Vision: We connect people and communities to resources to achieve and support whole person health in mind, body, and spirit |
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Good Day!
The Co-Chairs of the Places of Worship Advisory Board invite you to our monthly POWAB Zoom meeting. POWAB hosts monthly General Body meetings that are open to the public on the second Friday of each month. At each meeting we will have a Community Wellness Check-In where you can also win prizes!
We want to partner
with your place of worship
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POWAB Recognizes March as Women's History Month!
Did You Know? Women’s History Month started as Women’s History Week . . .
Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California. The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women planned and executed a “Women’s History Week” celebration in 1978. The organizers selected the week of March 8 to correspond with International Women’s Day. The movement spread across the country as other communities initiated their own Women’s History Week celebrations the following year.
In 1980, a consortium of women’s groups and historians—led by the National Women’s History Project (now the National Women's History Alliance)—successfully lobbied for national recognition. In February 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation declaring the Week of March 8, 1980, as
National Women’s History Week.
A Tribute to POWAB Women for
their 14 years of service
View Video Below
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POWAB Theme 2022
POWAB: United Through Faith -- Building Equity and Promoting Health and Wellness
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POWAB General Body Meeting
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LOCATION
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87896213346
DATE AND TIME
03/11/22 12:00pm
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03/11/22 2:00pm
POWAB monthly meetings are open to the general public. We welcome you to join us. Let's change lives together.
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POWAB welcomes
Peace Jah, Spoken Word Artist
in activism as a guest
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Video Presentations by the Church of Scientology
at the General Body meeting
Friday, March 11, 2022
View Video Below
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We Need You!
Interested in a partnership or membership?
For partnership, email Rev. Dana "Salia" Mitchell your business information or bio and recent photo.
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For membership, fill out the application and we'll be in touch! |
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POWAB Spotlights Our
Member of the Month Wanda Olley
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Wanda Olley is a mother, grandmother, and entrepreneur. Ms. Olley serves as an ambassador for the Justice for Jewel Campaign. Click here for website
She is also involved with World Jewel Sanitary Napkins, LLC, a Black owned company that saves the lives of women and young girls all over the world. The mission of World Jewel Sanitary Napkins, LLC, is to educate women and girls about the harmful effects commercially produced tampons and sanitary napkins, can have on their bodies.
Wanda worships with Nichiren Daishonin’s Buddhism, a teaching that enables people to transform the condition of their lives and develop a state of absolute happiness during their lifetime. In addition, through profound inner transformation in individuals, it aims to achieve peace for society as a whole.
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A Tribute to Black Women in Social Justice
Such is the Power of Black Women!
Despite the courage displayed by Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and Jo Ann Robinson, Black people in America collectively, have not been totally “let go”. More than 150 years after the end of slavery, racial inequality is still a reality in America. Consequently, we celebrated April 20, 2021. In spite of what our eyes saw, we still thought it would take a miracle for a police officer to be convicted of murdering a Black man in broad daylight! The miracle of the George Floyd verdict was not like the miracles the Lord gave to Moses. The miracle of the George Floyd verdict appeared in the form of a Black Woman, Darnella Frazier! The Lord gifted Ms. Frazier, who was only 17 years of age at the time, with the courage to take her cellphone and record Mr. Floyd’s murder, despite a police officer threat to tase her! Ms. Frazier’s great display of courage forced the state of Minnesota and America to acknowledge Black Lives Matter!
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DMV Faith in Action - Community Connection
Maryland and Virginia Government Partnerships
View the PowerPoint below
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Need an Initial Dose or Booster?
Visit One of Our Faith & Community Partners!
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POWAB United Through Faith |
In 2008 the District of Columbia, Department of Health, HIV/AIDS Administration invited clergy and lay leaders from various places of worship and community-based organizations to a meeting to discuss the establishment of a union with the Department of Health to prevent and treat HIV/STI’s. Today this union is known as the Places of Worship Advisory Board (POWAB). Since 2008 POWAB has grown in its capacity to address HIV/STI’s prevention and treatment as well as whole person health.
POWAB members are united through faith. Members have individually answered the call to act in agreement to maintain and develop an advisory board comprised of clergy and community leaders to provide health and wellness services and resources to promote health in mind, body, and spirit.
Within the membership individuals who practice Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Scientology unite through their faith to address the health and wellness of the communities they serve. Faith is important to all of us. Our faith illuminates a pathway in times of darkness and gives us strength in times of weakness. Our faith has kept us thus far and our faith will lead us on.
We recognize that everyone has his or her own faith. Faith is a gift from God and each of us practices our faith in diverse ways. Our individual resources are limited however, together we put our faith into action to effectively address many of the healthcare needs of residents in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and beyond. The General Body currently meets at 12:00 noon on the second Friday of every month via Zoom.
If you can respect the faith of others while practicing your own and you have a desire to enhance the health and wellness of your community, consider uniting with us and becoming a member.
For information regarding POWAB membership contact Rev. Dana (Salia) Mitchell via email at revsalia@yahoo.com.
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Muslim Mindful Moment
[2.41] And believe in what I have revealed, verifying what you have which was revealed before, and be not the first to deny it, neither sell my signs for a small price, and me alone, should be your concern.
Verse 41 is saying we should believe in the revelation of the Qur'aan and believe in the scriptures which the people in Arabia already had before the Qur'aan. Muhammad did not claim to be the first Prophet, but one of the Prophets of the same Lord as the Lord of the Children of Isra'eel. So for all the wrong that exists in the world, don't despair. Do something about it! Get involved! And know that your reward will be with the Creator!
From Al-Qur'aan Al-Kareem (The Qur'aan, Generous) Surah Al Imran Ayat 2.41
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POWAB/ Famous Quote and Trivia
Women’s History Month trivia question:
Who was the first female member in the U.S. cabinet and what department did she oversee?
See answer below:
Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.
Coretta Scott King
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Help Wanted
POWAB Social Media Committee and The SPIRIT Newsletter Team needs your help to grow our presence and achieve our goal to connect people to resources for whole person health in mind, body, and spirit. Please consider volunteering as a writer or reporter on our dynamic team.
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Answer to Trivia question:
Frances Perkins, Dept. of Labor; she served in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration
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Community Resources
Community Activities, Health Education and Outreach
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Women, Infants, & Children Services
Food, nutrition counseling, and access to health services are provided under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, popularly known as WIC. WIC website
DC Health
LinkU is the free online resource and referral guide for DC, Maryland, and Virginia, available for consumers, faith-based organizations (FBOs), and community-based organizations (CBOs). If your organization would like to become a LinkU staff member, please contact Ashley Coleman via email.
Maryland Department of Health
Carmi Washington-Flood
Chief, Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships, Maryland Department of Health
Prevention and Health Promotion Administration
Maryland Community for LifeSM is an innovative program developed by the Maryland Department of Aging to support older adults as they age at home. View Video
Virginia Department of Health
Hope Campaign - With the hopes of returning to a sense of normalcy, the Hope Campaign was created to encourage vaccinations as a route to return to things we miss the most in life. View Video
Veronica Cosby, MAHS, MS
Virginia Partners In Prayer & Prevention, Office of Health Equity, Virginia Department of Health
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Nationwide/Federal
Omicron: What we know about the latest coronavirus variant. View Video
Health Disparities in Washington, DC
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser
and Dr. LaQuandra Nesbit
Update on the COVID-19 situation in the District
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser
FY23 Senior Budget Engagement Forum.
POWAB has FREE masks and hand sanitizers for your family or your place of worship while supplies last! Email Us
Walking by Faith and Wearing a Mask in your Faith Communities! Visit Website
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Cultural Community Corner |
The Japanese American Society of Washington, DC is hosting their 60th
Anniversary Sakura Matsuri (Japanese Festival) on
April 9-10, 2022. It is the largest celebration of Japanese culture in the United States and will feature Japanese cultural performances, authentic Japanese food and beverages, handmade Japanese crafts, and so much more.
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FEMA national headquarters in DC, asked the Church of Scientology to put together a very short video outlining what the Church does at disaster sites.
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Holistic Videos
for whole person health in mind, body, and spirit
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YOQI: Qigong Flow for Immune Boost (YMAA) preview with Marisa Cranfill |
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Maya Angelou's Life Changing Quotes | Quotes About Life
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Meditation Monday
Brother Hamani Wilson 'Fire"
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Easy Healthy Meals You Can Eat Every Week |
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Mr. Stephen Reese and Evangelist Stephanie Smith are the voices for the official POWAB Partnership Public Service Announcement
Video created by
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The Women's Wellness POWAB SPA 2021 |
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Mooji - Saying This Gives You Nothing BUT Makes You Complete & Joyful |
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Meet the Talented Women Behind
the Monthly SPIRIT Newsletter
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POWAB The SPIRIT Newsletter Editor, Bernadette Bailey
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POWAB General Editor,
Rev. Dana "Salia" Mitchell
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POWAB Spotlights Our New Government
and Community Co-Chairs
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Evangelist Regina Jefferson
Government Co-Chair, Co-Lead, "SPEAK On It" Podcast, Co- Lead, Community Health and Wellness Fair, Co-Lead, Funding and Community Partnership, Public Health Analyst, Coordinator, Faith Initiative, DC Health - Email
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Dr. Rev. E. Gail Anderson-Holness
Government Co-Chair, Director, Faith Based Outreach, District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health - Email
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Rev. Darryl! Moch
Community Co-Chair, Producer, "SPEAK on it" Podcast, POWAB Fiduciary Business partner, Co-Lead, Community Day Health and Wellness Fair (Entertainment), Senior Associate Minister, Inner Light Ministries UCC, Dean, Communities Practice, Central Atlantic Conference, United Church of Christ - Email
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Rev. Dr. Barbara Q. Rainey
Community Co-Chair, Co-Lead, Data and Survey Evaluation, Pastor, New Jerusaleum African Union Methodist Protestant Church, Organizer, CEO, Family Recovery Services - Email
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POWAB: United Through Faith -- Building Equity
and Promoting Health and Wellness
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Message From The SPIRIT Newsletter Bernadette Bailey
POWAB has been publishing a monthly e-newsletter, The SPIRIT, since 2019. Although we have received very positive feedback on its quality and content, we strive to increase our readership. In our effort to appeal to everyone, please provide some feedback by responding to the comments using the email below.
- I would like to submit an article and/or video.
- It's a wonderful publication and I enjoy the videos and articles.
- It's a great learning experience.
- My schedule does not allow me time to read it.
We welcome your business, organization and/or faith community to join us. If you are interested in becoming a partner or would like more information about how your business can benefit through promotion in The SPIRIT Newsletter. Contact: Bernadette Bailey, Editor Click to email
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POWAB Disclaimer
The information and suggestions presented in The SPIRIT newsletter are not intended to be taken as advice by an individual reader or viewer. It should not be used as a substitute for consulting your physician. Matters regarding your health may require medical supervision. The DC Health Places of Worship Advisory Board (POWAB) shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage allegedly arising from any information or suggestions. You, as the reader, responsible for your own healthcare.
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Places of Worship Advisory Board (POWAB)
899 North Capitol St. NE, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 671-5063
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