HMA Members, When we wrote a summary bio for Vanessa County, candidate for the HMA Board, we unintentionally used some misleading wording. We wrote that Vanessa “leads BCM” which might give the impression that she is in a position higher than the position that she holds. Vanessa is the Program Manager in a division of [...]
The Nominating Committee and the Board of Health Ministries Association are pleased to place in nomination the following people to serve as a member of the HMA Board for 2020 -2023: Amy Armanious DNP, MSOL, RN Cari Moodie BSN, RN Jeneice P. D. Hall M.S. CHES Vanessa Burks-County MSW Gail Willingham- Thornton RN, BSN The [...]
by Deb Stankiewicz, MS RN-BC HTCP Faith Community Nurse First Congregational Church United Church of Christ, Western Springs, IL HMA Member, 2016 Recipient Granger Westberg Award Written for HMA Today Sept/Oct 2020 The pandemic has created numerous challenges for communities of faith and Faith Community Nurses (FCN). Some congregations might be on the verge of [...]
Don’t Rock My Boat! Wednesday September 30, 2020 7pm Eastern, 4pm Pacific Presented by Kendra Dixson-Tillman, MSW, LCSW Self-care is not an option, especially in these unprecedented and uncertain times. Self-care is a necessity. Let us explore how to incorporate simple self-care strategies into our lives from a spiritual perspective that are easy to learn [...]
HMA Director for Faith Community NursingNancy Rago Durbin, MS, BSN, RN-BC & Faith Community Nurse When the Faith Community Nursing Scope and Standards Workgroup for the 2017 third edition of the Faith Community Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice wrote the section on the use of telehealth, we had no idea just how [...]
Celebrating the Year of the Nurse The World Health Assembly has designated 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. The American Nurses Association has expanded the celebration to the entire month of May. Traditionally, May 6 is National Nurses Day, beginning a week of celebration, culminating on May 12, the birthday of [...]
