{"id":10475,"date":"2024-03-08T01:06:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T08:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/?page_id=10475"},"modified":"2024-03-10T20:44:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T03:44:25","slug":"transforming-community-international","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/?page_id=10475","title":{"rendered":"TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10475\" class=\"elementor elementor-10475\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-820a85a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"820a85a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f45e46d\" data-id=\"f45e46d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5032be2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5032be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2023-08-18-at-11.50.32-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-10478\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ed1539 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ed1539\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30f7de5\" data-id=\"30f7de5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2134d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2134d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Mission Statement<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our mission is to empower individuals and communities to achieve optimal health and well-being through education, advocacy, and collaborative action. We strive to create environments that support healthy choices, reduce health disparities, and foster a culture of wellness for all.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We aim to comply with the second commandment, \u2018Love your neighbor as yourself (Matt 22:39)\u2019 which implies the essence of the law as loving God with all one&#8217;s heart, soul, and mind and loving one&#8217;s neighbor as oneself. It highlights the importance of showing compassion, kindness, and care towards individuals and communities, treating them with the same love and respect that one desires for oneself. We approach the definition of health in the Christian view as holistic, encompassing the well-being of the whole person\u2014body, mind, and spirit\u2014as well as their relationships with others and God.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Agenda<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and respiratory diseases due to lifestyle changes, urbanization, and aging populations. NCDs have been recognized as a public health priority in all Member States of the Southeast Asia Region (WHO, 2013). Addressing these health issues typically involves government initiatives, international partnerships, and community-based interventions to improve healthcare infrastructure, promote health education, and implement preventive measures.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TCI commits to community engagement, particularly in health promotion for the Southeast Asia Region. It refers to involving and collaborating with individuals, groups, and organizations within a community to address issues, make decisions, and implement initiatives that affect them. It consists in building relationships, fostering trust, and empowering community members to actively identify needs, set priorities, and find solutions to local challenges.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee7eb56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee7eb56\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8dd5e4\" data-id=\"a8dd5e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1482f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1482f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"313\" src=\"http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture1-1-1024x500.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture1-1-1024x500.png 1024w, http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture1-1-300x146.png 300w, http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture1-1-768x375.png 768w, http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture1-1-1536x750.png 1536w, http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture1-1-800x391.png 800w, http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture1-1-819x400.png 819w, http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture1-1-850x415.png 850w, http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture1-1.png 1770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<p><span class=\"share-link-wrapper share-link-button share-link-button-green\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/?ibsa=share&id=10475\" class=\"share-link\" id=\"share-link-17822041658\" onclick=\"iBeginShare.handleLink(event);return false;\">Share<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var el = document.getElementById('share-link-17822041658');el.params = {title: 'TRANSFORMING COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL', link: 'http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/?page_id=10475', skin: 'blue', content: 'http:\/\/ewcenter.org\/?ibsa=get_content&id=10475'};<\/script><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nMission Statement<br \/>\nOur mission is to empower individuals and communities to achieve optimal health and well-being through education, advocacy, and collaborative action. 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