Organizational Scripture

 2 Timothy 1:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.

MISSION STATEMENT

CWUW empowers women and their families to become proactive in their health by improving the mind, body, and spirit through education, advocacy, care, and prevention.

7 Dimensions of Wellness

    7 Dimensions of Wellness includes: physical, spiritual, environmental, occupational, intellectual, emotional and social.  These dimensions of wellness stress a balance in lifestyle and support healthy living.  CWUW believes that addressing each dimension leads to healthy decision-making and a healthy family structure.  

    More importantly, mental wellness is promoted as being crucial to addressing barriers and allows prevention and education to occur in regards to behavioral modification, health promotion, and reducing health risk.  We acknowledge that talking about mental health issues may be difficult for some women.   

    We provide a supportive setting and support system to assist the participant in understanding the various ways she can approach successful healing and have a better understanding of why preventive health is important. 

      CWUW, in its health and wellness programming, will provide education on health issues most effecting women including:

• Cardiovascular Health

• Breast Cancer

• Diabetes

• Weight Management
  

• Emotional Wellness

Barriers to Total Health: 

• poor self esteem

• poor relationship skills

• poor diet;

• lack of sexual health information;

• lack of access to health care;

• lack of access to quality nutrition sources;

• lack of education;

• unemployment, and under-employment;

• unsafe environment;

     These are just some of the  contributory factors that place women at increased risk to a variety of depressive illnesses, poor health, and a sedentary lifestyle along with increasing their risk to acquire other serious health conditions.         

    CWUW provides programs and services to address these barriers.

 FROM THE FOUNDER:

    The Center of Wellness for Urban Women, Inc. (CWUW) began as a vision from God to provide complete health and wellness services to women and their families.  CWUW is in place not only to provide health education to women but to assist in lifestyle change which doesn't happen easily. Lifestyle change occurs once you've changed your mind, attitudes and beliefs regarding any situation and then take action towards making the needed change.  CWUW will provide its members/participants with access to tools and resources to help in their journey to living a healthy life. 

    Personally, I've battled my own issues with food, stress and living a sedentary lifestyle.  We all need support.  CWUW is an inclusive organization embracing and supporting other women's health organizations with similar visions.  It will take all of us to change health care in Indiana.  There's plenty of work to go around.

    Lastly, we have taken advantage of God's healing grace and mercy.  Too many of us are dying from preventive illnesses and diseases.  Our bodies are  temples.  Its time to be PROACTIVE.   Change our eating habits, reduce stress, exercise, feed our minds with powerful knowledge, take care of the environment, love each other, and be well. 

     Why aren't you well?  Take the time and think about it.  Send me an email.   I want to know what it will take for you to change your mind about BEING Well. 

God would like to know too.

CORE VALUES

• Compassion

• Quality

• Innovation

• Service

• Diversity

• Integrity

ROLES OF CWUW

We are:

• Advocates

• Providers

• Collaborators, Partners

• Culturally Competent

• Health Educators

• Concerned      

• Community Based, Community Focused

•  A Resource

• Servant Leader/Good Samaritans

Partnerships

CWUW believes in having strong collaborative partnerships to assist in providing our participants with the best quality service and care.

Our programming and services are developed with the woman, family and community in mind.

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