AME International Health Commission

AMEs Lets Grow: April 2022 Monthly Meeting
2022-04-24 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax)
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World Immunization Week
2022-04-24 00:00 - 2022-04-30 23:30 UTC
Psalm 100
1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his[a];
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
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http://www.who.int/campaigns/world-healthday,http:/www.who.int/campaigns/immunizationweek/

AME International Health Commission Monthly Meeting - April 2022
2022-04-23 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Halifax)
Monthly International Health Commission meeting
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National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
2022-04-10
National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – April 10

National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) is observed annually on April 10. NYHAAD increases awareness, generates conversations, and spotlights the work being done to reduce HIV among young people.

Get Involved
You can raise awareness of HIV among young people and provide information on stigma, prevention, testing, and care using CDC’s Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign resources.
Let’s Stop HIV Together aims to empower communities, collaborators, and healthcare providers to reduce HIV stigma and promote prevention, testing, and treatment among all people in the United States. With campaign resources, you can play a role in preventing HIV and helping people with HIV stay healthy. The Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign is part of the national Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative.

Get Campaign Resources

Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign resources for young people
CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health NYHAAD Toolkit

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HIV Among Youth

Get the Word Out
Share these posts and images on social media tagging #NYHAAD and #StopHIVTogether leading up to NYHAAD and on the day of the observance, April 10.
Looking for more social media content? Follow us online and visit our Let’s Stop HIV Together Social Media Toolkits for messages to use anytime!

National STD Awareness Week
2022-04-04 00:00 - 2022-04-10 23:30 UTC
Sexual health is an essential piece of overall health. Anyone who is having sex (vaginal, anal, or oral sex) can get an STD, which is why knowledge about these infections and testing is important. Not sure if you should get tested, how to get tested, or where to get tested? This list of resources has information on STDs, STD testing, and how to protect yourself and your partner(s).

Sex and COVID-19external icon – NCSD, in partnership with NASTAD, addresses common questions about sex and COVID-19 in two comprehensive fact sheets that feature links to valuable resources on coronavirus symptoms, guidelines, and testing.
CDC STD Fact Sheets – Available in disease-specific versions; basic fact sheets answer common questions and are in multiple languages.
CDC STD Prevention Page – Information about STD prevention, testing, and resources.
Condom Dos & Don’tspdf icon – A condom fact sheet that also provides information about dual protection for pregnancy prevention.
The Right Way to Use a Male Condom – An illustrated page demonstrating the correct way to put on and take off a male condom.
The Right Way to Use a Female Condom – An illustrated page demonstrating the correct way to insert and remove a female condom.
How to Use a Dental Dam as a Barrier for Oral Sex – An illustrated page demonstrating how to use a dental dam, as well as a list of dos and don’ts and how to make a dental dam from a condom.
GetTested – A national STD, HIV, and hepatitis testing locator to find nearby free or low-cost testing.
The Lowdown on How to Prevent STDs –An infographic that provides readers with basic information about STD prevention in an easy-to-read format.
Five Action Steps to Good Sexual Healthexternal icon – A practical roadmap to good sexual health, including tips and advice, real-life scenarios, conversation starters and more.

Autism Awareness Month
2022-04-01 00:00 - 2022-04-30 23:30 UTC
Psalm 100
A psalm. For giving grateful praise.
1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his[a];
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Home

http://www.autismspeaks.org/
https://www.autism-society.org/get-involved/national-autism-awareness-month/
https://www.un.org/en/observances/autism-day

National Gardening Month
2022-04-01 - 2022-04-30
Psalm 100
A psalm. For giving grateful praise.
1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Worship the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his[a];
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.

AME IHC Farm and Garden Initiative (launch video – https://youtu.be/c1ioSsEAW6A) provides important resources and training to address food insecurity and food injustice. Farms and gardens produce an abundance of healthy food that can be shared in communities and cities experiencing food deserts, lack access to fresh produce, ability to feed the hungry, and disaster relief food supplies. A US-wide (and in the future global) map of farms and gardens in the AME Church connection and other faith-based communities is currently in development to create a sustainable nationwide food supply network and teach the economic and health benefits of local farms and gardens. It is the vision that this will allow for increased use of Culinary Rx.
The AME Health Commission Farm and Garden Initiative registration link can be accessed here: https://forms.gle/MEJAM3HFfWdHUGTz9. If there are any questions, please feel free to contact us at amefarmfresh@gmail.com or info@amechealth.org.

Other Resources:
blackchurchfoodsecurity.net/
www.backyardgardenlover.com/national-garden-month/
https://nationaltoday.com/national-garden-month/

Brain Talk Live: Emory University Goizueta Alzheimer's Disease Center
2022-03-30 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1Wz5I4puRRigjazZTIQUwQ

AMEs Let Get Growing: March 2022 Monthly Meeting
2022-03-27 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax)

AME International Health Commission Monthly Meeting - March 2022
2022-03-26 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Halifax)
Monthly International Health Commission meeting
Time: March 26, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern
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World Tuberculosis Day
2022-03-24
James 2:14-26
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]? 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[b] and he was called God’s friend. 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
https://www.stoptb.org/events/world_tb_day/
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-tb-day
https://www.cdc.gov/tb/worldtbday/default.htm

World TB Day
2022-03-24
World TB Day 2021
Each year, we recognize World TB Day on March 24. This annual event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB).
World TB Day is a day to educate the public about the impact of TB around the world. CDC, along with our partners and colleagues around the world share successes in TB prevention and control and raise awareness of the challenges that hinder our progress toward the elimination of this devastating disease.
CDC and its domestic and international partners, including the National TB Controllers Associationexternal icon, Stop TB USAexternal icon, We Are TBexternal icon, the TB Community Engagement Networkexternal icon, and the global Stop TB Partnershipexternal icon, are working together to eliminate this deadly disease.
This year, the Stop TB Partnershipexternal icon has selected “The Clock is Ticking” as the 2021 theme.
Be sure to check back for more information and resources, as we get closer to World TB Day. You can also follow us on Twitter @CDC_TB and Facebook @CDCTB and sign up for email updates here.

2nd Annual Connectional Purple Sunday
2022-03-20 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Halifax)

Brain Awareness Week (March 14-20)
2022-03-14 00:00 - 2022-03-20 23:30 UTC
James 2:14-26
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]? 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[b] and he was called God’s friend. 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
https://www.brainawareness.org/
Connectional Purple Sunday (March 20) www.AMEChealth.org/alz

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
2022-03-10
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – March 10

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Healthexternal icon, is observed annually on March 10. NWGHAAD increases awareness, sparks conversations, and highlights the work being done to reduce HIV among women and girls in the United States while showing support for those with HIV.

Get Involved
You can raise awareness of HIV among women and provide information on access to care using CDC’s Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign resources.
Let’s Stop HIV Together aims to empower communities, partners, and healthcare providers to reduce HIV stigma and promote prevention, testing, and treatment among all people in the United States. With campaign resources, partners and other organizations can play a role in preventing HIV and helping people with HIV stay healthy. The Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign is part of the national Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative.
Get the Word Out
Share these posts and images on social media tagging #NWGHAAD and #StopHIVTogether leading up to NWGHAAD and on the day of the observance, March 10.

Week of Prayer for the Healing of HIV/AIDS (March 6-12)
2022-03-06 00:00 - 2022-03-12 23:30 UTC
James 2:14-26
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]? 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[b] and he was called God’s friend. 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
Home

https://www.who.int/
National Week of Prayer for the Healing of Aids

Her Hair! Zoom Meeting ID: 857 8790 5267
2022-03-05 19:00 - 21:00 UTC

World Kidney Awareness Month
2022-03-01 00:00 - 2022-03-31 23:30 UTC
James 2:14-26
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]? 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[b] and he was called God’s friend. 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
Home

https://www.who.int/
https://www.worldkidneyday.org/2022-campaign/2022-wkd-theme/
https://www.kidney.org/content/national-kidney-month
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/community-health-outreach/national-kidney-month

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
2022-03-01 00:00 - 2022-03-31 23:30 UTC
James 2:14-26
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]? 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[b] and he was called God’s friend. 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
Home

https://www.who.int/
Colorectal Cancer

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer.html

Nutrition Month
2022-03-01 00:00 - 23:30 UTC
James 2:14-26
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]? 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[b] and he was called God’s friend. 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
https://www.amechealth.org/
https://www.who.int/
https://ame-church.rouxbe.com/
http://www.eatright.org/
https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/cooking-skills

AMEs Let's Get Growing!
2022-02-27 18:00 - 20:00 UTC
The International Health Commission has placed as a key emphasis engaging our churches in the area of farming and gardening. We are excited about the level of interest and are looking forward to your help, guidance, and energy in expanding the reach and impact of the farms/gardens in our ZION.
Hear from a Master Gardener. Learn of Resources in your Local Area. Ideas for Garden Planning. Ask your questions.

Alzheimer's and Dementia Conversations
2022-02-23 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
2022-02-07
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is observed annually on February 7 to increase awareness, spark conversations, and highlight the work being done to reduce HIV in Black or African American (hereafter referred to as Black) communities in the United States and show support for people with HIV in these communities.

Get Campaign Resources

Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign resources for African Americans.

Get Involved
You can raise awareness of HIV within Black communities and provide information on access to care using CDC’s Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign resources. Even when we are physically apart, we all have a role to play in ending HIV. That’s why the 2021 NBHAAD theme is “We’re in This Together.”
Let’s Stop HIV Together aims to empower communities, partners, and healthcare providers to reduce HIV stigma and promote prevention, testing, and treatment among all people in the United States. With campaign resources, partners and other organizations can play a role in preventing HIV and helping people with HIV stay healthy. The Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign is part of the national Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative.

Get More Information

HIV and African Americans
HIV and African American Gay and Bisexual Men

Get the Word Out
Share these posts and images on social media tagging #NBHAAD and #StopHIVTogether leading up to NBHAAD and on the day of the observance, February 7, 2021.

Heart and Stroke Month
2022-02-01 00:00 - 2022-02-28 23:30 UTC
Philippians 4:4-9
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Home

http://www.heart.org/
https://millionhearts.hhs.gov/
http://www.abcardio.org/
http://www.heartandstroke.ca/
http://www.stroke.org/
http://www.cdc.gov/stroke/communications_kit.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/american_heart_month.htm

Food Choices & You in 2022
2022-01-17 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Detroit)

Cervical Health Awareness Month
2022-01-01 08:00 - 2022-01-31 17:00 UTC
What is Cervical Health Awareness Month?
The United States Congress designated January as Cervical Health Awareness Month. More than 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, a fact made all the more frustrating because disease is virtually always preventable with vaccination and appropriate screening (Pap and HPV tests).
During January the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC), a program of ASHA, works with its many chapters across the country to highlight issues related to cervical cancer, HPV disease and the importance of early detection and prevention.
Get Involved!
Visit NCCC’s #CervicalHealthMonth page for an array of tools including:

A proclamation you can send to your mayor or other local or state officials
An ASHA/NCCC press release
Free downloads including posters and an ebook
Sample social media content
Podcasts, videos, and more

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Check out Understanding Cervical Cancer Prevention online, take the short survey at the end, and enter a drawing to win a $100 Amazon gift card!

Glaucoma Awareness Month
2022-01-01 00:00 - 2022-01-31 23:30 UTC
Psalm 134
A song of ascents.
1 Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord
who minister by night in the house of the Lord.
2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary
and praise the Lord.
3 May the Lord bless you from Zion,
he who is the Maker of heaven and earth.
http://www.glaucoma.org/news/glaucomaawareness%20month.php
https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/outreach-campaigns-and-resources/glaucoma-resources/glaucoma-awareness-month

National Influenza Vaccination Week (US)
2021-12-06 00:00 - 2021-12-12 23:30 UTC
Revelation 22:1-2
22 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/resource-center/nivw/index.htm

An Evening of Gospel, Inspiration and Action partnering For Life
2021-12-04 17:00 - 21:30 (America/Detroit)

International Day of Persons with Disabilities Day
2021-12-03
Revelation 22:1-2
22 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
http://www.aapd.com/idac/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities-3-december.html
https://www.who.int/campaigns/international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities
https://idpwd.org/
