Are Your Patients Using This
Anti-COVID Secret Weapon?
The evidence is piling up that physical activity can lower the risk of getting very sick from COVID. The CDC, based on a systematic review of the evidence, has reported that "physical activity is associated with a decrease in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, while inactivity increases that risk." Other research has linked regular physical activity with a lower risk of infection, hospitalization, and death from COVID.
To read the entire article, click HERE.
Covid recovery program
The RECOVER Initiative brings together patients, caregivers, clinicians, community leaders, and scientists from across the nation to understand, prevent, and treat PASC, including Long COVID. This group is called the RECOVER Consortium.
Many of our parishioners and some parish nurses have had covid and now have symptoms that comprmise their lifestyle. Follow this link to read more about this new initiative. https://recovercovid.org/
The Consortium represents and supports more than 100 researchers who are leading studies on Long COVID at more than 200 places around the country. These studies have a diverse group of participants, including adults, pregnant people, and children.
Covid Vaccine Facts for Nurses Another GREAT Resource
https://covidvaccinefacts4nurses.org/
The American Nurses Association is proud to partner with the American Nurses Foundation and other leading nurse and healthcare organizations to bring critical and current COVID-19 vaccine information to nurses on the frontlines of the pandemic.
Health Articles for your Congregation Focus on Body, Mind, and Spirit Are you looking for health articles to include in your congregation's newsletter? You don't have to re-invent the wheel! Advocate Health Care is kind enough to allow us to post their monthly health flyers on a variety of helpful topics. You can find more health articles and other helpful tools for ministry by clicking here: Parish Nurse Ministry Tools page under Resources.
More Health Flyers to use!!
These are free health tip sheets that you can download and are published in English or Spanish. There is a current month bulletin amd also an archive of hundreds of other topics to choose.
The link can be found in the Member's Only section under Parish Nurse Ministry Tools. Check it out now!!
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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Feb 27 - March 5
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National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (NEDAW) highlights the seriousness of eating disorders across the United States. The theme for NEDAW 2023 is C.A.R.E (Continue the Conversation. Act Early. Strengthen Recovery. End the Cycle). During the week, OWH encourages organizations, health professionals, and communities to increase awareness of disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders, share best practices for improving the quality of care, and engage in conversations about healthy eating and body image.
It is estimated that over 28 million Americans will have an eating disorder in their lifetime. Eating disorders affect Americans of all ages, racial/ethnic backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, body shapes, weights, and socioeconomic statuses. While eating disorders can affect anyone, research has shown that people of color, and gender diverse and transgender individuals are among those least likely to receive a diagnosis or appropriate care. Eating disorders most often appear during the teen years or in young adults, however in recent years there has been an increase in cases among children and older adults. For more information and resources, click HERE.
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LFCNA will post Position Openings for Faith Community Nurses on our website. They will be featured under the Parish Nurse index tab, on select regional pages, and on our Home Page! Each listing will be posted for 30 days. At that time, it may be reposted for 30 additional days. To submit an opening, please submit the information to lutheranfcna@gmail.com
Grants Available for Parish Nurse/Faith Community Nurse Ministries
We have an exciting opportunity for Lutheran congregations! Members of the LFCNA have long been supportive of new parish nurse ministry start-ups and are acutely aware of the challenging financial situations of congregations. In response to this need, LFCNA will annually provide funds for start-up or development of a new focus in an existing parish nursing ministry, for a minimum of two (2) Lutheran congregations. Congregations can request up to $750.00 in grant funding. Click here for more information and for the application form. The next deadline is March 15, 2023.
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Research Study for Long Distance Caregivers
sponsored by LeadingAge LTSS Center at
UMass Boston
Lutheran Services in America’s (LSA) partner, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston are currently looking for long-distance family caregivers of older adults with dementia who receive non-medical home care. This National Institute on Aging-funded study aims to alleviate caregiver burden. Eligible caregivers will be gifted a new Tablet to receive individualized support from dementia experts delivered remotely and access dementia-related education and resources. Eligibility requirements include: caregiver is age 21 years or older, caregiver lives approximately 2 or more hours away, and caregiver has a care recipient diagnosed with dementia and receiving home care. LFCNA is an Associate member of LSA. More participants are needed for this study.
To learn more, contact the Project Director, Evan Chunga, at Richard.Chunga001@umb.edu or contact the Principal Investigator, Dr. Verena Cimarolli at vcimarolli@leadingage.org or
202-508-9411.
Virtual Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.
For more information, click HERE. The registration fee is only $10.
2023 Adult Immunization Recommendations
The CDC and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released the 2023 recommended immunizations table for adults. Click on this link to find the information. https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M23-0041
Black Mental Health: What You Need To Know
The topic of mental illness is often taboo in Black communities. If we eliminate this stigma, can we
help people get the
mental health care they need?
In a collaboration with the Boston chapter of the NAACP, McLean Hospital has released a campaign called Deconstructing Stigma. This powerful project targets barriers to mental health treatment for Black individuals, examines the history of Black mental health in America, and opens opportunity for informed conversation so that we can all be advocates for Black mental health. In this article learn about:
- How stigma affects the Black community
- Which barriers to care exist
- How to find culturally sensitive care
Read the entire article HERE.
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LFCNA Board Member Contact Information
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It is our desire that members of LFCNA to have full access to contact information for our Board Officers and Directors. For security purposes we have added this information to the Member's Only page. The Board List with contact information is now available. Click on the Officer and Director Contact List link. |
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