''Health Sundays'' Bring Health and Social-Service Assistance to Communities in Need.Health/Medical Writers First San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Event to be Held at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in Bayview-Hunters Point on Saturday, July 13 A free "Healthy Spirit, Healthy Minds, Healthy Body" event for people of all ages, featuring health and social-service information and organizations, will be held at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, 6190 Third Street (at Paul Avenue) in San Francisco, on Saturday, July 13, 2002, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (This "Health Sunday" event is being held on a Saturday.) The California Transplant Donor Network Located in Oakland, California, the California Transplant Donor Network (CTDN) is a non-profit, federally designated organ procurement organization that under the adminitration of UNOS facilitates organ recovery and transplantation in the Northern California and Northern Nevada region. created the "Health Sunday" program to help improve the overall health and wellness of Bay Area residents. A faith-based initiative that assembles a wide variety of health and social-service programs, communities can access information and services in a convenient manner, often following regular worship services. By developing partnerships with organizations concerned with the health and welfare of area communities, the Transplant Network acts as a community health liaison -- providing residents with an array of needed resources in a single location. Now in its third year, "Health Sundays" have touched more than 1,300 people. Because of the severe health disparities within the East Bay's African-American community, this program has thus far focused on Oakland-based churches. As one of San Francisco's foremost churches serving the African-American community, Cornerstone is leading the effort to expand this program to other diverse communities. Some of the vital information and services coming to San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point community this Saturday include: blood-pressure screenings, with diabetes screenings also being provided by the American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association, or the ADA, is an American health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of , the Southeast Health Center's Early Intervention ear·ly intervention n. Abbr. EI A process of assessment and therapy provided to children, especially those younger than age 6, to facilitate normal cognitive and emotional development and to prevent developmental disability or delay. Program, the U.S Food and Drug Administration, San Francisco General Hospital San Francisco General Hospital is the main public hospital in San Francisco, California, and the only Level I Trauma Center serving San Francisco and San Mateo. The hospital budget is for only 302 beds at SFGH. , UCSF UCSF University of California at San Francisco Healthy Steps for Diabetes Program, the San Francisco Department of Public Health's Lead-Poisoning, HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialing) Long distance dialing outside of the U.S. that does not require operator intervention. STD prefix codes are required and billing is based on call units, which are a fixed amount of money in the currency of that country. Prevention programs, Community Empowerment Center, and Mental Mentorship and LEAF/Community Mental Health programs, and "Otto the Auto," the California State Automobile Association's remote-controlled talking car that teaches children about pedestrian, passenger and bicycle safety. Also attending Saturday's "Health Sunday" event is San Francisco Public Health Commissioner Arthur Jackson. A kidney-transplant recipient, Jackson currently is running for San Francisco County Supervisor in District 6. Jackson's support of a healthier Bay Area has included his tenure as the first African-American president of the San Francisco Public Health Commission, past-presidency of the San Francisco Commission on Aging and Adult Services and co-chairmanship of the San Francisco Works Welfare to Work program. More than 80,000 people in the United States are waiting for a vital organ transplant, 7,000 of which are in Northern and Central California. Each day, more than 17 people -- one every two hours -- die in the United States because of a shortage of organ donors. Increased health and wellness in our communities will lessen the need for organ transplantation The transfer of organs such as the kidneys, heart, or liver from one body to another. The transplantation of human organs has become a common medical procedure. Typical organs transplanted are the kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, cornea, skin, bones, and lungs. . Visibility of the great need for organ donation in Northern and Central California communities -- among every age, race and culture -- will help residents make decisions whether to donate their organs when they no longer need them. California Transplant Donor Network The California Transplant Donor Network improves and extends lives by facilitating organ and tissue donation for transplantation. The Transplant Network helps hospitals in Northern and Central California and Northern Nevada offer bereavement Bereavement Definition Bereavement refers to the period of mourning and grief following the death of a beloved person or animal. The English word bereavement support -- including the option of organ/tissue donation -- to families whose loved ones have died, coordinates cadaveric ca·dav·er n. A dead body, especially one intended for dissection. [Middle English, from Latin cad organ/tissue recovery and distribution, and provides public education with the hope that every resident will become a donor. For more information, visit www.ctdn.org or call 888/570-9400. Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church is one of San Francisco's leading churches serving the African-American community. Located at 6190 Third Street, Pastor Kenneth Ray Reece leads this extraordinary congregation. |
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