Allegany County Health Ministries Network

Health is viewed as a gift and a way of relational living in community. These caring ministries are an essential part of congregational life. They incorporate the values, beliefs, and practices of a faith community as components in motivating persons toward health and wholeness. Health promotion and faith beliefs are integrated into the normal cycles of life – birth, wellness, development, maturation, illness, and death – to celebrate life; to enhance coping, wholeness, and a sense of peace; and improve community well-being.

Our Purpose

Allegany County's Health Ministry Network:
  1. Supports our community by celebrating holistic health;
  2. Provides opportunities to collaborate and connect with peers with a shared vision for community well-being
  3. Promotes educational topics relating to faith and health
  4. Collaborates with local community groups in promoting whole person health within their congregations
  5. Provides a forum for the exchange of ideas concerning faith and health matters
  6. Fosters faith and health partnerships between communities of faith and local health systems, local health organizations and community-based organizations.
 Our possibilities are endless!
Health Ministries Dinner Conference: SafeTalk
Please join us for dinner and a SafeTalk workshop on Thursday, May 25, 2017, from 4:30-8:00p.m. at Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, New York. Pre-registration is required. Seating is limited....don't wait!
Learning goals and objectives
Over the course of their training, safeTALK participants will learn to:
  • Notice and respond to situations where suicide thoughts might be present
  • Recognize that invitations for help are often overlooked
  • Move beyond the common tendency to miss, dismiss, and avoid suicide
  • Apply the TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe
  • Know community resources and how to connect someone with thoughts of suicide to them for further help
afeTALK is a half-day alertness training that prepares anyone over the age of 15, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they invite help to stay alive. safeTALK-trained helpers can recognize these invitations and take action by connecting them with life-saving intervention resources, such as caregivers trained in ASIST.Since its development in 2006, safeTALK has been used in over 20 countries around the world, and more than 200 selectable video vignettes have been produced to tailor the program’s audio-visual component for diverse audiences. safeTALK-trained helpers are an important part of suicide-safer communities, working alongside intervention resources to identify and avert suicide risks.

Become Involved

Faith-Leaders Survey
Please take the Allegany County Health Ministries Network Survey to help us learn about the heath needs faith-leaders and your congregations experience.
Meeting Minutes
July 21, 2016 Meeting Minutes
August 18, 2016 Meeting Minutes
Looking for Trauma Informed Care Resources? Check out these resources...

ACES Connection Network

Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care

Trauma Informed Community Initiative of Western New York

Connecting your Congregation with Local Resources

Connecting parishioners to local resources is an important role and responsibility for faith-leaders. Searching for help and services to share with your congregation? Start here!
NY Connects Resource Directory
Search local resources related to long term services and supports that can help you or a family member stay at home, stay in the community, or stay independent; learn more about aging and disability resources available in your community; decide what services would be best for you or someone you know; and get help in linking to the services that you need.

2-1-1 HELPLINE
2-1-1 HELPLINE's online database for Steuben, Chemung, Allegany, Schuyler and Yates Counties.
For further information, please contact Katie Nixon at 585-593-5223, ext. 17