In today's society, it's rare to find a place where folks from all socioeconomic levels gather together, let alone volunteer to help each other. However, from birth to death, people do manage to come together in parishes across the country. They come together to practice their faith and nurture each other, in sickness as well as in health. Both physical and spiritual health is supported through behavioral changes addressed by parishes.
Parish nursing is a means of addressing the caring aspect that parishes can provide.
Parish nursing encourages good health in terms of prevention rather than treatment. Through its focus on identifying factors contributing to ill health such as loneliness and stress, which most often afflict the homebound and elderly, parish nursing stands as a valuable community resource.