‘Healing’ Archives
US Military Religious Support Teams Provide Hope After Ike
For the first time, military chaplains and the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster are collaborating their efforts to provide cohesive spiritual response to those affected by the next hurricane. “During Katrina, chaplains and religious advisors were reactive and working independently of each other,†said Chaplain [...]
Christian Organization Unites the Millions Who Live with Invisible Illness
Nearly 1 in 2 people in the USA live with a chronic illness and about 96% of the illnesses are invisible.* Rest Ministries, Inc., the largest Christian organization that serves the chronically ill, an affiliate of Joni Eareckson Tada's International Disability Ministry, is encouraging those with illness, as well and family, caregivers, and [...]
First Place 4 Health Director Comments on Latest Obesity Reports
In July, the Associated Press reported the results of the latest data on the fattest states in the U.S., revealing that most of the heaviest states are located in the South. Last week, the annual report of the nonprofit Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was released showing that adult obesity rates increased in 37 [...]
