Health Ministry at Trinity

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s spirit lives in you? God’s temple is sacred and you are that temple.
I Corinthians 3:16-17

Health Ministry emphasizes the relationship between faith and health.


Our health cabinet is led by Cindy Lias, chair, Kathy Nelson, secretary, and Marcy Lund, parish nurse. Some of our activities include:
  • Parish Nurse visits
  • Monthly blood pressure screenings at church
  • Foot care clinics
  • Prayer/worship services with residents at Town Square and Vermillion Assisted Living.
  • Participation in the community blood bank drive
  • Flu vaccine clinics
  • Baby-sitting class
  • Educational forums
  • Support groups
  • Exercise groups
  • Participation in the Good Shepherd Program, which provides monetary support to members of Trinity who qualify with a financial need.

    Sites:
    National Multiple Sclerosis Society - http://nth.nationalmssociety.org

    Home Based Primary Care Medical Foster Home for Veterans. For more information, contact Kris Breitag, MSW at 605-333-6861. [Right now, they are opening the program to interested individuals or families within about a 60 mile radius of Sioux Falls.]

    Helene Vander Werff has two excellent booklets on Alzheimer's Disease. 1. Understanding Alzheimer's Disease and What happens Next with Early Stage, and 2. Alzheimer's Disease. Both of these can be requested from this web site: http://www.njaic@jbs.com

    Center for Disease Control and Prevention: A-Z INDEX Learn more about a specific disease or condition by using the CDC’s A-Z Index. http://www.cdc.gov/

    Health Information Web Sites for non-medical consumers

    The Cleveland Clinic is an excellent site. It is easy to navigate and the information is provided in terms that laypersons can understand. http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/default.aspx

    The Mayo Clinic site is a good site. Individuals seeking information need to be a bit more savvy in searching around the web site for their information, however, once located the information is presented in layperson terminology. An added bonus is the “symptom checker,” where a person who is experiencing discomfort can try to narrow what may be the cause. http://www.mayoclinic.com/

    Webmd is a very general site. The information on this site is reliable and is linked to other health care sites, for example, Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic. http://www.webmd.com

    The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System web site is the least user friendly. The information is presented at a higher reading level, so it may be somewhat challenging to comprehend. http://www.hopkinshospital.org/health_info

    For questions or more information you may call the church office at 605-624-4442 or Marcy Lund at 605-624-8706.


    Last Modified: 12/30/08.