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2 Collaboration at the Intersection of Faith and Health
2 Collaboration at the Intersection of Faith and Health
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To inform the discussion of faith–health collaboration Gunderson shared a matrix from the African Religious Health Assets Programme that lists examples of tangible and intangible religious health assets relative to the continuum of proximal and distal health outcomes (see Figure 2-1)
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Singh is a physician, director of the Arnhold Institute for Global Health, and chair of the Department of Health System Design and Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Singh began by noting that in its 40-year history, Leonard Medical School at Shaw trained 400 doctors, among them Clinton Caldwell Boone, a 1910 graduate.
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SOURCES: Gunderson presentation, March 22, 2018; developed by James C ochrane, African Religious Health Assets Programme. base of social support for his medical work.
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of the International and African Religious Health Assets Programmes. Cochrane surveyed countries across Africa to better understand how faith and health institutions productively aligned to serve people.
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Before I left the funeral, I spoke to his pastor about his perspective on the health of his congregation. As I waited, I wondered for the first time how anyone who could not read manages multiple medical conditions.
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, income inequality, and social injustice are all growing, and "the moral voice of our allied health professions is difficult to hear." Singh noted that the relationship between the health sector and faith institutions has not always been positive, with a history of sometimes disrespectful interactions. However, "people's lives hang in this balance," he said, and it is incumbent on both fields to acknowledge this history and deploy "the wisdom of faith and the methods of science" in facilitating dialogue and building partnerships.
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Participants also discussed approaches to establishing genuine partnerships among health and faith organizations and raised specific issues around religious exemptions to vaccines and overcoming the barriers to providing mental and behavioral health services. Understanding the Whole Person and Their Context Matt Guy with the Communities of Spirit Hub of 100 Million H ealthier Lives highlighted the general lack of focus on the individual person in health care, despite current patient-centric efforts, and the role of faith in focusing on the individual.
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James Cochrane, professor from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and co-director of the African Religious Health Assets Programme, expanded on the concept of healthworlds. An early research project done by the African Religious Health Assets Programme for the World Health Organization (WHO)
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Establishing True Partnerships Ella Auchincloss of ReThink Health (participating via webcast) asked about approaches that clinical organizations might take in reaching out to and engaging faith-based organizations so that the faith-based organizations are true partners and not simply venues or assets.
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CareNet is an affiliate of Wake Forest Baptist Health, Stancil said, specializing in spiritually integrated psychotherapy and community-based work. The challenge of meeting behavioral health needs in rural settings can be daunting, she said.
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COLLABORATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF FAITH AND HEALTH 15 organizations as an integral part of a collective impact plan, working with synagogues, temples, churches, pastoral associations, and others to understand the total health of the community and the social determinants of health. She expressed interest in hearing more discussion on how to formulate private, nonprofit, and governmental relationships around faith-based initiatives in mental health.
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