Instructions: Read & Sign the Agreement below. You may download a PDF for your records.

OptiHealth Volunteer Agreement

I understand and agree that:
  • All Health Ministry Programs of the OptiHealth Network are informational and educational programs and are usually conducted by certified OptiHealth Volunteers at a local Seventh-day Adventist Church or School.
  • The goal of every OptiHealth Program is not only to reduce the prevalence of chronic lifestyle-related disease, disability, and premature death among church members and non-SDAs in the communities surrounding each local SDA church, but also to share the love and power of God and His Son to transform hearts and health behaviors by faith.
  • When the recommendations of any OptiHealth Program are put into practice,by any participant, the results will include therapeutic lifestyle changes, disease risk reduction (and sometimes reversal), and a higher quality of life.
  • OptiHealth Programs are NOT a forum in which any specific disease or medical condition is diagnosed or treated.
  • Many who participate in OptiHealth Programs will be in a state of deconditioning, overweight or obesity, and may have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood glucose or type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and a variety of other medical conditions and disabilities.
  • Many of these health problems may improve while a person is participating in an OptiHealth Program, but the focus of every program is strictly on education and behavior change, and not on treatment of any kind, other than lifestyle modification according to each participant's free-will choice. 

I also understand and agree that as an OptiHealth-certified Medical Missionary serving as a Health Ministry Volunteer in any OptiHealth Program at any SDA Church or School that:
  • I am NOT to give any advice regarding any disease or medical condition.
  • I am to defer all medical advice to each participant’s licensed healthcare provider.
  • I am NOT to make any recommendations or discuss the use of any prescription medication, surgery, or use of any medical devices for the treatment of any medical problem (even if qualified to do so).
  • Many people take non-prescription nutritional supplements of various kinds, including; vitamins, minerals, and herbal preparations, and that these are often in pill, powder, or liquid form.
  • The OptiHealth Network does NOT endorse or encourage the use of any such products or preparations.
  • I am NOT to discuss my personal use or recommendations regarding any of these products.
  • I am NOT to use any OptiHealth Program as a forum to present, promote, share, sell, or discuss in any way any items that I may use personally -- no matter how useful I may believe them to be.
  • I am encouraged to discuss the information and methods that I have learned from my personal "Therapeutic Lifestyle Change by Faith" program through OptiHealth Choices.
  • I am especially encouraged to share my experience regarding: foods, food preparation, exercise, sleep, and personal daily devotions as these are the primary educational components of the OptiHealth Choices program.
  • Simple foods simply prepared are the foundation of a healthful lifestyle, and I will limit my discussions regarding food to selecting, storing, cleaning, cooking, baking, and eating healthy foods based on my informed experience.
  • I further understand that I may share recipes and food samples, but if I want to conduct a food demonstration, I will need to get prior approval from the supervising Health Ministry Leader of the OptiHealth Program at the SDA Church or School.
  • I will NOT discuss fasting or juicing. I will NOT promote or sell any foods that I may have grown. I will NOT promote, share, sell, or give any advice regarding cutlery, cooking utensils, grain mills, dehydrators, or any other item used in food preparation.

​I further understand and agree that:
  • All OptiHealth Programs include spiritual components from the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy (EGW writings).
  • I am encouraged to discuss general health and spiritual issues that are consistent with the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy with participants individually or in the small groups to which I have been assigned as a Program Helper.
  • I am especially encouraged to give my personal testimony by referring to Bible promises and EGW counsels to help explain or emphasize how God provides power for personal therapeutic lifestyle change, especially in the cases of strong temptation.
  •  I am NOT to discuss in any detail any of the distinctive SDA doctrines during the OptiHealth Program, either individually or in small groups.
  • If I want to be involved in the sharing of the more distinctive teachings of our SDA Church during an OptiHealth Program, I would need to get certified through the OptiHealth Institute as a "Present Truth Gospel Worker."
    As an OptiHealth-certified Medical Missionary serving as a Health Ministry Volunteer at any local SDA Church or School, I agree to function within the guidelines and restrictions of the OptiHealth Volunteer Agreement outlined above.
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