I Will Go Ride – Exercise and Mission

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2022 General Conference Health Ministries The I Will Go Ride (see Editorial) ride was a creative way to heed the call of “ I Will Go ,” said South – East Asia Union Mission publishing and health director Pham Nguyen To Phuong, from Vietnam – the only

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Youth Alive Comes to Collonges

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 1st Quarter 2022 Franco-Belgium Union | Inter-European Division (EUD) After a long wait since 2020 due to the pandemic, the Franco-Belgium Union (FBU) decided by faith to bring together dozens of youth leaders, youth pastors, youth, and young adults for its launch of Youth Alive on February 16-20, 2022.

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Coronavirus Pandemic | COVID-19

COVID-19 CONTENT LINKS Covid-19 Vaccine Information Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) What is the Novel Coronavirus? How deadly is the virus? What are the signs of infection? How does it spread? What do I do if I get sick? Should I travel? Should I avoid public gatherings, cancel or limit church events?

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Global Campmeeting

The very first global virtual campmeeting took place from May 21-25, 2021. Originally meant to be used for the live GC Session which was postponed to 2022, the online platform was adapted to bring together thousands of people to worship, learn, access resources and network with one another.

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Adventist Medical Association Holds Virtual Conference

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2020 São Paulo, Brazil | South American Division (SAD) The Adventist Medical Association (AMA) held the 1st AMA Virtual Congress in partnership with the Adventist College of Bahia (Fadba), on November 28, 2021. The chosen theme was: “Healthy Mind: The Original Paradigm” and according to Dr. Lionel

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Videos

Watch and download health-related videos developed by the Seventh-day Adventist church and the General Conference Adventist Health Ministries team. ADVENTIST RECOVERY CELEBRATIONS Choices Exercise Liquids Environment Belief Rest Air Temperance Integrity Optimism Nutrition Social Support COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH MINISTRIES Comprehensive Health Ministries COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH MINISTRIES AND THE 3 ANGELS MESSAGES English Spanish Portuguese Mandarin Cantonese COVID-19

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Links and Resources for Faith Communities

Links and Resources for Faith Communities COVID-19 Resources Adventist Health Ministries (GC) COVID-19 FACT SHEET Adventist Hope TV Video – Practical Advice during COVID-19 interview with Dr. Katia Reinert Adventist News Network Video – Interview with Dr Peter Landless Adventist Review teleconference – Mental Health Effects of COVID-19 ADRA Coronavirus website ARM Coronavirus website Ascend

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Angelia Adventist Medical Center

Quarantine came to Ukraine suddenly, bringing hard decisions on how to survive with our young team of 37 workers in Angelia Adventist medical center in Kiev. We have outpatient and inpatient services in mental health, neurology, family medicine, and dental care. Because of quarantine limitations, patients’ flow and financial status became significantly decreased. We had

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Adventist World

Leaders Coordinate Mental Health Training – Vietnam ADVENTIST WORLD Forgiveness

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Adventist Review

2024 2023 Colombia Cycling Team Reaches Communities with Hope and Healthy Living Malaysian Youth Respond Positively to the Youth Alive Initiative Adventist Youth Promote Health and Quality of Life in Albania Peru’s Largest Fruit Salad Highlights Importance of a Healthy Lifestyle 2022 Adventist Hospital in Berlin Welcomes Refugees From Ukraine 2021 At-Risk Behaviors on the

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Looking Ahead

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2018 Floods, fires, wars of words and weapons, intolerance and hatred abounded throughout 2018. We are now another year closer to the return of our Lord. The earth is growing old like a garment and people rush across the face of the earth–defying time and distance but

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Let’s Talk

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2018 In my work as a psychiatrist I met many patients and heard their stories—stories of pain, stories of suffering, stories of struggles, stories of abuse, stories of neglect, stories of being broken people in broken relationships in a broken world. The greatest mystery often was not

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Dutch Union ARMin Training

Utrecht, Netherlands | Trans-European Division (TED)—Dozens of pastors, counselors, and other health professionals, as well as lay people interested in addiction recovery came together for the Adventist Recovery Ministries (ARMin) Global training in Utrecht, Netherlands. The training was organized by the Dutch Union HM director Pr Rudy Dingjan and the ARMin coordinator, Dr Hanneke Tan-Koning,

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Celebration and Expansion for Healing Opportunities

On August 31, Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center celebrated 25 years of service meeting the mental health needs of the local community. During the celebration speakers reflected on the journey from the opening of the Behavioral Health Institute in 2010, to over 4,600 inpatient visits and another 37, 473 outpatient visits. Today more than

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Seasons Change

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2024 HC Q1 2024 Online “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens…” Ecclesiastes 3:1. The seasons of the year change, bringing opportunities to plow, plant, nurture, and harvest. Each season may bring challeng- es—freezing or excessive heat, drought or

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How to Make 2024 a Happy New Year

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2023 For me, the end of a year is a time to make a personal inventory: How am I living my life? Where am I at? How am I caring for my physical, mental, social, and spiritual needs? Looking back at 2023, we may have many questions

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Addiction Recovery Training Comes to Zimbabwe and Seychelles

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2023 Harare, Zimbabwe, and Victoria, Seychelles | Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division The International Commission for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Dependence (ICPA) Zimbabwe charter hosted an addiction recovery program in Harare, Zimbabwe, from April 14-16, 2023, convening nearly 200 participants nationwide. Participants included Adventist pastors, health

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Advocating for Temperance

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2023 The Seventh-day Adventist Church has long worked with the issues of addiction and addictive substances. In 1848, even before the Church was formally established and named (1863), Ellen White, one of our co-founders, received instruction about the dangers of tobacco, tea, and coffee. Independently in the

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Vitamin B12 for the Vegetarian

FACT SHEET VITAMIN B12 FOR THE VEGETARIAN By Team, General Conference Nutrition Council Why is Vitamin B12 Important to our health? Why do vegetarians need to supplement their diet with B12?  Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient, required for DNA synthesis (and ultimately cell division), maturation of red blood cells, and the synthesis of myelin

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