Health
Trinity is blessed to have two trained Parish Nurses. Janet Gill and Sherry Teeter offer various health classes, clinics, and events for Trinity and our community. Watch for Classes, Blood Pressure Clinics, and Exercise Events on Trinity's calendar!
What is Parish Nursing?
· A specialized field of Nursing
· Reclaims the historic root of health and healing
· The Parish Nurse understands health to be a dynamic
process that takes into consideration the whole person
· Its focus of practice is in a faith community and its ministries
· Nursing with the spiritual dimension as central to its practice
· A field of nursing that practices within the boundaries and under the standards of practice and ethical codes of nursing set forth in their country
Purpose of Ministry:
To support and enhance the understanding of the link between faith and wellness of this congregation and the community surrounding it by promoting whole person health through: Education, activities, prayer, support, guidance.
Our Mission: To follow Christ’s example of service to the whole person
What can the role of the Parish Nurse look like?
· Health advocate
· Trainer of volunteers
· Developer of support groups
· Personal health counselor
· Referral agent
· Integrator of faith and health
· And others