Your monthly update on resources and events to support the well-being of people in your congregation and community.
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COVID-19 Community Testing Continues
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Advocate Aurora Health continues to expand testing, focusing on communities that have been hardest hit by the pandemic. For an up-to-date list of Advocate Aurora mobile and community testing sites in Wisconsin, click
here
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The
Wisconsin Department of Health Services also provides a list of COVID-19 testing sites
here.
Testing is available for those who have COVID-19 symptoms or who believe they have been exposed to COVID-19 in their household or through significant exposure at work or in public.
Testing is available regardless of ability to pay, and everyone needs an appointment to be tested.
Patients can schedule their test at these sites by calling 1-877-819-5034 or clicking
here.
The more people we can test for COVID-19, the more effective we can be in helping to stem the spread of the virus. It’s part of our promise to keep our communities safe and healthy.
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Advocate Aurora Health Safe Care Promise
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Your health and safety is our highest priority. We want you to feel confident that you will be safe when you enter an Advocate Aurora Health site of care. The Advocate Aurora Safe Care promise provides additional measures to protect you and our team members.
Measures include virtual check-in, screening of those who enter, enhanced cleaning and more. See Safe Care Promise
video and flyers in
English and
Spanish.
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Psychological First Aid in Spanish
Primeros Auxilios Psicológicos capacita a los líderes religiosos para dar asistencia práctica y de apoyo a los niños, adultos y familias que han experimentado recientemente tragedias o eventos traumatizantes. A
prende
más
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June 30, noon-1:00 p.m.
Participants will be provided with specific strategies to help them cope with the challenges caused by COVID-19, including the overwhelming stress and unpredictably that this crisis has created. Participants will also be provided with resources available for assisting those in distress.
July 7, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Psychological First Aid is designed to equip faith leaders with the skills they need to provide supportive and practical assistance to children, adults and families who have recently experienced tragedy and traumatic events. See
flyer.
July 8, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
The webinar will be led by Rev. Dr. Danielle Buhuro, an ACPE Certified Educator currently serving at Advocate South Suburban and Trinity Hospitals. This webinar will explore critical questions for providing healing and liberating spiritual care and theological reflection around COVID-19.
July 14, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Primeros Auxilios Psicológicos capacita a los líderes religiosos para dar asistencia práctica y de apoyo a los niños, adultos y familias que han experimentado recientemente tragedias o eventos traumatizantes. A
prende
más
.
Tuesdays from 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Thursdays from 6:00-6:30 p.m.
Release your burdens, receive comfort and join with others in prayer for health, healing and spiritual care.
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July is Social Wellness Month
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July is Social Wellness Month, a time set aside to focus on nurturing relationships with family, friends and members of your faith community. Social Wellness Month also reminds us of the importance of getting involved in activities that benefit your community
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Share this Social Wellness Month bulletin insert and worship slide with your faith community:
See additional resources from the National Institutes of Health:
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Social Wellness Resources
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Advocate Children’s Health Resource Center has easy access to trusted health information – perfect for parents, teenagers and children. Explore our online resources on a wide variety of children’s health topics including social wellness, self-esteem, racial justice, gender identity, pride, hunger, poverty, and more.
Social Wellness Articles:
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Come Alive!
is an evidence-based small group program for Christians that connects spiritual and physical well-being.
In addition to offering an eight-session small group curriculum, Come Alive! provides daily short motivating devotions via email that will refresh your body and spirit.
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Reopening Guidance for Faith Communities
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Advocate Aurora Health Living Well Community Webinars
Centers for Disease Control Resources:
Humanitarian Disaster Institute Resources:
Additional Resources:
- In addition, we have compiled a variety of resources that we hope will be helpful as you plan to welcome congregants back and resume your faith community programming and activities. See "Safely Opening Our Doors" here.
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The Latest COVID-19 Resources
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Web Resources
The spread of COVID-19 is a rapidly evolving situation. Continue to check the
CDC website for up-to-date information and guidance.
Hotline and App
The COVID-19 hotline at
1-866-4-HEALTH is staffed by clinicians who can answer questions about symptoms and determine the next steps in care.
The
LiveWell app offers virtual appointments and virtual visits with physicians 24-hours a day.
Flyers to Share
E-Newsletters to Share
A
COVID-19 resource in Spanish that shares important tips to stay safe, flyers you can share with your community, links to the Advocate Aurora Health COVID-19 Resource Center and more.
Worship Slides
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Save the Date: September 21
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September 21,
Keeping Faith: Empowering Faith Communities to Recognize and Respond to Child Abuse
Madison Christian Community is pleased to announce an important training, Keeping Faith: Empowering Faith Communities to Recognize and Respond to Child Abuse, on September 21. This interfaith training is co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Conference United Church of Christ and endorsed by Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
This is an interfaith workshop with Victor Vieth of the Zero Abuse Project in Minnesota and Honorable Rev. Everett Mitchell, Dane County Circuit Judge and Senior Pastor of Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church.
Learn more
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Aurora Family Counseling Clinic
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The Aurora Family Service Counseling Clinic is currently accepting new admissions for virtual sessions [via Zoom, Skype and other platforms] and telephone sessions. The clinic provides counseling, education and support to individuals, families and couples, including those with young children and adolescents. In addition, Spanish-speaking therapists are available.
The clinic accepts Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance and has a sliding-fee scale for uninsured patients. Most appointments can be scheduled within 5-7 business days, Monday–Friday with daytime and evening availability. To make an appointment, call 414-345-4941. Learn
more.
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Health and Wellness Resources
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- Find a Behavioral Health Specialist
- Services and Treatment
- Programs for Adults, Children and Adolescents
- And More!
- Weight Management Programs
- Integrative Health Coaching
- National and Local Resources
- Fitness and Wellness Centers
- And More!
Stroke Risk Assessment
Up to 80 percent of strokes are preventable, and many of the risk factors are controllable. Take Advocate Aurora Health’s online
Stroke Risk Assessment
to estimate your chance of experiencing one and learn about the ways you could minimize it.
If you are interested in starting a health ministry or health council in your congregation, contact
Kirsten Peachey
, Director of Faith and Health Partnerships for Advocate Aurora Health
. She'd love to talk with you about getting started.
Advocate Aurora Health eNews Service
Get daily articles on a host of health topics that come to you via email. Subscribe to our
Health eNews service
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July Holidays and Observances
July 5: Guru Purnima, Hindu
July 5 Asalha Puja Day, Buddhist
July 5: Asala - Dharma Day, Buddhist
July 9 Martyrdom of the Bab, Baha'i
July 15 St. Vladimir the Great Day, Orthodox Christian
July 23 Crowning of Haile Selasse I, Rastafarian
July 24 Pioneer Day, Mormon
July 25: St. James the Great Day, Christian
July 25: Nag Panchami, Hindu
July 30: Tish'a B'Av, Jewish
July 31: Varalakshmi Vrat, Hindu
July 31: Eid-al-Adha, Islam
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