Building Healthy Communities Through Medical-Religious Partnerships - Brossura

"An excellent resource for leaders of faith communities who envision a health ministry for their adult congregants as well as for health care leaders interested in exploring partnerships with faith communities. This book literally has the potential to save lives."

"This book is an extremely effective resource."

"Churches and other religious congregations can play a vital role in helping us stay healthy. Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnerships provides a framework for hospital and faith community leaders to develop programs that can have a meaningful impact on congregational members."

"Based on my service in the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Senate and my responsibilities caring for my elderly father, I recognize the challenges that face our country with respect to the health needs of older adults and others who are dealing with chronic illnesses or disabilities. This book provides the instruction for hospitals and religious congregations to address these challenges in a proactive and compassionate way."

"Bennett and Hale herald a new way of practicing health care that combines the strength and resources of the medical community with those of the religious community. This model of partnership provides us with a blueprint for similar partnerships throughout the United States in the decades ahead. This book is a must-read for all those contemplating such partnerships in their communities."

Richard G. Bennett, M.D., is the Raymond and Anna Lublin Professor in Geriatric Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and president of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. W. Daniel Hale, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology and director of the Community Health Initiative at Stetson University.