Resources

Liturgy, Prayer, and Spirituality
Catholic Health Association Homily Aids https://www.chausa.org/homily
Catholic Health Association Prayer Library https://www.chausa.org/prayers/prayer-library

This extensive collection includes prayers for liturgical solemnities, feast days and memorials; prayers for advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter; blessings and prayers for health care providers, caregivers, and the sick; prayers and prayer services for meetings; prayers for national and international observances; and video and audio reflections.

Ronald J. Avery, 365 Days for Hope Daily Inspiration for Cancer Patients. (Xulon Press, 2018).

Thomas Shannon and Charles Faso, Let Them Go Free: A Guide to Withdrawing Life Support. (Georgetown University Press, 2006).  Includes prayer services to be used at the time of withdrawing life support. 

Prayer for Parish Nurses  https://www.chausa.org/nursing/nursing-overview/faith-community-nursing

Gosia Brykczynska, Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska, RN: A Nurse of Mercy. (April 30, 2019).  The story of the first lay registered nurse to be beatified.  Available for purchase at https://www.shopmercy.org/blessed-hanna-chrzanowska-rn-a-nurse-of-mercy.html
 

Archdiocesan Medical-Moral Commission
Advance Directive Packet: https://www.dbqarch.org/advance-directives
Handbook of Catholic Health Care Ethics for Pastoral Ministry: /handbook-for-pastoral-ministry
 

Pamphlets and Brochures
CareNotes  https://carenotes.com
Catholic Health Association, Palliative and Hospice Care: Caring Even When We Cannot Cure.
Catholic Health Association, Advance Directives: Expressing Your Health Care Wishes.
Catholic Health Association, Teachings of the Catholic Church: Caring for People at the End of Life.
These brochures from the Catholic Health Association are available (in both English and Spanish) for download or purchase at http://www.chausa.org > Focus Areas > Ethics.


Calendar of Health Observances
 
December 2019
December 1 World AIDS Day

January 2020
Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
Thyroid Disease Awareness Month
National Blood Donor Month
Cervical Health Awareness Month

February 2020
American Heart Month
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
Feb 23 – March 1 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
 
March 2020
National Nutrition Month
Hemophilia Awareness Month
National MS Education and Awareness Month
Brain Injury Awareness Month
 
April 2020
Autism Awareness Month
 
April 26 – May 3 National Infant Immunization Week
 
May 2020
ALS Awareness Month
Arthritis Awareness Month
Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Better Sleep Month
Celiac Awareness Month
Clean Air Month
Cystic Fibrosis Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Melanoma Skin Cancer Awareness Month
National Mental Health Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Stroke Awareness Month

Sources
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Health Observances 2019 at a Glance. https://healthfinder.gov/NHO/nhoyear.aspx?year=2019

What Health, January 2020 Health Awareness Events. http://www.whathealth.com/awareness/january.html