I could talk about the usual things for American Heart Month, to eat healthier, move more, be in community, get enough sleep. But mostly what I want to say is to take care of each other. Take care of each other because social isolation and loneliness have a big impact on the health of our hearts. In our faith communities, we talk about being one body, about the strength of sharing one table. Let us lean into those values because it keeps us alive,, and more than that, it helps us thrive. For American Heart Month I encourage you to be intentional about gathering together, praying together, singing together, eating together, and living into wholeness: mind, body and spirit. What we, as people of faith, bring to our communities is the belief that God cares for whole people and whole communities. 

If you are looking for resources to share in your newsletters for American Heart Month, check out an entire outreach toolkit that includes downloadable articles, flyers, fact sheets, and social media resources here.

Partners in Health and Wholeness is excited to announce our new inclusion plans for Mental Health and Healthy Aging. We hope your faith community and health ministries find them empowering and inspiring. 

Inclusion Plan FAQs:

What is a PHW Inclusion Plan?

Why are inclusion plans important?

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BIPOC (Black & Brown, Indigenous, People of Color) faith communities are invited to apply for a special mental health grant through PHW. There are two opportunities within the grant: A $5,000-10,000 award towards your mental health ministry and an award, up to $50,000, to establish a community mental health resource hub. The community hub grant will open on February 15 and both grants are open until May 5, 2023. Please contact The Rev. Jessica Stokes at jessica@ncchurches.org if you have any questions. More information can be found here.

The PHW Collaborative is open to any faith community that holds regular religious services in an established place of worship in the state of North Carolina. We welcome partnerships with communities of all faith traditions.

The first step to joining The PHW Collaborative is to fill out our Collaborative Pledge Form. By submitting this form, you are telling us that you are committed to continuing a journey of putting faith into action. Once your Collaborative Pledge is accepted, you will be eligible for a grant from PHW. Click here to join The PHW Collaborative.

Are you interested in learning more about the state of our state when it comes to opioids? Are you interested in learning more about ways your congregation can get involved with the Opioid Crisis?

If so please join the Council in Elon, N.C. for the Opioid Crisis, the Faith Community Responds. At this breakfast, you will learn about the state of our state, what is harm reduction, and what congregations can do to get involved.