Category: Connectional Health Commission

March is National Nutrition Month®: Beyond the Table

March is National Nutrition Month®: Beyond the Table National Nutrition Month® was established in 1973 by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The 2024 theme “Beyond the Table” focuses on the… Read More »

PHEN Partners with The International Health Commission of the AME Church to Expand free Prostate Cancer Educational Resources and Support September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

PHEN Partners with The International Health Commission of the AME Church to Expand free Prostate Cancer Educational Resources and Support September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month The International Health Commission… Read More »

Clergy and Clergy Family Wellness

Rev. Natalie Mitchem, Ed.D., RDN, Executive Director“Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even asyour soul is getting along… Read More »

Clergy and Clergy Family Wellness

Rev. Dr. Natalie Mitchem, Ed.D., RDN. Executive Director of the Connectional Health Commission “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with… Read More »

AMEC Health Commission Statement on Reproductive Justice and Supreme Court Draft Leak

As the leak of a draft of a Supreme Court decision that would repeal Roe v. Wade sends shockwaves around the country,  members of our Zion are still suffering from the… Read More »

Abstract

Abstract The African Methodist Episcopal Church International Health Commission (AME IHC) has moved into the new quadrennium with the expansion of and the development of new activities, events, programs, and… Read More »

Local Agreement Strengthens Minority Student Participation in STEM

Local Agreement Strengthens Minority Student Participation in STEM A world-class provider of Information Technology (IT) and data management services and the nation’s first, private Historically Black College and University (HBCU)… Read More »

AMEC Volunteer Recruitment Announcement

AMEC Volunteer Recruitment Announcement August 2021 The AME church and the Alzheimer’s Association in partnership since 2019 have been spearheading webinars, events and meetings that focus on bringing information and… Read More »

Affordable and Accessible for All—Lifestyle Medicine

Affordable and Accessible for All—Lifestyle Medicine The Rev. Natalie Mitchem, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist In the first chapter of the Third Epistle of John, the second verse says, “Beloved, I pray… Read More »

AME Farm/Garden to address Food Insecurity!

AME Farm/Garden to address Food Insecurity!  A new initiative of the AME International Health Commission. We are excited to formally announce the partnership with the Black Church Food Security Network…. Read More »

Connectional Health Commission Statement on COVID-19

Connectional Health Commission Statement on COVID-19 We realize that there are difficult issues for the General Conference (GC) planning team. Out of respect for our professions and training, professional oaths… Read More »

Healthier Food in our Churches

Healthier Food in our Churches By Rev. Natalie Mitchem, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Matthew 4:23 says, “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the… Read More »