Featured Resources
Print and PowerPoint Resource
Theological Statement on Health Care
In response to California's place in the nation's growing crisis in health insurance coverage, the Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders created a Health Care Task Force "to study this situation, and, ultimately, to speak about it from the perspective of the region's religious conscience." The result was the 2006 Theological Statement on Health Care resource which was produced to guide the council's continuing education around this issue.
Devotional Resource
New! Prayer Tent for Children's Health Care
Invite your community of faith to reflect, pray and act for justice for children. Join other Christians in addressing the needs of the more than 9 million children without health insurance. Designed as a six-week program, the prayer tent and bulletin inserts create a space where family and friends can reflect on and discuss the need for a health care system that serves all our nation’s children.
24-minute video
New! Collateral Damage: Bad Medicine in Tennessee
Collateral Damage, produced by Talking Eyes Media, is an intense, moving film that exposes the injustice that occurred in Tennessee when 170,000 people were cut suddenly from the Medicaid rolls and its implications for Medicaid cuts nationwide. Tennessee's religious community has been integral in educating the public about how the cuts have impacted people's lives. The video and discussion guide make a perfect resource for adult study opportunities in congregations.
Children's Health Care
Toolkits for Faith Communities from the Children's Defense Fund
The Children's Defense Fund has developed two toolkits that focus on children's health care. The Covering All Children in 2007 kit supports their Healthy Children Campaign. The 2007 Children's Sabbath kit focuses on children with the theme Congregations Stand for Healthy Children: Bringing Hope and Healing.