Health Ministries
It is our desire that the Sunset Oaks Adventist Church will be recognized by the community as a resource where people can find hope and healing. We offer a number of health-related programs with the goal of bringing healing to the whole person -- body, mind, and soul.
CHIP (Coronary Heath Improvement Project)
www.chipusa.org
CHIP is an educationally intensive lifestyle intervention program with more than 40,000 graduates worldwide. Founded and presented by Dr. Hans Diehl, and endorsed by the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), both headquartered in Washington, D.C., the CHIP program focuses on markedly reducing coronary risk factor levels through the adoption of better health habits and appropriate lifestyle changes. The goal is to facilitate disease reversal by lowering blood cholesterol, triglyceride and blood sugar levels by reducing excess weight, lowering high blood pressure, enhancing daily exercise, and by eliminating smoking. Risk factor levels are carefully assessed before the educational intervention begins, immediate following the completion of the 40-hour educational program, and again after three and 12 months.
CHIP is based on the foundation that, according to the U.S. Surgeon General, 75% of our Western diseases are "lifestyle-related." The diseases include: heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, gout, arthritis, overweight, certain adult cancers, impotence, diverticular disease, constipation, heartburn, and gall bladder disease. The CHIP program is community-based, works closely with referring physicians, schools, and local restaurants, and sustains adherence to the program guidelines through an active CHIP alumni support organization.
The CHIP Program is a lifestyle program that is designed to dramatically reduce and even reverse your risk of atherosclerosis. If you are overweight, have high blood pressure, diabetes, angina or high cholesterol or wish to avoid these problems, CHIP is for you. Each night we also include a cooking school.
The next CHIP introductory session will tentatively be held on February 13, 2011 and repeated February 15 at 7pm at the Sunset Oaks Family Life Center.
Please call (916) 624-4877 or e-mail RocklinCHIP@gmail.com for more information on the next CHIP seminar.
Depression Recovery
We provide this mental health recovery program to help people overcome depression and to educate others who wish to help those around them who suffer from depression.
Depression Recovery is an 8-week program following a free introductory seminar. Participants will meet one night each week for eight weeks and will enjoy a DVD presentation by Dr. Nedley, followed by a period of discussion and workbook exercises.
To attend the program there will be a charge of $89.00 which invludes Dr. Nedley's book on Depression: The Way Out, plus 5 other books of related subject matter along with other resource materials. Call 916-624-4877 for information.
The next class is not scheduled at this time. Please check back in a few weeks or, if you prefer, you may call the church office at 916-624-4877 for information.
Shut-In Ministry
This ministry group focuses on the visitation of those who are ill or who are restricted to their home, to be a friend to the lonely, and to assess their needs. Transportation is arranged for those needing to go to the doctor, hair appointments, grocery shopping, and other similar needs. We also arrange for SSI needs and temporary health insurance, as well as food stamps.