H.O.P.E. Health Ministry Training Overview (2) (3 )(4)

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What do health ambassadors do? 

(They build) individual and community capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy.[1]

NBCUSA Certified Health Ministry Ambassador© (CHMA) (8 hours) (5) 

•  Lesson 1: Why Do We Need Congregational Health Ministry? 
• Lesson 2: What is Congregational Health Ministry?| 
• Lesson 3: How Do You Start a Congregational Health Ministry? 
• Lesson 4: What Is Health Promotion?  

Health Ministry Promoter (HMP) (8 additional hours)  NBCUSA Certified Health Ministry Ambassador© designation [Lessons 1-4] plus the following Lessons: 

•  Lesson 5: How Do You Develop Your Health Ministry Action Plan? 
• Lesson 6:  How Do You Identify Partners and Resources from Various Community Sectors?
•  Lesson 7: How Do You Make and Keep Your Health Ministry Missional? 
• Lesson 8: How Do You Use Prayer as an Intervention? 

Congregational Health Leader (CHL) (8 additional hours)  Health Ministry Promoter [Lessons 5-8] designation plus the following Lessons:  

• Lesson 9: How Do You Make Your Ministry Sustainable? 
• Lesson 10: How Do We Prepare for Advocacy?
•  Lesson 11: How Do We Engage in Advocacy? 
• Lesson 12: How Do We Utilize Self-care and Health and Wellness Coaching? 

Continuing Education (8 hours annually)  Completion of Health Ministry Promoter [Lessons 5-8] or Congregational Health Leader [Lessons 9-12] designation  

• Lesson 13: How Do We Support the Special Needs of Seasoned Seniors? 
• Lesson 14: How Do We Establish Effective Substance Abuse Health Ministries? 
• Lesson 15: How Do We Develop Effective Health and Wellness Programming for Children, Youth, and Young Adults?
•  Lesson 16: How Do We Effectively Integrate E-Learning into Our Health Ministry? 
• Lesson 17: How Do We Develop Skills to Respond to the Signs of Mental Illness and Substance Use? (Mental Health First Aid Training)