Welcome to the Celebrations Course!
Global Mission Urban Centers of Influence
Course Summary
The CELEBRATIONS course is a 12-module course on the twelve healthful living principles. CELBRATIONS is an acronym for Choices, Exercise, Liquids, Environment, Belief, Rest, Air, Temperance, Integrity, Optimism, Nutrition, and Social Support. This course will help you improve your own health in a holistic approach. It can also be taught as a community health seminar, as part of an evangelism project, during a health expo, in small groups, and in other venues.
What Will I Learn ?
You will learn how to make health improvements to your entire life. You will also learn strategies to deliver this program in your community or other settings. This course is not a portion of a health care practitioner license. It does not give you the right to diagnose, prescribe, or oversee medical treatment of any kind. If you or someone you know is experiencing a chronic medical condition, please contact a family physician. If you or someone you know is experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or activate your local emergency response system.
What Do I Need To Know ?
After completing this course, you will earn 1 CEU and a certificate of completion in your Adventist Learning Community e-portfolio.
After completing this course for continuing education credit, you may re-enroll in the course for the purposes of resource retrieval, but not earn any additional CEUs.
Author Information
The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist Health Ministry Department, led by Dr. Peter Landless, created the CELBRATIONS course. It is also available to the registered user @ urbancenters.org where you can find several additional health ministries courses.
Dr. Peter Landless
M.B., Bch., M.Med., FCP (SA), FACC, FASNC
Director, ICPA Executive Director
Dr. Peter Landless is the Executive Director of the International Commission for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency (ICPA) and Director of the General Conference Health Ministries Department. He is originally from South Africa, where he was in academic and private practice as a clinical cardiologist with a special interest in nuclear cardiology. He was also actively involved in pastoral work and is an ordained minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The first eleven years of practice were spent in a mission program, which included obtaining a specialty in family medicine. During this time, two congregations were planted and church buildings completed. While specializing in internal medicine and cardiology, he was the associate pastor/pastor of a local congregation.
He is privileged to have had a distinguished military and academic career, and a blessed, blended ministry involvement in the Lord's vineyard.
Allan Handysides
MD, MB, ChB
Retired Director of the Department of Health Ministries
Dr. Allan Handysides served the Seventh-day Adventist Church with distinction as Health Ministries Director for 15 years, retiring in 2013. Specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics, he served as a medical missionary in Africa for many years, and his leadership played a seminal role in directing the church’s attention to the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS. He has been very intentional in developing specific programs aimed at the prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases in adults and children. He will speak on some of these issues.
Kathleen Klem Hoa Oey Kuntaraf
MD, MPH
Dr. Kuntaraf is a general practitioner, focusing on public health. Born in Indonesia of Chinese parents, she serves as an associate director in the Health Ministries department at the General Conference.
Fred Hardinge
PDrPh, RD, FADA
Dr. Hardinge is originally from California, is a nutritionist with extensive public health training, and is a registered dietitian.
Resources:
Publicity Materials to be utilized when running a training event:
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist Health Ministries Department - Original Website: www.urbancenters.org
Children's Resources:
Children's CELEBRATION Power Point Presentation downloadable HERE.
Children's book - CELEBRATIONS! Healthy Inside Out! Purchase the book HERE.
By Shawna Vyhmeister, PhD
Research Director and Professor of Education and English
Middle East University
Beirut, Lebanon
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