Health Ministry

The Health Ministry program is designed to support the church's development as a place of physical and psychological health and healing as well as promote wholistic health and prevent or minimize illness within the Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church (BAUUC) congregation. To accomplish this, Health Ministry members organize programs and services that help members and friends become more active partners in their own health.

To create a Health Ministry that enhances the health of our congregation, we need a core group of volunteers to work together. If you'd like to participate in developing BAUUC's Health Ministry, please contact Debra Fowler @ .

Monthly activities

Health Ministry Blood Pressure Clinic

High blood pressure usually has no symptoms. Because many people unknowingly have it for years, it's called the "silent killer." Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. It doesn't refer to being tense, anxious, or hyperactive. Calm, relaxed people can have high blood pressure.

BAUUC volunteer nurses will take your blood pressure and pulse rate and discuss your numbers with you. You'll also get a record of your blood pressure on a card that fits in your wallet. Whenever you see your physician, the two of you can review your blood pressure readings. A single elevated blood pressure reading doesn't mean you have high blood pressure, but it's a sign that further observation is needed. The table below identifies what the different blood pressure readings mean. If your readings indicate you have pre-hypertension or hypertension, talk with your physician about whether you should begin medical treatment.

Health Ministry Monthly Focus

Check back here for information about monthly events sponsored by the Health Ministry.