Building Healthy Communities Through Medical-Religious Partnerships

By W. Daniel Hale, Richard G Bennett, Richard G. Bennett

Book Overview

Because health care works best when patients assume greater responsibility for their own health, community outreach and patient education have taken on increased importance. Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnerships describes an innovative approach to the development of community-based health education and patient advocacy programs targeted at the prevention and management of disease. Partnerships between health systems and religious congregations, the authors show, can be remarkably successful at bringing appropriate care to people who are often difficult to serve. The book offers valuable guidance for religious and medical leaders interested in developing programs in their congregations and communities. It includes practical and accessible information for establishing health education programs, identifies additional resources that can be obtained from local and national organizations, and discusses a range of medical topics. It also outlines how to train volunteers to assist others in navigating our complex health system. This revised and expanded edition of Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnerships includes several new chapters along with descriptions of five medical-religious partnership models. Special attention is given to the challenges and opportunities presented by our aging and increasingly diverse population.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801892937
• ISBN13: 9780801892936
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnerships

As a faith community nurse, I found many innovative suggestions on how to build my practice in this book, especially in the approach to pastors of religious communities. The information is well organized. Each chapter gives a variety of examples on how to build a holistic program around different disease entities, including resources that can be used by both the faith community nurse and the patients. The book is a good addition to the libraries of both new and experienced nurses working to build relationships to maintain wellness in body, mind and spirit.