Virginia Partners in Prayer & Prevention continues to work with, support and be a resource to our places of worship, faith and interfaith-based communities across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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COVID-19 Community Levels are a new tool to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Take precautions to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 based on the COVID-19 Community Level in your area.
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Women's History Month
An Hour of Power
COVID-19 Townhall
National Kidney Month
Coping during COVID
Mind your Meds...
Virginia P3 Partner Resource Session
Training & Webinars
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WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
Why Women's History?
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Women's contributions and accomplishments have largely been overlooked and consequently omitted from mainstream culture. The National Women's History Museum helps fill that void. To this end, the Museum serves to place women's history within current historical narratives because inclusive history is good history.
Explore biographies and articles about women making history here.
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March is National Kidney Month |
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For National Kidney Month, Take Five for your Kidneys
All Americans can do 5 simple things to protect their kidneys:
1.Get Tested!
Ask your doctor for an ACR urine test or a GFR blood test annually if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, are over age 60, or have a family history of kidney failure. Get screened for free through the National Kidney Foundation’s KEEP Healthy program by visiting www.kidney.org/KEEPHealthy.
2.Reduce NSAIDs.
Over the counter pain medicines, such as NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), may alleviate your aches and pains, but they can harm the kidneys, especially if you already have kidney disease. Reduce your regular use of NSAIDs and never go over the recommended dosage.
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3.Cut the Processed Foods.
Processed foods can be significant sources of sodium, nitrates and phosphates, and have been linked to cancer, heart disease and kidney disease. Try adopting the DASH diet to guide your healthy eating habits.
4.Exercise Regularly.
Your kidneys like it when you exercise. Regular exercise will keep your bones, muscles, blood vessels, heart and kidneys healthy. Getting active for at least 30 minutes a day can also help you control blood pressure and lower blood sugar, which is vital to kidney health.
5.Control Blood Pressure and Diabetes.
Is speech slurred, are they unable to speak, or are they hard to understand? Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence, like "the sky is blue." Is the sentence repeated correctly?
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CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM CLASSES
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Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 1:30 PM
What is CDSMP?
CDSMP is 6-week program that meets for two hours once a week. CDSMP helps people learn ways to control pain and other symptoms, get around better, and stay independent.
Classes are offered through in-person, virtual via Zoom, or by phone with toolkit sessions.
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Coping During COVID: Strategies on Managing Stress for Faith and Community Organizations, Emergency Managers and First Responders |
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This webinar addressed the stress and the social and emotional impacts associated with COVID-19 by learning from subject matter experts on mental health who provided perspectives that include communities of color and various faith traditions. The intent for this webinar was to present strategies and/or resources that were applicable to all who viewed the webinar.
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Mind Your Meds…..
Three Easy Steps to Share to Improve Health Disparities
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1. Medications can help or hurt us. You need to be careful to keep track of your medications
and use them safely. This includes more than just prescriptions but also over-the-counter
medications, vitamins, eye drops and even dietary supplements. It is important to have
an up to date, complete list of your medications. Use the link here to access a great,
2. If you are taking a narcotic or Opioid, it is REALLY important to use and dispose of those types of medications safely. Please take the time (less than 10 minutes) to watch this
video and become a part of the team addressing the Opioid Crisis:
overdoses – we all need to do our part to help our communities and loved ones. In
addition, Spring is a great time to “clean out” your medicine cabinet.
3. Prepare for your doctor and other provider visits. 79% of patients agreed that
communication during the visit improved when patients wrote down an agenda and/or
questions ahead of time. 80% of clinicians wanted patients to come to visits with a
written agenda.* This link provides a resource to help patients and caregivers know what
questions to ask their doctor about medications, medical tests, new diagnoses, treatment
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Virginia P3 Partner Resource Webinar Series |
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Please join us for our upcoming Virginia P3 Partner Resource Session with Alan Stillman, the VDH Stroke Smart VA Initiative architect, and Margaret Probst, a paramedic and Stroke Smart advocate with the Northern Virginia EMS Council. 80% of all families are touched by Stroke! Learn how VDH's Stroke Smart program can reduce disability and death by educating our faith communities on how to spot a stroke, stop a stroke, and save a life. |
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When: Thursday, March 17, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Virginia Relay Remote Conference Captioning (RCC) services will be available for this session.
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CareEx: Extended Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia
CareEx is a research project funded by the National Institute on Aging that aims to understand the experiences of grandchildren, siblings, nieces/nephews, and step-kin caregivers of relatives with dementia. CareEx uses telephone interviews to learn about family caregivers and their service use, needs and challenges. The findings of this project will be used to develop more effective services and programs to support family caregivers and enhance the quality of life of persons with dementia.
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American Diabetes Association Alert Day
American Diabetes Association Alert Day, observed every fourth Tuesday of March, on March 22 this year, is a part of a movement to create awareness about the ‘silent killer’ that more than 34.2 million Americans are at risk of.
Did you know that diabetes mellitus is the primary causative agent of more than nine other serious health complications? Come, join us as we wave a red flag on this day to alert Americans about the potential lethality of this disease. Learn more.
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This National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), the Office on Women's Health wants everyone to make the best choices when it comes to protecting their health. Abstinence is the best way to avoid HIV, but if you decide to have sex, there are steps you can take to protect yourself and others from HIV.
Everyone has a role to play in HIV prevention. There are steps you can take to protect yourself, your partner, your patients, family, and neighbors from HIV infection. Learn how.
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Create the Ultimate Self-
Care Routine in 2022
Self-care is a trendy term
you’ve probably heard
before, and it simply means
spending time physically,
mentally, or spiritually taking
care of yourself. It can be
hard to implement, when
you’re used to putting work,
family, and friends before
your own needs, taking time
for your well-being can seem
foreign. The following five
steps will help you create the
ultimate self-care routine to
help you feel your best in
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Additional Community Resources |
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Get free at-home COVID-19 tests
Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order #4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. If you need a COVID-19 test now, please see other testing resources for free testing locations in your area.
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Virginia P3 recognizes that faith-based and community partners eagerly and actively step in to fulfill the needs of their community, especially during a crisis. As a result, we aim to equip our partners to respond to the present opioid health crisis with Opioid Response Toolkits.
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COVID-19 Funeral Assistance
Line Number: (844)-684-6333 | TTY: (800)-462-7585
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Time
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Get COVIDWISE today!
Have you added your phone to the COVID fight yet? Download Virginia’s free COVIDWISE Exposure Notifications app today to help protect your community while protecting your privacy!
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March 16, 2022 | 4:00PM- 5:00PM EST
March 21, 2022 | 10:30 AM-4:00PM EST
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March 22, 2022 | 10:30 AM-3:30PM EST
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March 31, 2022 | 1:00PM-2:00PM EST
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Costco Wholesale is offering grants of up to $5,000 to nonprofit organizations that focus on children, education, health or human services in the communities Costco does business. Throughout the year they receive a large number of requests from nonprofit organizations striving to make a positive impact and provide support to a variety of organizations and causes.
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Lyft is offering in-kind grants of up to $3,000 to Nonprofit Organizations as part of their Community Grants program. Lyft is willing to support the following program areas: Arts and Culture, Civic Advocacy, Education, Employment Services and Job Readiness, Environment and Sustainability, Food Access and Security, Healthcare, Social and Legal Services. If you haven't applied already, go here now.
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Resilia is offering micro grants of up to $1,000 to tax exempt Nonprofits Organizations dedicated to making an impact in their communities. mission is to strengthen the capacity of nonprofits and help grantors scale impact through data-driven technology solutions.
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The Catalyst Fund is offering grants between $2,500- $15,000 to Nonprofits & Social Enterprises to fund ideas or early-stage projects that have a high potential for large-scale impact and sustainable change.
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Virginia Partners in Prayer & Prevention
For more information on Virginia P3, visit us here.
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Stay Connected with VDH Updates from the Office of Health Equity. |
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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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