Connect people and communites to resources and support whole person health in mind, body, and spirit |
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2024 Theme:
Violence and Its Impact on Health and Wellness
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Good Day!
The Co-Chairs of the Places of Worship Advisory Board invite you to our monthly meeting. POWAB hosts 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
the following observance
in the Month of March
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Partner with POWAB and DMV Faith in Action for Community Health
The Places of Worship Advisory Board (POWAB) and DMV Faith in Action are committed to connecting people and resources to promote whole-person health in mind, body, and spirit. This year's theme is "Violence is a social determinant of health," we invite faith and community organizations to partner with us in the DMV area. Our Community Day Health and Wellness Fair in 2023 reached 3,000 people, and we have been providing health and healing work for 16 years. We have a podcast called "SPEAK on It" and a community campaign to collect data on faith and community partnerships' health and resource needs. With this information, DCHealth, Maryland, and Virginia can create programs and provide resources to the community that will have a lasting impact. Join us in promoting whole-person health mentally, physically, and spiritually.
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POWAB Welcomes our new
Youth Reporter Makeda Olds to
The SPIRIT Newsletter Team 2024
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DMV Faith in Action Webinar
2024 Webinar Series
February Recording Below
Breaking the Shackles in Your Mind: The Intersection Between Faith and Therapy.
Hosted by the Maryland, DC, and Virginia Department of Health.
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POWAB General Body virtual March Upcoming meeting
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DATE AND TIME
03/08/24 12:00pm
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03/08/24 2:00pm
POWAB monthly meetings are open to the general public. We welcome you to join us. Let's change lives together. Choose option below.
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4 things to know about the new DC Crime Bill under review
View video below
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Mayor Muriel Bowser Q&A: D.C. crime problems
View Video Below
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Community Day Health and Wellness Fair
Report Card Video 2023
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POWAB Famous Quote and Trivia
Trivia question:
Today's U.S. pennies are 2.5% cooper. What metal is the other 97.5%?
(See answer below)
Famous quote:
As soon as laws are necessary for men they are no longer fit for freedom- Pythagoras,
Greek philosopher.
Answer: Zinc
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We Need You!
Interested in a partnership or membership?
For partnership, email your business info or bio and recent photo to Rev. Dana "Salia" Mitchell
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For membership, fill out the contact information and we'll be in touch! |
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POWAB Spotlights Wholistic Health and Resources |
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Videos on Violence, Trauma, and Holistic Health
Ricochet: an American trauma
Mental illness and the gun control debate
Mental health impact of gun violence on kids
Narcan Delivery Drone for Rural Opioid Overdos
Fruit and vegetable “prescriptions”
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Homeboy Industries
Transforms Lives
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March is National Nutrition Month |
DC Health encourages everyone to Look Beyond the Table by spreading messages of healthy eating and active living throughout the year. Below are a few tips to help you reach Beyond the Table!
1. Focus on a Healthy Eating Routine Making healthy food choices, especially away from the home can be difficult. When choosing a place to eat, look for menus that provide nutrition information and healthy eating prompts right on the menu. Additionally, when purchasing food from a store, try to use a grocery list and pay attention to sales to help your food dollars stretch.
2. Seek out the Help of a Registered Dietitian: Registered dietitian nutritionists are food and nutrition experts who help people live healthier lives. RDNS can help you set goals and make a plan to incorporate healthy eating into your lifestyle.
3. Learn What’s Involved in Growing Your Food: Supporting farmers by buying locally grown and seasonal foods can help you eat with the environment in mind. Visit a local farmers market and speak directly with the farmer or market manager to learn more about their process.
4. Think About Food Waste: Thinking about food waste can help you support the environment and eat healthier. Create new dishes from leftovers, or start composting food waste.
5. Incorporate Plant Based Proteins: Plant based foods not only have health benefits similar to eating more fruits and vegetables, they also may have less of an environmental impact and can reduce your grocery bills and food costs. To get started, think about substituting one night a week for a meatless meal.
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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
Mental Health America
Take an assessment to know your current mental health status. Click this link for a FREE 3-minute mental health assessment: Take the Test
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.
DC Health Federal Funding
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Carmi Washington-Flood
Chief, Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships, Maryland Department of Health
Prevention and Health Promotion Administration
MDH Resources
Session
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Virginia Department of Health
The 2021 General Assembly established a $1.6 million Virginia Behavioral Health Student Loan Repayment Program (BH-LRP) to help recruit and retain behavioral health (BH) professionals to practice in underserved areas of the Commonwealth and/or provide counseling and treatment to underserved populations. This program will repay a portion of an eligible BH professional’s student loan debt. In return, recipients commit to practicing in Virginia for a minimum of two years at an eligible site. Learn more.
Veronica Cosby, MAHS, MS
Virginia Partners In Prayer & Prevention, Office of Health Equity, Virginia Department of Health
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DMV Faith in Action Webinar
2024 Webinar Series
Tuesday, February 27th, 12:00 pm -1:15 pm
Breaking the Shackles in Your Mind: The Intersection Between Faith and Therapy.
Hosted by the Maryland, DC, and Virginia Department of Health. The recording is below.
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POWAB's Community Business resource partners for
Ending the HIV Epidemic
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AIDS Health Care Foundation
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About HealthHIV's National E-Learning Center
The HealthHIV National E-Learning Center for HIV seeks to support the proposed federal initiative, Ending the HIV Epidemic in the US, by improving and strengthening the capacity of the nation’s HIV prevention workforce.
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DC Health and National Resources |
Help Wanted
POWAB's Social Media Committee and The SPIRIT Newsletter Team need 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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ONLINE LICENSING APPLICATIONS
DC Health’s online licensing application system is now LIVE. (See link below.)
The District of Columbia Department of Health, Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (HRLA) is excited to announce the opening of our new online licensing system. Effective immediately, any healthcare provider who is interested in applying for a new health professional license, or to renew, reinstate, or reactivate an existing license, may do so by going to the below link and submitting an online application.
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POWAB needs volunteers
for more information contact
Valerie Bloomfield
202-413-6646
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The Places Of Worship Advisory Board (POWAB) Official Public Service Announcement (PSA)
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Holistic Health and Wellness Videos
for whole person health in mind, body, and spirit
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MAJOR SPONSOR FOR POWAB COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES 2024 |
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David Preston, Agent Manager
Washington, DC and Maryland
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Meet the Talented Women Behind
The SPIRIT Newsletter 2024
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Youth Reporter
Makeda Olds, LICSW
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POWAB materials Editor
Rev. Dana "Salia" Mitchell
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The SPIRIT Newsletter Editor
Bernadette Bailey
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POWAB Spotlights Our Government
and Community Co-Chairs 2024
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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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Rev. Dr. E. Gail Anderson Holness
Government Co-Chair, Director, Faith Based Outreach, District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health - Email
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Community Co-Chair, Producer, "SPEAK on it" Podcast, POWAB Fiduciary Business partner, Community Day Health and Wellness Fair Entertainment coordinator, Senior Associate Minister, Inner Light Ministries UCC, Dean, Communities Practice, Central Atlantic Conference, United Church of Christ - Email
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Deontrinese Henderson
Community Co-Chair,
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
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Henry D. Fuller, MURP
Community Co-Chair,
Client Relations Executive,
Capital Caring Health and
Founder/CEO of CUGASP, Inc.
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POWAB Celebrating 16 years of "Heart" Work to
Promote Health and Wellness!
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Message From The SPIRIT Newsletter
Bernadette Bailey, Editor
The Editorial team of The Spirit welcomes our readers to the first issue of 2024. At our tremendously successful Community Health and Wellness Health Fair last year, we surveyed the attendees to find out what they considered their most pressing concern. Overwhelmingly, their response was the issue of violence and its effect on their lives. With this in mind, we decided to focus this issue on “Violence and Its Impact on Health and Wellness.”
No country in the world allows free access to firearms to the extent that the U.S. does. In fact, the U.S. accounts for 40% of world gun ownership. There are approximately 400 million civilian-owned guns in America; hence guns outnumber people. There were more than 600 mass shootings in the country in 2023. The Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more victims are shot or killed.
Bernadette Bailey Editor, The SPIRIT
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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, are responsible for your own healthcare.
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All 7 Chakras Healing Music, Full Body Energy Cleanse, Aura Cleanse, Chakra Balancing
View video below
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Places of Worship Advisory Board (POWAB)
2201 Shannon Place, SE
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 671-5063
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