & Society

NC’s Plan to Improve Health in Rural Communities

August 22, 2014 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

I had the pleasure of serving on the North Carolina Institute of Medicine’s (NCIOM) Task Force on Rural Health, which was charged with creating a roadmap for better health in […]

NC’s Plan to Improve Health in Rural Communities

August 22, 2014 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

I had the pleasure of serving on the North Carolina Institute of Medicine’s (NCIOM) Task Force on Rural Health, which was charged with creating a roadmap for better health in […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Economic Justice, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Farmworkers, Food, Good Government, Health, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health, Race/Ethnicity, Rural Life

2014 Faith & Health Summit – Register Now!

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

Please join the North Carolina Council of Churches at the 2014 Faith and Health Summit, which will be held on Friday, October 10, 2014 at Ardmore Baptist Church in Winston-Salem (501 […]

2014 Faith & Health Summit – Register Now!

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

Please join the North Carolina Council of Churches at the 2014 Faith and Health Summit, which will be held on Friday, October 10, 2014 at Ardmore Baptist Church in Winston-Salem (501 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Economic Justice, Environment, Farmworkers, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Hunger, Immigration, Interfaith, Mental Health, Peace, Race/Ethnicity, Rural Life, Substance Abuse, Worship

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Aging, Children & Youth, Community Gardens, Economic Justice, Environment, Food, Gun Violence, Health, Healthcare Reform, Hunger, Living Wage, Mental Health, Race/Ethnicity, Substance Abuse

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Health, Mental Health, Worship

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Health, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health

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

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Children & Youth, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Elections, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Fracking, Gender, Good Government, Gun Violence, Health, Housing, Hunger, Immigration, Interfaith, LGBTQ, Living Wage, Mental Health, Moral Mondays, N.C. General Assembly, Public Education, Religion & Society, State Budget, Taxes

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

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 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Children & Youth, Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Hunger, Mental Health

PHW Receives Faith & Community Health Excellence Award

October 13, 2013 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

I had the pleasure of attending the Tri-Regional Faith and Community Health Summit in Atlanta, GA on October 3-5. The event was chock-full of dynamic speakers and informative sessions. Some […]

PHW Receives Faith & Community Health Excellence Award

October 13, 2013 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

I had the pleasure of attending the Tri-Regional Faith and Community Health Summit in Atlanta, GA on October 3-5. The event was chock-full of dynamic speakers and informative sessions. Some […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Children & Youth, Come to the Table, Community Gardens, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health, Race/Ethnicity

Worship Resources on Mental Health Care

August 12, 2013 By Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Date: Proper 20 - Sep. 22, 2013
Topic: Mental Health Care
Focus Text: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1
The church must not forget either the biblical witness to suffering or the reality of Christian hope while caring for those who are mentally ill. Rather, the task of the church, in general terms, is both to suffer with and also, at the same time, to hope for those caught in the tangled web of mental illness. The first, to suffer with, is extremely important. “Weep with those who weep,” the scripture tells us (Rom 12:15); and yet the need of those who are mentally ill is so complex, the chasm so apparently deep and dark, that many would prefer, like priests and Levites, to pass by on the other side of the road (Lk 10:31-32). Christ, however, enters that chasm and commands us to follow.

Worship Resources on Mental Health Care

August 12, 2013 · by Chris Pernell, Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness

Date: Proper 20 – Sep. 22, 2013
Topic: Mental Health Care
Focus Text: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1
The church must not forget either the biblical witness to suffering or the reality of Christian hope while caring for those who are mentally ill. Rather, the task of the church, in general terms, is both to suffer with and also, at the same time, to hope for those caught in the tangled web of mental illness. The first, to suffer with, is extremely important. “Weep with those who weep,” the scripture tells us (Rom 12:15); and yet the need of those who are mentally ill is so complex, the chasm so apparently deep and dark, that many would prefer, like priests and Levites, to pass by on the other side of the road (Lk 10:31-32). Christ, however, enters that chasm and commands us to follow.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Health, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health

Please Pray for Oklahoma

May 21, 2013 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

All people affected by this week’s devastating storms, particularly those in Moore, Oklahoma, need our prayers. In addition, donations can be made to organizations providing assistance, including denominational relief agencies, […]

Please Pray for Oklahoma

May 21, 2013 · by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

All people affected by this week’s devastating storms, particularly those in Moore, Oklahoma, need our prayers. In addition, donations can be made to organizations providing assistance, including denominational relief agencies, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Children & Youth, Environment, Food, Good Government, Health, Housing, Mental Health, Public Education, Religion & Society

Affordable Care Act’s Third Anniversary — A Reason to Celebrate

March 25, 2013 By Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

On March 23, the Affordable Care Act celebrated its third anniversary. The North Carolina Council of Churches has long supported universal health care, and we remain committed to that goal […]

Affordable Care Act’s Third Anniversary — A Reason to Celebrate

March 25, 2013 · by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

On March 23, the Affordable Care Act celebrated its third anniversary. The North Carolina Council of Churches has long supported universal health care, and we remain committed to that goal […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Good Government, Health, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health, People with Disabilities, Substance Abuse

PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 3 (Enough)

March 7, 2013 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 […]

PHW Book Club Discussion: Eating Well Week 3 (Enough)

March 7, 2013 · 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 […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Food, Health, Mental Health

For the Good of All God’s Children — Accept Federal Money Offered to NC

February 9, 2013 By Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

If you are following the actions of the 2013 NC legislature, you know that the idea of accepting federal funds that will cover health insurance for hundreds of thousands of […]

For the Good of All God’s Children — Accept Federal Money Offered to NC

February 9, 2013 · by Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

If you are following the actions of the 2013 NC legislature, you know that the idea of accepting federal funds that will cover health insurance for hundreds of thousands of […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Children & Youth, Economic Justice, Good Government, Health, Mental Health, People with Disabilities

Needed: Lobbyists for the Voiceless

December 7, 2012 By Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Congress is overwhelmed with lobbyists for corporations, Chambers of Commerce, AARP, the Department of Defense, etc. But those living in poverty are short on lobbyist as the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ […]

Needed: Lobbyists for the Voiceless

December 7, 2012 · by Sandy Irving, Volunteer Program Associate

Congress is overwhelmed with lobbyists for corporations, Chambers of Commerce, AARP, the Department of Defense, etc. But those living in poverty are short on lobbyist as the so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Aging, Children & Youth, Civil Discourse, Economic Justice, Food, Good Government, Health, Housing, Human Rights, Living Wage, Mental Health, People with Disabilities, Religion & Society, Taxes

Emotional Eating During the Holidays

December 3, 2012 By Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

I have to admit that the Eat Smart, Move More’s Holiday Challenge to maintain and not gain has been weighing on me…no pun intended. I sometimes emotionally eat during the […]

Emotional Eating During the Holidays

December 3, 2012 · by Joy Williams, Former PHW Regional Coordinator

I have to admit that the Eat Smart, Move More’s Holiday Challenge to maintain and not gain has been weighing on me…no pun intended. I sometimes emotionally eat during the […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Food, Health, Mental Health

Raleigh Report – June 1, 2012

June 1, 2012 By Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

The General Assembly leadership is committed to having this short session truly be short, and there’s talk of adjourning by early July. In fact, an adjournment resolution was introduced yesterday with a target date of June 19. This session, which starts in May of even-numbered years, is primarily to tweak the second year of the budget adopted the year before. In addition, certain bills which were introduced last year (mostly ones which passed in one house) can be considered. For a new bill to be introduced this year, it must fit into one of a few specific categories, with most new bills having to do with budgetary matters or coming from a study commission which met during the interim. Finally, pending veto overrides are also thought by the House and Senate leadership to be eligible for consideration.

Also in this Raleigh Report: Guns in Church, Gambling, Death Penalty, Boards and Commissions and more.

Raleigh Report – June 1, 2012

June 1, 2012 · by Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

The General Assembly leadership is committed to having this short session truly be short, and there’s talk of adjourning by early July. In fact, an adjournment resolution was introduced yesterday with a target date of June 19. This session, which starts in May of even-numbered years, is primarily to tweak the second year of the budget adopted the year before. In addition, certain bills which were introduced last year (mostly ones which passed in one house) can be considered. For a new bill to be introduced this year, it must fit into one of a few specific categories, with most new bills having to do with budgetary matters or coming from a study commission which met during the interim. Finally, pending veto overrides are also thought by the House and Senate leadership to be eligible for consideration.


Also in this Raleigh Report: Guns in Church, Gambling, Death Penalty, Boards and Commissions and more.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Children & Youth, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Economic Justice, Environment, Good Government, Gun Violence, Health, Housing, Immigration, Mental Health, Public Education, State Budget

New County Health Rankings Point to Disparities in Health

April 10, 2012 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The 2012 County Health Rankings report, recently released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, points to major disparities in health by geographic […]

New County Health Rankings Point to Disparities in Health

April 10, 2012 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The 2012 County Health Rankings report, recently released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, points to major disparities in health by geographic […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Aging, Children & Youth, Community Gardens, Economic Justice, Environment, Equality & Reconciliation, Farmworkers, Food, Gender, Health, Healthcare Reform, Human Rights, Mental Health, People with Disabilities, Race/Ethnicity

New Resources from Partners in Health and Wholeness

February 20, 2012 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The NC Council of Churches’ Partners in Health and Wholeness Initiative has created three new fact sheets to help clergy and congregants improve their health.  Do you want to know […]

New Resources from Partners in Health and Wholeness

February 20, 2012 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The NC Council of Churches’ Partners in Health and Wholeness Initiative has created three new fact sheets to help clergy and congregants improve their health.  Do you want to know […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Children & Youth, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health

Bladen Churches Unite: Being Healthy, Being Faithful 2012

November 14, 2011 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

BladenJournal.com

Joy Williams of Partners in Health and Wholeness, a Christian-based organization, will collaborate with churches and the parish nurse on Monday, Nov. 28, at 5:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Elizabethtown Presbyterian Church at 800 W. Broad St. (across from the Municipal Building), to make local churches healthier for the glory of God.

Bladen Churches Unite: Being Healthy, Being Faithful 2012

November 14, 2011 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

BladenJournal.com

Joy Williams of Partners in Health and Wholeness, a Christian-based organization, will collaborate with churches and the parish nurse on Monday, Nov. 28, at 5:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Elizabethtown Presbyterian Church at 800 W. Broad St. (across from the Municipal Building), to make local churches healthier for the glory of God.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Aging, Food, Health, Healthcare Reform, Mental Health, Substance Abuse

Nonprofit Offers Pharmacy Program

November 4, 2011 By Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The Sanford Herald

Giang said N.C. MedAssist representatives wanted to travel to each county to meet with eligible residents and explain the enrollment process. The organization contacted the North Carolina Council of Churches and expressed interest in partnering with faith-based organizations willing to host one-day enrollment programs. The Rev. Mechelle Myers of Sanford's New Endland AME Zion Church received an e-mail from the Council about the initiative and was the first person to respond.

Nonprofit Offers Pharmacy Program

November 4, 2011 · by Willona Stallings, Former Program Coordinator – Partners in Health & Wholeness

The Sanford Herald

Giang said N.C. MedAssist representatives wanted to travel to each county to meet with eligible residents and explain the enrollment process. The organization contacted the North Carolina Council of Churches and expressed interest in partnering with faith-based organizations willing to host one-day enrollment programs. The Rev. Mechelle Myers of Sanford’s New Endland AME Zion Church received an e-mail from the Council about the initiative and was the first person to respond.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Aging, Health, Healthcare Reform, Living Wage, Mental Health, People with Disabilities

Raleigh Report – April 19, 2011

April 20, 2011 By Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

New Bills Edition: Attack on Workers Comp by New Bill H 709/S 544 misnamed Protect and Put NC Back to Work.

Raleigh Report – April 19, 2011

April 20, 2011 · by Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

New Bills Edition: Attack on Workers Comp by New Bill H 709/S 544 misnamed Protect and Put NC Back to Work.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Children & Youth, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Environment, Good Government, Gun Violence, Health, Housing, Mental Health, Public Education, Substance Abuse

Raleigh Report – March 21, 2011

March 23, 2011 By Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

New bills on the budget, care of creation, criminal justice, election and campaign law, gambling, guns, health and health care, immigration, mental health, developmental disabilities, substance abuse services, public eduction, and taxes.

Raleigh Report – March 21, 2011

March 23, 2011 · by Rose Gurkin, Former Program Associate for Administration

New bills on the budget, care of creation, criminal justice, election and campaign law, gambling, guns, health and health care, immigration, mental health, developmental disabilities, substance abuse services, public eduction, and taxes.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Environment, Farmworkers, Good Government, Gun Violence, Health, Healthcare Reform, Immigration, Mental Health, People with Disabilities, Public Education, Substance Abuse

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