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Cultivating clergy and church wellness is a
key initiative for the
Mississippi Conference. Many churches are involved in health ministry or
are launching new health and wellness activities and programs. These
include walking and exercise groups, healthy food cook-offs and
potlucks, blood pressure checks, health clinics, parish nurses, and
more. Share your church's health ministry stories with us by e-mailing
Embra Jackson, Advocate Editor.
Wesley Chapel and St. Peter UMC of the Meridian Disstrict
Prepares Community Garden
Rev. Leon Cooper, Pastor, states that they are thankful to God for being
a blessing in feeding the community with our community garden for the
second year. We are blessed to prepare for our winter crop in September,
Lord be willing. Rev. Cooper comments - "The vision of our Bishop is
contagious."
 
Strength for the Journey
a retreat for women and men living with HIV/AIDS
September 6-10 and October 18-22
Buffalo Mountain Retreat Center
Jonesborough, TN
Click on the graphic for a link to read about
the Lt. Governor's Challenge to lower heart disease risk, a 12-week
reward based program
CDC Quick Reference Guide for Public Information on
Infection Control
General Swine Flu Information
Swine Flu Key Facts:
Provides facts about Swine Influenza
Swine Flu and You:
Provides answers to questions about Swine Influenza
Swine Flu Video
Podcast:
In this video, Dr. Joe Bresee, with the CDC Influenza Division,
describes swine flu - its signs and symptoms, how it's transmitted,
medicines to treat it, steps people can take to protect themselves
from it, and what people should do if they become ill.
All you have to do is
wash your hands Podcast:
This Podcast teaches children how and when to wash their hands
properly.
Swine Flu RSS feed:
Receive automatic updates on Swine Flu from the Centers for Disease
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INFLUENZA: Pigs,
People and Public Health:
Public Health Fact Sheet from National Pork Board
Flu
Information for Children/Parents & Child Care Providers
The Flu: A Guide for
Parents:
Questions and answers about the flu, how to protect your child,
treatment, and more
Preventing the Spread of
Influenza (the Flu) in Child Care Settings: Guidance for
Administrators, Care Providers, and Other Staff:
Flu recommendations for schools and child care providers
Questions and Answers:
Information for Schools:
Printable version of answers to questions commonly asked by school
administrators, teachers, staff, and parents
Protecting Against the
Flu: Advice for Caregivers of Children Less Than 6 Months Old:
Research has shown that children less than 5 years of age are at
high risk of serious flu-related complications.
Stopping Germs at Home,
Work and School:
Fact Sheet
Ounce of Prevention:
Tips and streaming video for parents and children about the steps
and benefits of effective hand washing
CDC Free Flu Materials:
This year’s seasonal flu materials are free for download—no printed
versions are available. They may be printed on a standard office
printer, or you may use a commercial printer. Emphasis remains on
outreach to high-risk groups, as well as parents of all children,
health care workers, and people in the workplace.
Prevention Methods
Clean Hands Saves
Lives:
Keeping hands clean is
one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick
and spreading germs to others.
Hand Hygiene in
Healthcare Setting :
Guideline for Hand
Hygiene in Healthcare Settings - 2002.
Hand washing to
reduce Disease:
Recommendations to Reduce Disease Transmission from Animals in
Public Settings
BAM! Body and Mind.
Teacher's Corner.:
In
this activity, students will conduct an experiment on washing their
hands. They will learn that "clean" hands may not be so clean after
all and the critical importance of washing their hands as a way to
prevent the spread of disease.
CDC TV - Put Your Hands
Together:
(Video) Scientists estimate that people are not washing their hands
often or well enough and may transmit up to 80% of all infections by
their hands
Cover your Cough
Posters: Stop the Spread of Germs that Make You
and Others Sick! ... Printable formats of "Cover Your Cough".
Posters only available as PDF files.
CDC flu information:
Stopping Germs at Home, Work and School. Cover your cough or sneeze
if you do not have a tissue. Then, clean your hands, and do so every
time you cough or sneeze.
Questions and Answers:
Information for Schools:
Information about
preventing the spread of flu in schools
Information for Schools
& Childcare:
Cover
Your Cough Materials. View larger image. See the Cover Your Cough
page on this site for poster and flyer formatted for use in schools.
Stopping the Spread of
Germs:
Stop the Spread of Germs Healthy habits at home, work, & school;
Printable Materials, flyers & posters, Cover Your Cough, Germ
Stopper Poster.
CDC - Be a Germ Stopper:
Posters and Materials:
For Community and Public Settings Like Schools and Child Care
Facilities). ... Cover Your Cough also available for health care
settings.
Cough Etiquette in
Health Care Settings:
Tips
to prevent the spread of germs from coughing; Information about
Personal Protective Equipment Demonstrates the sequences for donning
and...
Workplace Planning:
Includes flyers and posters, in English, Spanish, Portuguese,
French, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Chinese...
Seasonal
Flu Information for Workplaces & Employees:
Resources for Workplaces & Employees
Pandemic Influenza
Preparedness Tools for Professionals:
Resources to help hospital administrators and state and local health
officials prepare for the next influenza pandemic.
Patient Education
Materials:
This season’s materials reflect outreach to high-risk groups,
including caregivers and parents of infants...
School Materials and
Posters
"Be a Germ Stopper" posters and screensavers. Simple reminders for
good hygiene for use in classrooms, cafeterias or laminated for
bathrooms.
See the Stop the Spread of Germs site at
www.cdc.gov/germstopper.
Cover Your Cough Materials
See the
Cover Your Cough
page on this site for poster and flyer formatted for use in schools.
Program materials to help prevent school absenteeism
Activities for school administrators, teachers, students and others
can do to help stop the spread of germs in schools.
See the handcleaning section of the "It's a SNAP" site at
www.itsasnap.org/snap/about.asp.
Kids can learn about health and hygiene and become members of the
Scrub Club(tm) at
www.scrubclub.org.
The site features a fun and educational animated Webisode with seven
"soaper-heros" who battle nasty villains who represent germs and
bacteria. Kids learn the six key steps to proper handwashing through
a webisode, handwashing song, interactive games, and activities for
kids, and educational materials for teachers are also available to
download.
Bob Rambo, Starkville District Superintendent, Encourages
Wellness
Friends – as the weather becomes more Spring-like, I want to encourage
you to become more active physically. I also want to encourage you
to find ways to encourage healthier lifestyles in your congregations
[i.e., short-term walking programs; nutrition programs; etc.].
The Starkville District has consistently ranked in the top 3 districts
in terms of miles logged in The Amazing Pace program. We have
recently slipped, however. Barring the unpleasant weather forecast
for the next few days, join me in renewing your commitment to good
health by wearing your pedometers and walking. When I walk, I feel
better, rest better, am less anxious and tense, and enjoy life more.
I know this is true for you as well.
The Annual Conference is seeing great results from our progress in
dealing with health issues through exercise. Let’s continue to
“press on”!
BOB RAMBO
Conference Cabinet celebrates The Amazing Pace: Front
Row: Jerry Beam, Vickie
White, Vicki Sizemore Tandy, Bishop Ward,
Timothy Thompson. Back Row:
Philip Heidelberg, Henderson Rasberry, Willis Britt, Geoffrey Joyner,
Carl Grubbs, Michael Hicks, Embra Jackson, Giles Lindley, Bob Rambo,
Bill McAlilly
On
March 24th, 2009, the Mississippi Conference Cabinet was
updated on the conference’s successful wellness program, The Amazing
Pace. Since The Amazing Pace was introduced at the 2007 Annual
Conference on June 17th, Mississippi Conference Pacers have walked
around the world more than 26 times or
639,515 miles! District recognition awards were
presented for “The Katrina Journey” – 12/23/08 through 3/17/09 – where more than
42% of Pacers completed the
257 mile journey. The current Amazing Pace
journey, “Stepping Out Mississippi” runs from 03/17/09 through 06/15/09.
Districts that were recognized:
Total Journey Mileage Awards:
Gold –
West
Jackson
District
@ 13,989 miles
Silver –
East
Jackson
District
@ 10,978 miles
Bronze – Tupelo District @ 10,162 miles
District Pacer’s Average Miles Awards:
Gold –
West
Jackson
District
@ 229 miles per district pacer
Silver – Starkville District @ 202 miles per district
pacer
Bronze – Hattiesburg District @ 179 miles per district
pacer
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CATCH
(Coordinated Approach To Child Health) is an evidence-based
Coordinated School Health Program designed to promote physical
activity and healthy food choices, and prevent tobacco use in
elementary school-aged children. By teaching children that eating
healthy and being physically active every day can be FUN, the CATCH
Program has proven that establishing healthy habits in childhood can
promote behavior changes that can last a lifetime.
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