Health and Wellness Ministry

Tuckston's Health and Wellness Ministry is an intentional ministry focused on the whole person health -- mind, body, and spirit. Ministry activities help members of the congregation and the community to live up to the potential given to them by God.

We encourage everyone to consider the regularly scheduled activities listed below. Special activities will be listed here from time to time, as well as the Web site homepage, and in the bulletin, newsletter, and e-mail.

Regularly Scheduled Health and Wellness Activities

• Blood pressure checks: free blood pressure checks every first Sunday outside the fellowship hall between services

Healthy Weight and Fitness Tips

• The Centers for Disease Control Web site offers an easy way to calculate your healthy weight (Body Mass Index) and other tips for a healthy lifestyle. Check it out at http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/

Tips for Staying Healthy During Cold and Flu Season

1. Wash your hands frequently, especially before eating and after blowing your nose, coughing, sneezing, or after contact with someone who is ill.
2. Avoid sharing objects.
3. Avoid touching your nose, mouth, and eyes.
4. Get plenty of sleep and try to avoid getting "run down".
5. Avoid stress.
6. Use tissues for coughs and sneezes and dispose of immediately.
7. Eat healthy and get regular exercise.
8. Avoid crowds, and keep a distance from ill people.
9. If you are sick, stay home. And especially avoid contact with those who are very young, elderly, or frail.

Local Free or Reduced Cost Community Health Services

• Cleaning for a Reason: free house cleaning service available for women currently undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment for cancer, cleaningforareason.org
• Athens Nurses Clinic: free health and dental care to no- and low-income uninsured individuals, walk-ins welcome, 496 Reese St., Athens, 706-613-6976
• Mercy Health Center: health care in a Christ-centered environment, must be uninsured, by appointment only, 767 Oglethorpe Ave., Suite B, Athens, 706-425-9445 (call Tuesdays only 12-1pm for appointment)
• Generic Prescriptions: $4 generic prescriptions available at many area pharmacies, including Publix, Target, Walgreens, Kroger

Questions? Contact the church office, 706-353-1311 or Jennifer Wood, 706-340-3735.