Religion Archives

11.06.2024 pebbles in a line across still water. meditation and spirituality concept

Health Equity

Building Bridges in the Classroom for Spirituality and Health

Spirituality is intrinsic to what it means to be human, but it is often not discussed in the public health classroom. It should be.

Guest Authors Katelyn N.G. Long, David H. Rosmarin, Howard K. Koh

06.10.2024 Despairing older man on a dark background

Questioning Your Faith? Humility May Help

As we age, we begin to question a lot, including our religion. Recent research points to humility as a tool to healthily navigate the process.

Fellow Heather Sherr

10.07.2022 Theoharis

Health Equity

Liz Theoharis

Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis is co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), and a lecturer at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

Fellow Abby Outterson

07.05.2022 a wooden benches with a burlap ribbon

Narratives and Counter-Narratives for Religion and COVID-19

Religious group statements during COVID-19 combined public health messaging with their own perspective and spiritual context.

Guest Author Ellen Idler

05.10.2022 a group of people in a row

Religious Community in Public Health and Medicine

Participation in religious services, and in other forms of relational and community life has positive effects on health.

Guest Author Tyler J. VanderWeele

03.23.2022 a group of people with different hair styles

Health Equity

When Culture and Preventative Care Collide

Researchers identified factors that shape attitudes of Somali, Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrant communities and deter them from seeking preventative care.

Guest Authors Shukri Hassan, Farah Mohamed, Rena Patel, Roxanne Kerani

02.02.2022 doctor resuscitating unseen person

Mental & Behavioral Health
Mental Health

The Chaplain's Critical Role in Code Blue Events

Hospital chaplains play a critical role for staff and patient families during and after resuscitation events.

Guest Authors Carolina D. Tennyson, Karen R. Jooste, John P. Oliver

09.07.2020 a syringe with a needle

Indoctrinating Inoculation

The consequences of an individual choice to forego vaccination are not limited to the person making that choice.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

02.12.2020 a cross against a pink sky

Religion and Our Health

Among underserved populations, potential positive effects of attending religious services on overall mortality may be undermined by deprivation and poverty.

Fellow Julia Garcia

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