 Faith Leaders and Health Ministries Play an Active Role in Contributing to Improve the Health of Their Communities
October 24, 2017
11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Register
Join
us for this HHS Office of Minority Health Resource Center webinar to discuss
how faith leaders and health ministries play an active role implementing diabetes health programs in church settings.
Speakers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) and Central Baptists Church in Knoxville, Tennessee
will highlight the role of faith leaders in
contributing to improve the health of their church members and their
communities, and how the CDC National Diabetes Education Program’s (NDEP) Faith
Leaders Toolkit can help.
Spiritual leaders and
places of worship or faith communities can play an important role in the fight
against diabetes, a disease that can be prevented and managed.
Faith communities are natural centers for spiritual, emotional, and physical
wellness. This webinar will help faith leaders bring resources about type 2 diabetes to the communities they serve. Faith
Leaders play a vital role in fighting diabetes in their communities.
Objectives:
- Spread the word about type 2
diabetes prevention and diabetes management.
- Organize type 2 diabetes prevention
and diabetes management activities in your church.
- Create an environment that supports
healthy choices within your church.
- To
strengthen collaborating efforts among National Health Agencies to contribute
to reduce diabetes among vulnerable populations in the USA by expanding outlets
for capacity building among community-based organizations serving
Hispanic/Latino populations.
Speakers:
- Betsy Rodriguez, RN, MSN, CDE, Deputy Director, CDC
/ National Diabetes Education Program, Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
- Alexis M. Williams, MPH, CHES, Public
Health Advisor National Diabetes Education Program, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
- Wayne
Smith, MS, Director of the Samaritan Ministry, Central Baptist Church
Moderator:
Diana Echenique, MPH,
CHI, CDE candidate, Senior Program Analyst, Hispanic Communities, Office
of Minority Health Resource Center
Note: The opinions, findings and conclusions expressed by speakers during this webinar are strictly their own and do not necessarily represent the opinion, views or policies of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), the Office of Minority Health (OMH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement.
References to publications, news sources, and non-Federal Websites are provided solely for informational purposes and do not imply endorsement by OASH, OMH or HHS. OASH, OMH, and HHS assume no responsibility for the factual accuracy of the content of the individual organization found at non-Federal links.
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