The official resource center for the General Conference and North American Division Health and Temperance departments; previously known as Narcotics Education, Inc. Materials produced by the Health and Temperance Department are distributed through the Health Connection via a direct-mail catalog and through Adventist Book Centers. Since 1990 the Health Connection has been operated by the Review and Herald Publishing Association in Hagerstown, Maryland.
The Health Connection has dual missions and markets. It is also commissioned to operate on a nondenominational basis for the purpose of placing in public school systems educational material on the subjects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. This is accomplished by producing materials and by screening products available from other organizations ensuring that the best drug-prevention videos, software, displays, posters, pamphlets, puppet programs, and other educational material are offered through the Health Connection’s catalog. Winner and Listen magazines, printed by the Review and Herald Publishing Association, are also marketed to public schools through the Health Connection. All materials offered promote a drug-free rather than a responsible-use message.