Health

Health and Healing: A Baha'i Perspective

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:16:20 -0400

A compilation of Baha'i writings about Health and Healing.

Professional Study Matched with Service Overseas

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:12:38 -0400

When Parisa’s boss encouraged her to take this weeklong trip, she probably never imagined Haiti would steal Parisa’s heart. Upon her return to California, Parisa quit her job and committed herself to finding her way back to the global arena.

Amid wreckage in Haiti, new birth brings hope

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:55:55 -0500

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Little Tina Rose Wome came into the world on 28 January in a makeshift clinic, fashioned from a classroom at the Anis Zunuzi Baha'i School on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince.

October is Violence Against Women Awareness Month

ellen — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:07:39 -0400

On October 1, 2009, Baha'is attended a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing titled, “Violence Against Women: Global Costs and Consequences.”

Addressing Domestic Violence

glen — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:07:33 -0500

Violence against women and girls represents a global problem with great health, economic development, and human rights implications. At least one out of every three women and girls worldwide experience violence or abuse in her lifetime, according to the World Health Organization. Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation, a public health epidemic, and a barrier to solving global challenges, such as extreme poverty and armed conflict.

Helping heal worldwide gaps in healthcare

glen — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:04:41 -0500

Imagine a world in which even the remotest inhabitants have access to good healthcare. That’s the vision of Health for Humanity, an international, not-for-profit, Baha'i-inspired organization that works with local partners to improve the health of their populations.

Spiritual Healing

shane — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:01:21 -0500

Hit with a major illness, Craig Farnsworth has found great comfort in the prayers and writings of the Baha'i Faith.

As soon as he learned he had a brain tumor, which after removal was diagnosed as an aggressive form of cancer, Craig Farnsworth did the opposite of what most people would do: He bypassed the usual stages of response -- grief, denial, anger, bargaining, and depression – and started on a spiritual path of healing.

Baha'i communities provide soul support in a hard-to-connect world

shane — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:51:01 -0400

When "staying connected" means nothing more than being able to get on the Internet, personal relationships suffer. Depression, anxiety and other problems take hold, studies show, especially in kids and teens who don't have healthy, face-to-face relationships.

Summary Policy Statement on Domestic Violence

ellen — Wed, 10 Jul 2002 01:00:00 -0400

A statement by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States - published in 2002