Health Ministries 2007 Survey

Thank you to those who participated in our survey!

The TOP NEEDS for Adults, listed in the survey (from highest number of responses to lowest) are:

  1. Nutrition, Exercise, Stress Management, Anxiety and Depression(tied)
  2. Grief Issues and Coping with Cancer (tied)
  3. Loneliness, Financial, Medicare, Care Giving, Arthritis (tied)
  4. Low back pain, Living Wills (tied)
  5. Heart Disease, CPR, Living with Chronic disease(tied)
  6. Stop Smoking, Hospice (tied)
  7. Alzheimer's, Increased B/P, Cholesterol (tied)
  8. Diabetes, Divorce, Medication Management (tied)
  9. Assertiveness
  10. Mental Illness, Elder Abuse (tied)

The following topics have been forwarded to the appropriate church staff as needs identified for families, pre-teens and teens:

The Health Ministry Committee is planning interactive programs/forums to be held every fourth Wednesday evening excluding December to address the topics identified. Support groups may grow from some of these sessions. Please stay tuned to the Messenger, Sunday bulletin, posters around the church, and this web site for our schedule of topics. The Health Ministry Committee welcomes your involvement in our committee and our programs. Your help is needed and valued!