Welcome to the April 2023 issue of Faith and Health Partnerships Monthly. We hope you find these resources and tips helpful as you care for members of your congregation and community. If you have questions or topic ideas for future issues, please reach out to us. We'd love to hear from you!

Throughout generations, Black women in the United States have experienced inequities that have created poor maternal health outcomes. Your faith community can make a difference.

Advance Care Planning

ensures you get the medical care you want if you cannot speak for yourself. Help promote Advance Care Planning on National Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16 - and year-round.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

This year's theme, Drawing Connections: Prevention Demands Equity, recognizes it will take ending all forms of oppression to end sexual harassment, assault, and abuse.

Stress Awareness Month

Faith, spirituality, and support from a faith community can have a positive impact on those living with stress, anxiety, and other mental health conditions.

National Minority Health Month

This year’s theme – Better Health 

Through Better Understanding –

highlights the importance of providing 

culturally and linguistically competent 

healthcare services, information, and 

resources. 

National Volunteer Week

April 16-22

Consider hosting a Companionship workshop to learn more about how you can become better equipped to journey alongside others and connect with them in a mutual, supportive way.

Helping Trauma Survivors Find Their Voice

March 29 | 10:00 a.m.-noon

Sponsored by Courage to Love in Action

Trauma silences the voices of trauma survivors because their experiences can be too horrific to put into words. Yet, there is a part of them that yearns to be heard. By becoming good listeners, we can learn how to create a safe space for trauma survivors to share their stories, find their voices again, and begin to heal.

April 4 | 10:00 a.m.

The HOPE Model: How Positive Experiences Make Us Healthier

April 10 | 1:00 p.m.

Virtual Mastermind Group Meeting

April 10

Monthly Day of Prayer for Mental Health

April 12

Companionship Workshop

April 14-15

Companionship Instructor Training

April 20 |1:00 p.m.

Healthy Living for Your Brain/Body & Spiritual Care

April 21

National Healthcare Decisions Day: Your Voice. Your Choice.

April 26 | 5:00 p.m.

Hope Shining Blue

April 29

Free Community Cancer Screening and Health Education

May 11

6th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium

May 16 | 11:30 a.m.

Facts vs. Fiction About Mental Health Symptoms

Year-round support groups

Aurora Faith and Health Partnerships

We work side-by-side with faith communities to promote health equity by mobilizing the transforming power of social connectedness and spiritual wisdom.

Our core belief: Drawing on the wisdom of our religious traditions and the best social and public health science, we believe that positive, mutual relationships and the intentional practice of faith are at the heart of what creates equitable health and well-being for individuals, congregations and communities.

Learn more about our work in English and Spanish.