Goldmon Moses V, Roberson James T
Action Research in Ministry Institute, Shaw University Divinity School, USA.
N C Med J. 2004 Nov-Dec;65(6):368-72.
The four principles represent a framework for improving the process of establishing sustainable partnerships between research, public health, and faith-based institutions that seek to eliminate health disparities. To improve the efficacy of partnerships with churches identification of potential partner churches must be deliberate, trusting relationships must be built, divergent perspectives must be communicated and reconciled, and some tangible power should be transferred to church and community leaders where feasible. We applaud the National Institutes of Health, through the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities', efforts to "promote coordination and collaboration among the agencies conducting or supporting minority health or other health disparities research." We recommend that the North Carolina Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities be charged with and provided adequate resources to facilitate this type of coordination and collaboration among North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services agencies that are disparities conducting or supporting minority health and health research. A special emphasis should be placed on partnerships that seek to engage communities of faith.
这四项原则代表了一个框架，有助于改善研究机构、公共卫生机构以及致力于消除健康差距的宗教机构之间建立可持续伙伴关系的进程。为提高与教会建立伙伴关系的成效，必须审慎确定潜在的伙伴教会，建立相互信任的关系，交流并调和不同观点，并在可行的情况下将一些切实的权力移交给教会和社区领袖。我们赞赏美国国立卫生研究院通过少数族裔健康与健康差距国家中心，努力“促进开展或支持少数族裔健康或其他健康差距研究的各机构之间的协调与合作”。我们建议责成北卡罗来纳州少数族裔健康与健康差距办公室，并为其提供充足资源，以促进北卡罗来纳州卫生与公众服务部各机构之间开展此类协调与合作，这些机构正在开展或支持少数族裔健康与健康研究。应特别重视旨在让宗教团体参与进来的伙伴关系。
