The mobile service unit of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) completed four years of work on June 26, 2020, reaching the milestone of 20,000 people assisted.
Created to serve communities affected by disasters, the mobile aid station has served victims of tragedies such as the January 2019 Brumadinho dam disaster in Minas Gerais; landslides in São Paulo, and now in support of the fight against the coronavirus.
During this period, the vehicle passed through more than 40…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/unJirhYmDTM/

Loma Linda University’s School of Behavioral Health will be distributing $2.97 million in scholarship funds to students in the Department of Psychology during the coming five years, following receipt of a grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The grant program originated in the HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program. The grant will be overseen by Bridgette Peteet, PhD, principal investigator and…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/1sR7t8gzRKw/

We’ve been living through a global pandemic, so it’s no wonder stress levels have crept up in most people’s lives. One of the ways stress impacts our body is by preventing our immune system from functioning at its best. But how can you spot the signs of stress and what can you do to keep it in check?
Good and bad stress
Some stress can actually be good for us—stress helps your body conserve energy when it’s hungry, instigates the fight-or-flight response when faced with danger, and can help…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/eBCARjoj7M8/

As the country reopens and health care providers welcome their patients, new workflows and processes are being implemented to prevent the spread of viruses and infectious diseases like COVID-19. In addition to expanding video visit capabilities for physician practices, AdventHealth Medical Group is swapping the waiting room for a curbside waiting lot and replacing paper intake forms with online check-in. Patients will no longer need to enter a waiting room worrying that they or their companion…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/OwIOn7-NOn4/

Editor’s Note: Since May of 2019, the Adventist Church members in Burundi have endured ongoing persecution from the countries government. On October 24, the president of the Burundi Union Mission, pastor Lamec Barishinga, was arrested. This arrest was part of an escalating series of threats and attacks on the Seventh-day Adventist Church by the government of Burundi. For further reading about the situation of our Adventist brother and sisters in Burundi, please visit the Pray for Burundi…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/Bf-w8JTgGu4/