Center for Health
The Center for Health, with its 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's multi-dimensional health and wellness focus is specific to the UMC target population. Learn more...
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- Church Systems Task Force Report
The Church Systems Task Force (CSTF) jointly convened by the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits (GBPHB) and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) has released the final report on the impact of the employment systems of the Church on clergy physical, emotional, spiritual, social and financial health.
- Clergy Well-Being in The United Methodist Church: Twelve Findings from Surveys Across the Connection
As an overview on clergy health, information in this report is drawn from four data sources all arising from surveys completed with The United Methodist Church (UMC) clergy from 2006-2009. Constructs measured in one or more of these surveys include physical health (including indicators of chronic disease), emotional health (including markers for depression), spiritual vitality, job stress/demands, pharmaceutical claims, and contextual and demographic information.
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