Helpful Resources
We are supported by a strong affiliation with the Welborn Baptist Foundation which also serves the tri-state area through funding and guidance in establishing parish/faith community nurse and health ministry programs in tri-state faith-based organizations and churches of all denominations.
You may visit their website at www.welbornfdn.org.
Faith Community Nurse Resources
Community Parish Nurse ProgramA nursing resource for the body, mind, and spirit.
Deaconess Parish Nurse Ministries, LLCDeaconess Parish Nurse Ministries is a St. Louis-based parish nurse program with parish nurses serving over 40 congregations and faith-based organizations.
Indiana Center for Parish NursesThe Indiana chapter of the health ministry association dedicated to building and sustaining healing ministries in faith-based communities throughout Indiana.
Christian Fellowship of NursesBoth a professional organization and a ministry of and for nurses and nursing students
Health Ministries Association, Inc.Support network for people of faith who promote whole-person health through faith groups in the communities they serve.
The professional membership organization for:
- Faith Community Nurses
- Program Coordinators
- Lay Health Ministers
- Clergy Health
- Educators Faculty
Health Ministry Resources
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)Parish nursing practice holds the spiritual dimension to be central to the practice. It also encompasses the physical, psychological and social dimensions of nursing practice.
Lutheran Parish NursingMission is to support and promote Christ-centered health and wellness of body, mind, and spirit through congregational health ministries.
United Methodist Health Ministry FundThe Health Fund works with all of its resources to fulfill its mission of Healthy Kansans through strategic and cooperative philanthropy guided by Christian principles.
The Catholic Health Association of the United StatesCatholic health care facilities provide a wide range of services across the continuum of care — from birth to death — to patients of all ages, races, and religious beliefs.
Hope and HealingHope and Healing helps you find your place in the growing faith and health movement. We provide resources to make you and your faith community healthier in body and spirit. The Health Ministry section provides resources and discussion that enables your congregation to minister to the health needs of your church and community. This site provides free downloads that can be used in you church bulletins.
Educational Resources
Self-Help NetworkThe Self-Help Network Center for Community Support and Research, a part of Wichita State University's psychology department, has helped strengthen individuals, communities, and organizations for more than 20 years.
Journal of Christian NursingNCF provides Christ-centered resources and programs that equip nurses and students for ministry in nursing—including spiritual care, ethics and a Christian perspective on nursing issues. Resources include the Journal of Christian Nursing.
University of Southern Indiana Continuing Nursing EducationProvides continuing education towards a certificate in Parish/Faith Community Nursing and Advanced Parish Nursing.
Grant WritingResources for help with grant writing.
Governmental and National Organizations
National Family Caregivers AssociationEducates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships and life stages to help transform family caregivers' lives by removing barriers to health and well being.
National Hospice and Palliative Care OrganizationAdvancing care at the end of life.
National Patient Safety Foundation - Ask Me 3 - Health LiteracyAdvocating the importance of communication and understanding between the medical community and their patients.
Cover the Uninsured - Project of the Robert Wood FoundationA national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and demand solutions from our nation's leaders.
The National NurseNurses know that healthcare is in a crisis with soaring costs and rising epidemics of preventable diseases. Many nurses are calling for change to mobilize nurses in a nationwide effort. They propose that leadership provided by an Office of the National Nurse would strengthen efforts by nurses in every community to assist in initiating a nationwide shift to prevention to yield improved health outcomes.
MedlinePlusMedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.
Faith Community Nurse/Client Resources
Just in Time ParentingThe goal is to promote positive parenting and reduce child maltreatment by providing parents with information that will increase their knowledge, skills and also their confidence as parents. Interested parents can sign up to get the newsletter.
My Med ScheduleA great medication reminder for you and your family, and it is free! Your personal medication chart clearly shows the times you should take each medication or supplement, and how much to take.
Caring BridgeFree, personalized websites that support and connect loved ones during critical illness, treatment and recovery.
Caring ConnectionsLearn, implement, voice, and engage.
Empowering CaregiversHave you ever been caught off guard by the challenge of care giving to a parent, a spouse or a child in the midst of your busy life? We provide an opportunity to look at many of the issues a caregiver may experience.
Today's CaregiverLeading provider of information, support and guidance for family and professional caregivers. Offering topic specific newsletters, online discussion lists, back issue articles of Today's Caregiver magazine, chat rooms and an online store. Developed for caregivers, about caregivers and by caregivers.
University Of Michigan LibraryThe Plain Language Medical Dictionary
2012 Health Observance Calendar Resources
National Health Information CenterHas the National Health Observances for:
- Educate the public about health risks
- Organize successful health promotion events and campaigns
- Get new ideas, information, and resources on health topics of interest
A non-profit promoting wellness globally. Providing a monthly health and wellness observance calendar.
American Health Care AssociationAdvocates for quality and services for the frail, elderly and disabled. Providing a monthly health care events and activities calendar.
Adult Meducation: Improving Medication Adherence in Older Adults
Adult Meducation WebsiteDownload Adult Meducation Document
The American Society on Aging and the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Foundation have collaborated on the development of Adult Meducation: Improving Medication Adherence in Older Adults, a web-based program to educate ASA and ASCP members on important aspects of medication adherence in older adults.