Building healthy communities through medical-religious partnerships [electronic resource] /
Richard G. Bennett and W. Daniel Hale.
- 2nd ed.
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2009.
- 1 online resource (xvii, 228 p.)
Rev. ed. of: Building healthy communities through medical-religious partnerships / W. Daniel Hale and Richard G. Bennett. 2000. Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-220) and index.
Healing body, mind, and soul -- Addressing challenges through medical-religious partnerships -- Congregational health education programs -- Coronary heart disease -- Hypertension -- Cancer -- Diabetes mellitus -- Depression -- Dementia -- Influenza and pneumonia -- Advance directives -- Communicating with health care providers -- Modifying common risk factors -- Managing medications -- Accidents and falls -- Community resources -- Innovative medical-religious partnerships -- National organization and resources.
Community health services for older people--Religious aspects. Managed care plans (Medical care)--Religious aspects. Older people--Medical care--Religious aspects. Preventive health services for older people--Religious aspects. Community Health Services--organization & administration. Community-Institutional Relations. Health Education. Patient Advocacy. Religion and Medicine.