Focus of the Center for Health

The Center for Health, a dedicated team within the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits, seeks to improve multiple dimensions of health and well-being—physical, emotional, spiritual, social and financial—of clergy and lay workers of The United Methodist Church and their families. The Center for Health is unique in that its multi-dimensional health and wellness focus is specific to the UMC target population.

Center for Health offerings include:

• Strategic Consultation and Collaboration for plan sponsors including assessment, design, strategy development, implementation, and communication
• Programs and Information including comprehensive and trusted source of health and wellness information; participant workshops and education tailored by clergy career stage, gender, health condition and risk factors; best in class wellness program offerings
• Monitoring and Assessment including long-term clergy health status; annual health assessments, follow-up and reporting; program efficacy
• Network Coordination with potentially other UMC agencies, conferences, health programs and resources

Health lasts a lifetime. Health affects the whole connection: family, congregation, community and the wider Church itself. Improving the health of clergy and lay workers is essential to maintaining the strength, vitality and reach of the Church’s mission and ministry.

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