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Prevention and awareness are key essentials in maintaining our physical bodies. Many resources may be found here including: statistics, demographics, and basic health regulations to assist you in a lifelong journey of whole health focusing on the first component of wholeness, the body. The health and faith resources found on this site combined can bring balance between our body, soul (mind, will and emotions) and spirit. Learn more about the continuum of care in whole health while increasing your faith, utilizing wisdom, and bringing wholeness to your overall being, body, soul and spirit.
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Wondering how you can be more health conscious and are unsure where to start? You can check the National Health Observances calendar and see how you and your congregation celebrate health and honor those you love by making them aware of resources and agencies that provide support and materials to help you succeed!
Focus on health observances throughout the year.
Timely Topics:
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Use this guide to discover the most common causes of the most common symptoms for your illnesses...
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Tuberculosis (TB)
Description: A disease caused by a bacterium notoriously difficult to eradicate. It usually infects the lungs, but it can involve any of the body’s organs. It is most often transmitted through airborne particles from a person with active TB.
Incidence: Varies; 9 to 32 per 100,000 people in the US. This was a much more common disease in the past. It then became rare with the advent of antibiotics, but now has become more common occurring frequently in nursing home residents.
Prevalence: Males more than females; any age.
Signs and symptoms:
- Cough
- Fever
- Night sweats
- Weight loss
Risk factors:
- People with a compromised immune system
- People exposed to someone with active TB (especially in airplanes, due to recirculation of air)
- The following groups:
- Homeless
- Migrant workers
- Health care workers
- Institutionalized (nursing homes, prisons, mental facilities)
- Foreign-born
Usual treatment:
- Medications (now in table form; sometimes given by injection). No simple medication effectively eradicates the germ (bacillus). A three-drug program is now being used with considerable success. Confinement in a TB hospital is no longer necessary.
Usual course: Recovery is usually complete given time and compliance with treatment
Spiritual Considerations:
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TB is on the rise in many communities. Encourage congregation members to have a yearly TB test. The health department often provides these tests for little or no charge.
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Treatment may take months but generally have a good prognosis. Encourage the person with TB to stick with the prescribed medical plan and give hope that the treatment will help.
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Provide tissues throughout your facility to prevent the spread of respiratory infections.
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Those congregational members with coughs (for any reason) should refrain from working in the nursery until they are well.
Suggested scriptures: Psalms 103:2-5
Resources:
www.tuberculosis.net
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Faith, hope, and love coupled with wisdom assists the believer in achieving health harmony in the soul (mind, will, and emotions) and spirit. Strengthen your inner man's soul and spirit by the associated articles, resources, and inspiration in our faith section. May the Lord prosper you with whole health. Learn more about the continuum of care in whole health while increasing your faith, utilizing wisdom, and bringing wholeness to your overall being, body, soul and spirit.
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