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THAT ALL MAY BE WELL WITH YOU
1030 Second Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
The St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Health Ministry brings you this web page with resources we hope will answer some of your questions or concerns for you and your family. For additional information about our Ministry or any concerns you may have you may contact our Church Office to connect with someone in our Ministry program.
St. Matthew’s Health Ministry reminds us that
Know the Difference between a Cold and H1N1 Flu Symptoms
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Cold
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H1N1 Flu
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Fever
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Fever is rare with a cold.
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Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100°F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the H1N1flu.
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Coughing
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A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold.
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A non-productive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually present with the H1N1 flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough).
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Aches
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Slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold.
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Severe aches and pains are common with the H1N1 flu.
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Stuffy Nose
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Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically resolves spontaneously within a week.
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Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the H1N1 flu.
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Chills
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Chills are uncommon with a cold.
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60% of people who have the H1N1 flu experience chills.
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Tiredness
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Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold.
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Tiredness is moderate to severe with the H1N1 flu.
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Sneezing
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Sneezing is commonly present with a cold.
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Sneezing is not common with the H1N1 flu.
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Sudden Symptoms
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Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days.
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The H1N1 flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours. The flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches and pains.
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Headache
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A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold.
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A headache is very common with the H1N1 flu, present in 80% of flu cases.
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Sore Throat
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Sore throat is commonly present with a cold.
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Sore throat is not commonly present with the H1N1 flu.
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Chest Discomfort
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Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold.
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Chest discomfort is often severe with the H1N1 flu.
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The only way to stop the spread of the epidemic is to spread the awareness
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Seasonal Affect Disorder (S.A.D.) In Alaska it has been established that there is a SAD rate of 8.9%, and an even greater rate of 24.9%[19] for subsyndromal SAD.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression, is a mood disorder whose sufferers experience normal mental health throughout most of the year, but experience depressive symptoms in the winter or, less frequently, in the summer, repeatedly, year after year. As stated by the U.S. National Library of Medicine:
- "Some people experience a serious mood change when the seasons change. They may sleep too much, have little energy, and crave sweets and starchy foods. They may also feel depressed. Though symptoms can be severe, they usually clear up."[1]
The condition in the summer is often referred to as Reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder, and can also include heightened anxiety[2].
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder
MyPyramid.govUnited States Department of Agriculture Home Page
Use the advice "Inside MyPyramid" to help you ...
Find your balance between food and physical activity, and;
Get the most nutrition out of your calories. ...
www.mypyramid.gov/ - 26k
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NATIONAL EPISCOPAL HEALTH MINISTRIES
Body & Soul is the newsletter of National Episcopal Health Ministries. It is published four times a year and addresses the needs of health ministers. Articles from Body & Soul may be reproduced for your congregation's benefit, with credit given to the article's author and National Episcopal Health Ministries READ MORE
EDUCATION MATERIALS NEHM offers a variety of helpful products and publications with a 20% discount for members. To receive a discount, you must first sign in on the NEHM homepage. If you are not a member, you can join by filling out our membership form. If you do not wish to purchase materials online, you can print off our order form and mail it to NEHM.
All prices include shipping costs.
National Episcopal Health Ministries
6050 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46208
317-253-1277 ext. 34
NEHM@stpaulsindy.org
Our vision
...that every Episcopal congregation becomes a vibrant, caring place of health and wholeness.
Our mission
...to promote health ministry in Episcopal congregations, assisting them to reclaim the Gospel imperative of health and wholeness.
Whenever you enter a town...
heal the sick in it and say to them,
"The kingdom of God is come near to you."
Luke 10:8-9
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Prayer Shawl Ministry at St. Matthew'sTHE POWER of PRAYER SHAWLS
Anonymous Stories from the Prayer Shawl Ministry
A young lady found out about our prayer shawl ministry and decided that she wanted to make one for her sister, who had just had a baby.
This same young lady had also been asked to be the godmother of this new baby. She went out and bought yarn and asked a friend to help
her get started. Then the work began on the shawl, even as she continued with her school and family obligations. It was comforting and quieting for her to work on the shawl when she was feeling overwhelmed. One of her school assignments involved memorizing biblical text and she did this as she worked on the shawl. Then she went to the baptism of the new baby and presented her sister with the shawl . . . And told her about the biblical text that had been studied and repeated during the creation of the shawl. The sister began to cry and revealed how that same biblical text had been very difficult for her during a crisis time in her life; and now she could see the healing of the text and the miracle of this new baby. This was a wondrous working of the Holy Spirit in the lives of both of these women, connected with a prayer shawl.
Early this summer I made a prayer shawl for a friend in Idaho who was having cancer surgery. She shared the idea of the shawl with
everyone in the hospital and her friends who asked about it. Now she is doing well and she called with the news that she has a 91 year old
friend who had fallen. She asked if I would mind if she shared her prayer shawl with this friend. Of course, I told her to do anything
that she felt was appropriate with the shawl. She said that she didn't want to give it away, but that her friend could benefit from
having it for awhile. She planned to go right over to the friend when we finished talking on the phone. And - so the ministry grows
wherever it is planted.
If you would like to participate in this prayer shawl ministry, ask in the church office and you will be given the contact information.
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Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church, Inc.
Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church is a national membership organization with a mission to those who, through addiction, have lost their health and freedom. Our ministry seeks to:
¨ Help the addicted and those who love them connect with spiritual resources and find lasting recovery,
¨ Witness to Christ’s unfailing mercy by welcoming unchurched members of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-Step programs into an Episcopal faith community,
¨ Raise the awareness of bishops, and other clergy and leaders, about the disease of addiction and the redemption and grace found in recovery,
¨ Strengthen recovering Episcopalians in the work of their recovery and help proclaim the Gospel in the world and carry their recovery into the Church.
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OUR MISSION: We the people of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Fairbanks, Alaska receive God's love and are becoming a warm and loving community who share that love with ALL God's Children.
SUNDAY SERVICES 8:00, 9:15 & 11:15AM
Wednesday Services 9:30AM & 7:00PM
Monday thru Friday "Compline Prayers at Midnight"
Office Hours: Monday thur Friday 9 am to 4 pm
Mailing address: 1030 Second Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
Phone# 907-456-5235 Fax# 907-456-2934
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