Monthly Call Archive
Community Health Needs Assessment and Health Insurance Enrollment Events (Oct 2017)
- Call Recording (coming soon!)
- Presentation
- Communications toolkit for “Beat the Rush” enrollment events
- Talking Points for faith leaders about “Beat the Rush” events
- Customized event flyers for Baltimore City and Carroll County
Health Grant and Resources for Congregations (Sept 2017)
- Call Recording
- CPR Resources
Congregations interested in a free training on Hands-Only CPR for their health ministries and congregations may contact the appropriate entities in their jurisdictions:
Baltimore City Event Request Form
Baltimore County Training Page
If you are unable to get what you need from these entities or are in an area where it is harder to find free hands-only CPR trainings, Faith Community Nurse Beth Philipson of Temple Oheb Shalom has offered to assist.
- To request Food and Faith Curriculum for your congregation, email suzanne@healthcareforall.com.
Health Fair Tips from the Pros (July 2017)
Food & Faith: Christian Bible Study on Healthy Eating Habits (June 2017)
- Call Recording
- Baltimore Food & Faith Project-Interfaith resources
- Food & Faith Curriculum (coming soon!)
Addressing Challenges with Health Insurance (May 2017)
- May Call Recording
- Maryland Insurance Administration Info Card on Appeals Process
- Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Health, Education and Advocacy Unit Info Card on Services
Resources for elderly congregants, Gina Valentine Area Agency on Aging (April 2017)
- April Call Recording on Maryland Access Point Resources
- Presentation Slides
- Bulletin and Newsletter Article about Maryland Access Point (MS Word download)
Estate Planning, Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service (March 2017)
- March Call Recording on Estate Planning Resources
- Power Point, Susan Francis of the Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service
- Seniors Dignity and Determination
- Model church bulletin content on Estate Planning (Download 300 word version or 600 word version)
CPR resources and training, Beth Philipson (February 2017)
- February Call Recording
- PubMed Article: Association of neighborhood characteristics and by-stander initiated CPR
- American Heart Association Article: Cost, fear, lack of information may limit CPR usage for urban minorities
- American Heart Association: Talking Points for Red Dress Sunday/Sabbath
Fall Prevention, Grace Mandel Baltimore Fall Reduction Initiative Engaging Neighbors and Data (January 2017)
- January Call Recording
- Model newsletter article on fall prevention (MS Word document download)
- Carpenter’s Hands Ministry description
Wesley Theological Seminary’s Online Health Ministers Certificate Program with Tom Pruski, RN MAPS and Tonoah Hampton, FCN (December 2016)
Getting Health Coverage through the Maryland Health Connection (November 2016)
Bringing the Maryland Faith Health Network to Your Congregation (October 2016)
- October Call Recording
- PowerPoint Presentation
- SHMBC Care and Concern Ministry Plan
- Mt. Olive United Methodist Church Congregational Care Process
Tobacco cessation resources for congregations with Bishop Larry Lee Thomas of Smokefree Holy Ground Initiative and Dawn Berkowitz of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Tobacco Control Unit (September 2016)
- September Call recording
- Tobacco Cessation Tools for Congregations
- Smoke Free Holy Ground Program Description (Word document download)
- Smoke Free Holy Ground Covenant (Word document download)
- Smoke Free Holy Ground Guidelines (Word document download)
Supporting Congregants Struggling with Substance Abuse or Gambling Addiction with Dr. Nancy Rosen-Cohen of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, and Hank Wheeler from St. John Catholic Church (July 2016)
- July Call Recording
- National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence -Maryland or call 410-625-6482
- The Maryland Center of Excellence and Problem Gambling
Supporting Stroke Survivors and their Families with Krista Johnson of Carroll Hospital (June 2016)
- June Call Recording
- Stroke Support Groups
- Carroll County Times Article on Strokes
- Recommended by a liaison: Snyder Center for Aphasia Life Enhancement
Supporting Caregivers with Kimberly Monson and Candyce Norris of the Called to Care Initiative (May 2016)
Liability with Tom Pruski of Wesley’s Heal the Sick Program (April 2016)
- April Call Recording
- Wesley Heal The Sick Curriculum and Manual
- LifeBridge Health Training Video on Patient Privacy
- Boilerplate liability waiver language (Word document download)