Resources for Parish Nurse Programs

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News and Information
Help Is Available for Methodist Seniors to be Enrolled in The Medicare Drug Program

The United Methodist Association of Health and Welfare Ministries is providing an efficient link for low-income seniors to the current Medicare drug program. The link allows seniors to be enrolled in the program by church volunteers, family members or any other person with Internet access. Seniors whose income is no more than $12,569 if single
($16,862 for a married couple) are eligible for a $600 credit toward their prescription drug costs if they are enrolled in Medicare Part A and/or Part B. The credit will be reduced to $450 for those who are not enrolled by March 31. It is available only to who do not have an insurance drug benefit. The association has added software created by DestinationRx to its Web site, www.UMAssociation.org to provide enrollment for the drug credit. Enrollment is offered in cooperation with Medicare and discount drug card sponsors.
(From News in Brief 3/24/05, United Methodist News Service)

 

Useful Links

There are many good resources that should be consulted when planning and conducting a parish nurse ministry. Here are a few of them. A brief description of these can be found by going to our "Tips For Getting Started" page.

The General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church
http://gbgm-umc.org/health/congmin/conghealth.stm

http://gbgm-umc.org/health/congmin/guidelines.stm

National Episcopal Health Ministries
http://www.episcopalhealthministries.org

International Parish Nurse Resource Center
http://ipnrc.parishnurses.org

 

 

Community Resources

Hospitals, councils of churches, and other organizations are sometimes involved in facilitating the establishment and ongoing work of parish nurse programs by providing a "Parish Nurse Coordinator" for the community. They can be a valuable source of information and advice, and they often provide continuing education opportunities for the parish nurse and a chance to network. Here is a list of such Parish Nurse Coordinators within our conference. If your community has such a resource that is not listed here, please let us know about it by sending an e-mail to woodcockr@wcsu.edu. We particularly need information about such resources within our districts in New York State.

Bristol Hospital, Bristol, CT
Theresa Bachhuber, RN, (860) 747-8201
tbachhuber@brishosp.chime.org

Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT
Daun Barrett, RN, (203) 732-7584

St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT
Pat Dwyer, RN, (203) 709-7089
pdwyer@stmh.org

Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT
Sister Ann Matthew, RN, (203) 789-3249
amatthew@srhs.org

St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT
Sister Mary Jean Tague, RN, (203) 576-5716
mtague@svhs-ct.org
Marilyn Faber, RN, (203) 576-5558
mfaber@svhs-ct.org

Hartford Area Association of Parish Nurses, Hartford, CT
Jane S. Tait, RN
Parishnurse1@juno.com

Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT
Rev. Paul Beavers, (203) 797-7059
paul.beavers@danhosp.org

Nutrition Resources

The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/publications.html

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Nutrition and Physical Activity
http://www.cdc.gov

American Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/nutrit.htm

Food and Nutrition Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm

National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov/

Please go to our "Lose-a-Ton" page for more nutrition ideas!