The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is the Federal Government’s lead agency for scientific research on complementary and integrative health approaches. They are in the process of developing a research initiative on Whole Person Health. On … [Read more...]
Whole Person Care in the Local Church – A New Paradigm
This guest blog post was written by Dr Mike Soderling. Dr Soderling is Director for the Centre for Health in Mission(HIM) and co-Catalyst for the Lausanne Health in Mission Issue Network. His passion is seeing the global Church embrace Her full calling to ministries of health, … [Read more...]
John Wesley: “Care for the Whole Person”
John Maddox is a scholar on John Wesley, Founder of the Methodist denomination. Maddox is the William Kellon Quick Professor of Wesleyan and Methodist Studies at Duke Divinity School. Today's edition of Faith and Leadership, a monthly publication of Duke Divinity School, … [Read more...]
Affordable Care Act Upheld by the Supreme Court. Obesity and the Church
Obamacare has been largely upheld by the Supreme Court. The impact on corporations, the health care industry and individuals will be widespread. As the dust settles over the next several weeks, the affects will be more clear. One thing is certain. There will be an even greater … [Read more...]
Health Care You Can Live With – Nutrition, Emotion Management and Social Support
Again, here are my thoughts from reading Health Care You Can Live With by Dr. Scott Morris, founder of the Church Health Center in Memphis, Tennessee. The excerpts below are directly from Chapters 25, 26 and 27. Nutrition: Food is a Gift from God Fast foods, typically … [Read more...]
Health Care You Can Live With – Balance and Goal Setting
Here are my thoughts from my reading of Health Care You Can Live With by Dr. Scott Morris, founder of the Church Health Center in Memphis, Tennessee. The excerpts below are directly from Chapters 23 and 24. Discover the Balance When new patients come to our facility … [Read more...]
