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Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnerships


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This book, Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnerships, advocates for collaborations between healthcare systems and religious congregations to improve community health, particularly among older adults. It presents numerous successful models of such partnerships across various faiths, demonstrating their effectiveness in addressing chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease, promoting preventive care, and providing crucial support services. The text offers practical advice, program examples, and resource information for individuals and organizations seeking to establish similar initiatives. It also emphasizes the importance of addressing social determinants of health and empowering individuals to actively participate in their own healthcare. Finally, appendices include helpful tools for program evaluation and patient care coordination.

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