Building Healthy Communities Through Medical-Religious Partnerships

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

Book Overview

How can religious and health care organizations work together to create community-based health care programs?

Because health care works best when patients assume greater responsibility for their own health, community outreach and patient education are essential. But where can health care organizations find the resources to educate large numbers of people about chronic diseases? How can they tailor programs to meet the needs of increasingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421425807
• ISBN13: 9781421425801
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" 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.