Health & Prevention

Health and prevention are two topics on the minds of most aging adults.  Here we provide information and articles to help Seniors stay healthy and stay informed in the latest advances in healthcare.  To contact NCBAM or to sign up for the quarterly newsletter, click here.

Recent Posts

Recently I had the privilege of sharing Fire Prevention tips with the fun group of seniors who gather monthly in Spring Hope.  Martha, the program chair lady who had invited me, and her husband were keeping some of their grandsons that day...read on

My dad smoked during all my childhood years.  While I loved my father dearly, I hated his smoking.  I hated it so much that I've never, ever had the slightest desire or temptation to take the first puff.  My dad suffered from larynx cancer in...read on

Yesterday I had the great privilege of being a part of the Mid-East Commission Regional Advisory Committee meeting in Williamston.  I always enjoy this meeting, being with fellow senior care providers, and hearing about many of the wonderful...read on

As part of its ongoing initiative, “Priority #1: Prevention,” North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry (NCBAM) has partnered with the North Carolina Department of Insurance – Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) to reduce accidental death and...read on