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Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health…3 John 1:2a NRSV
Pastors and congregational leaders can play an important role as we move more fully into flu season. Health officials advise extra precautions with the prospect of both seasonal flu and the H1N1 flu virus (swine flu) upon us.
Pastors and congregational leaders might take the time now to talk with custodial staff, secretarial staff, and governing boards about:
• ordering and stocking extra hygiene supplies, including facial tissues, hand soap, paper towels, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, antibacterial cleaning supplies, and additional waste receptacles with closed lids.
• checking that hand washing facilities, either sinks with soap and water or hand sanitizer dispensers, are adequate and working properly.
• cleaning frequently restrooms, handrails, doorknobs, bathroom sink taps, flush toilet handles, and all surface areas touched by many people.
• removing candy dishes or filling candy dishes with individually wrapped candies.
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Click here for a chart that compares the current status quo on health care with the Senate and House legislation. The chart focuses on aspects of health reform that most people would experience in one way or another.
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November 18, 2009
Dear Senator:
Our organizations, as well as communities of faith at all levels of our society, have supported comprehensive health care reform for decades. As providers of services and care, our members, congregations and institutions are very familiar with the impact our current health care system has on individuals and their families, particularly vulnerable populations such as low-income individuals, women, children and the elderly.
We are pleased that the U.S. Congress has answered the call for health care reform and is working diligently to expand health care availability to all Americans. We look to the Senate at this important juncture to keep to a vision of comprehensive health care reform that is affordable, accessible, inclusive and accountable. Read more ...
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