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Mountain View Conference
Health & Lifestyle

Pathway to Health Brings Mega Clinic to East Coast with Comprehensive Training

June 20, 2016 by vmbernard

On the heels of its largest mega clinic to date held in Los Angeles, California, Your Best Pathway to Health is launching its first east coast clinic on July 13-15, with training to be held following the clinic. The clinic is being organized in Beckley, West Virginia, a smaller city that serves as the healthcare hub for nine surrounding counties.

Adventist HealthCare
Health & Lifestyle
Ann Roda

New Vice President of Mission Integration and Spiritual Care Brings Bedside Experience to Role

April 25, 2016 by vmbernard

In her new role as vice president of Mission Integration and Spiritual Care at Adventist HealthCare, Roda hopes to use her meaningful nursing and pastoral experiences to help employees discover what healthcare and our mission means to each of them.

Ohio Conference
Health & Lifestyle

Cleveland Area Church Becomes “Viable Presence”

April 21, 2016 by vmbernard

“Twelve years ago, in a conversation with Raj Attiken, former Ohio Conference president, I was challenged by a statement he made,” says Dean Cinquemani, pastor of the Christ Our Righteousness (COR) church in Olmstead Falls, a suburb of Cleveland. “He thought it would be interesting to see a church become a viable presence in their community; a presence that made a measurable mark that would be missed if they closed up and left. ... That inspiration has driven this [program], as I see that model in Christ every time I open the Word.”

Adventist HealthCare
Health & Lifestyle
Bonnie Alexander, RD, a dietician and the outpatient diabetes educator at Washington Adventist Hospital, offered fruit-infused water and explained the benefits of drinking water instead of sugary beverages at Washington Adventist University’s Family Fun Festival on Sunday.

Adventist HealthCare Washington Adventist Hospital Brings Wellness Activities to Local Families

April 14, 2016 by vmbernard

In the tradition of bringing health and wellness to the community, Adventist HealthCare Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, Md., provided health screenings and nutrition activities at Washington Adventist University’s Family Fun Festival held April 10 on the university’s campus, which is right next door to the hospital.