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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.
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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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Warts
Description: Rough-surfaced, round or irregular firm nodules on the skin; usually less than one-half inch in diameter; caused by at least sixty different types of viruses. Warts can occur at any age, though most common in children. They can be caught by the skin-to-skin contact and may spread. Most are not painful, though plantar warts (often found on the soles of the fees) can be very painful.
Incidence: Common (up to ten percent of the US population)
Prevalence: Females more than males; more common in children and young adults
Signs and symptoms:
- Usually looks like a rough, raised, flesh-colored area of thick skin
- Often found on the hands and certain kinds on the feet
Risk factors:
- Skin trauma
- Being in locker rooms frequently
- Skin to skin contact with someone having warts
- Impaired immune system
Usual treatment:
- Medication (topical agents that destroy the wart tissue)
- Freezing or cutting in the doctor’s office
- Cover the warts during treatment to prevent spread
Usual course: May be variable; most are cured with treatment; some go away on their own over time; sometimes recur at the same site or different sites.
Spiritual considerations: Warts are contagious, so educate your congregation about transmission and make appropriate policies for nursery workers. If your facility includes a gym with locker rooms or showers, encourage people to use footwear in the locker rooms.
Warts are highly curable, so offer hope. Warts on the feet can be painful and restrict mobility, so be sensitive to this possibility.
Suggested scriptures: I Peter 3:4
Resources:
American Association of Dermatology
www.aad.org/pamphlets/warts.html
Portland, OR 97223
1-800-723-9166
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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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