PHW Faith and Health Summit: Thank You
PHW Faith and Health Summit: Thank You
It has been a little over a week since our third PHW Faith and Health Summit, themed “Making Connections: We’re Worth It.” The day began with worship and a keynote […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
It has been a little over a week since our third PHW Faith and Health Summit, themed “Making Connections: We’re Worth It.” The day began with worship and a keynote […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and we want to hear what you have to say. The theme of this year’s PHW Faith and Health Summit is, […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
The next Partners in Health and Wholeness Mini-grant Cycle will begin June 5. Interested congregations must apply to join the PHW Collaborative (previously PHW Certification) by May 31 to be […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
We are pleased to introduce the PHW Collaborative. Mostly, it is a change in the name, so if your congregation has been a part of the Partners in Health and […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
We are pleased to introduce the PHW Collaborative. Mostly, it is a change in the name, so if your congregation has been a part of the Partners in Health and […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
In the past Partners in Health and Wholeness had a program dedicated to helping worshipping communities promote breastfeeding and support breastfeeding mothers. This week, the most prominent religious leader in the world, the […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
We are excited to announce that we are now accepting mini-grant applications. Congregations who were certified in 2016 (and have not already received a grant from the last cycle) are […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Did you know that August is National Breastfeeding Month and that this week is World Breastfeeding Week? Breastfeeding has some important health implications for both mom and baby. It also […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
New York City’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, recently published a blog on the Huffington Post about Gun Violence as a public health issue. It is essential that we pay […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
What does it mean to eat faithfully? This is a deeply personal, yet essentially communal question that we often don’t take the time to consider. Delving into this question, however, […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Every congregation I have worked with has collected and donated food as a part of their mission and outreach. Feeding the hungry is an essential part of both the history […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
By Brian Hollingsworth, Partners in Health and Wholeness Intern, Wake Forest University School of Divinity …When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
By Nicole Johnson, Strive to Revive Assistant The Strive to Revive (STR) Maintenance Grant Program is now open. This program is focused on providing resources, technical support, and financial assistance to congregations […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
By Nicole Johnson, Strive to Revive Assistant The Council is excited to announce our upcoming Strive to Revive Maintenance Grant Program. This program is focused on providing resources, financial assistance, and technical […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
By Brian Hollingsworth, PHW Intern, Wake Forest University School of Divinity A few years ago, my faith needed a breath of new life. Despite having grown up in church, being […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Have you ever met a faith community nurse? My guess is that if you have, you know it. They are go-getters. They know how to take an idea and make it happen. […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Today is Diabetes Alert Day. Seven million Americans don’t know they have diabetes. African Americans, Hispanics/Latino/as, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and people who have a family history of the […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
By Nicole Johnson, PHW Intern March is already here, with the official start of spring only days away. Is your New Year’s resolution a distant memory? Resolutions are so inspiring; it […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
The NC Alliance for Health recently released poll results that show 70% of North Carolina voters are in support of funding a Healthy Corner Store Initiative to improve access to healthy food. […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
This week has been full of weather disruptions. From school cancellations, missed Ash Wednesday services, to business closings, this has been a week of changed plans. So, here are a […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
How will you celebrate Valentine’s Day this year? I am getting away with a group of college friends for our annual girls weekend, while my husband will spend time with […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
This is the time of resolutions, health goals, hope for transformation and new beginnings. As you set your goals and make your plans for 2015, we at PHW hope we […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
“Joy to the world! The Lord is come. Let earth receive her king. Let every heart prepare Him room and heaven and nature sing….” It is the final week of Advent, […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
During the holiday season, we celebrate the love of friends and family, and this week of Advent we anticipate the love of the coming Christ. As we seek to live […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
This second week of Advent is often set aside to reflect on peace. Reflection is a starting place; it does not take much reflection time to recognize that peace is […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
The slight nip in the air during the early morning hours as I make my way to an 8:00 am class tells me that summer is over. Fresh strawberries, abundant […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
There are some exciting advances happening in the world of public health, and these are in the form of policies created by major corporations. Although it is right to hold […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
On Saturday I had the chance to attend the 5th Annual Great Tomato Festival, which is a collaboration between the Cooperative Extension of Guilford County and NC A&T University. Extension master […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Blueberries, blackberries, persimmons and plums! What is your local fruit IQ? Do you know when local fruit is in season and where to get it? The blog below, written by […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
In conjunction with the Critical Issues Seminar on Public Education in June, the NC Council of Churches will be collecting non-perishable items to support Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s Backpack Buddies program. […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Wait, isn’t that a line from a Christmas song? Well, yes. But, when it comes to living a healthy life, what time […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Did you know it is Screen-Free Week? During this annual, international celebration, schools, families, and community groups pledge to spend seven days without entertainment screen media. Instead of watching TV, surfing […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Last year, I did not see many church leaders and pastors at the food and faith events I attended. I wondered if they knew about these events. As I reflected, I […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
In recognition of our faithful call and of this time in history, the Council’s annual Lenten guide focuses on poverty and the ways we can respond to our sisters and […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
How did faith play a role in shaping my food and faith experience? Food was very much a part of my growing up and interactions with both of my parents’ […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
In the opening scene of the holiday movie Love Actually, Hugh Grant’s character has a beautiful monologue that begins, “Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
On the second weekend in November the Outer Banks hosted a marathon, half-marathon, and a variety of other running events. The “1 Corinthians 9:24 Runners” was one group that participated, based […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
The holiday season, unfortunately, has become one of the more appropriate times of the year to talk about advertising. From Black Friday through day after Christmas shopping, there are ads all around […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Many churches highlight feeding ministries and fighting hunger as one of their most important and holy missions, taking very seriously the call of Jesus to feed his sheep, as he commands […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Thank you for joining the Partners in Health and Wholeness Book Club. You can officially sign-up here. Through it, we hope to engage people of faith in discussions over why our […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Fall is in the air. There has been a crispness in the air that, until recently, has been a distant memory. But where did I first catch a glimpse of fall? Not […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
I spent August 2011 through August 2012 working as a chaplain resident at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem. During my residency I took care of the everyday pastoral care needs […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
The recent workshop on healthy food pantries that Partners in Health and Wholeness presented with the Partnership for Community Care was a huge success. The food was delicious, and the presentation […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Many churches highlight feeding ministries and fighting hunger as one of their most important and holy missions, taking very seriously the call of Jesus to feed his sheep, as he commands […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
For the month of May, Partners in Health and Wholeness is working with three interns from Bennett College for Women. They are helping with networking and outreach in the Greensboro […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
There are few things I love more than setting out on a grand adventure. I know there are folks out there who prefer the safety, security, and dependability of home. But…there […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
Recently, I have been reading about the controversies surrounding factory farms and companies that generate genetically modified seeds capable of mass producing and surviving under any conditions. In this debate […]
By Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
· by Shannon Axtell Martin, PHW Regional Coordinator
It may seem premature to state this…but I love my new job: Partners in Health and Wholeness Regional Consultant. I started working with the North Carolina Council of Churches […]
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