Mission:
- To promote a healthy lifestyle for
the best function of body, mind and soul (1Th 5:23) to God’s
glory (1Co 10:31)
- To restore the moral image of God
in man by healing the wounds which sin has made (General
Conference Bulletin, April 24, 1901 par. 28)
- To assist in the proclamation of
the gospel as the right arm assists the body (Testimonies vol.
6, p. 288)
Philosophy:
"The Seventh-day Adventist
Church believes that man was made originally in the image of God.
The entrance of sin into the world marred the image and resulted in
a separation of man from his Maker, to his detriment physically,
mentally, and spiritually. The church believes that the health
ministry in the relief of suffering and the treatment of disease may
contribute directly to the restoration of the whole man.
The health ministry of the church –
by education, by precept and example, and by making the laws of
healthful living understood and accepted – can assist mankind in
avoiding these illnesses caused by the violations of health
principles. Thus the health ministry may contribute to the avoidance
of illness, to the restoration of health here on earth, and to the
reconciliation of man to God, which is a preparation for eternal
life hereafter."
General Conference Autumn Council
Action of 1969
General Tasks (on an
ongoing basis):
- promote health
awareness of the public through Health Expos and Health
Clubs
- maintain high standards in SDA hospitals
- promote a healthy lifestyle among
church members
- strengthen of health curriculum
in SDA schools and theological seminaries
- nurture SDA medical and nurses'
associations (AIMS chapters) through regular congresses and conventions
- foster the development of lifestyle
programs in SDA hospitals
- improve the food services of SDA
institutions
- translate and promote E.G. White's
books on health
- support medical missions
- advise in the establishment of private
"supporting" SDA health promotion centers
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