RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA.
Health Educ Behav. 2012 Dec;39(6):777-88. doi: 10.1177/1090198111434595. Epub 2012 Apr 4.
This study explores how religious congregations interact with other community organizations to address health and, in particular, HIV-related needs within their membership and/or local communities. Case study data from a diverse sample of 14 urban congregations (6 Black, 4 Latino, 2 White, and 2 mixed race-ethnicity) indicate that they engaged in three types of relationships to conduct HIV and other health-related activities: (a) resources flowed to congregations from external entities, (b) resources flowed from congregations to external entities, and (c) congregations interacted with external entities. These types of relationships were present in roughly equal proportions; thus, congregations were not primarily the recipients of resources from other organizations in these interactions. Financial, material, and human capital resources were shared across these three relationship types, and the most common organization types that congregations were involved with for health efforts were prevention and social service organizations, health care providers, and other congregations. In addition, congregations tended to have more collaborative relationships with other faith-based organizations (FBOs) and tended to engage with non-FBOs more to either receive or provide resources. Results suggest that congregations contribute to community health by not only sponsoring health activities for their own members but also by providing specific support or resources to enhance the programming of other community organizations and collaborating with external organizations to sponsor congregation-based and community-based health activities.
本研究探讨了宗教团体如何与其他社区组织互动，以满足其成员和/或当地社区的健康需求，特别是与 HIV 相关的需求。来自 14 个城市宗教团体（6 个黑人、4 个拉丁裔、2 个白人和 2 个混合种族）的案例研究数据表明，它们通过三种类型的关系开展 HIV 和其他健康相关活动：（a）外部实体向宗教团体提供资源；（b）资源从宗教团体流向外部实体；（c）宗教团体与外部实体互动。这三种关系的比例大致相同；因此，在这些互动中，宗教团体并不是主要从其他组织获得资源的一方。金融、物质和人力资本资源在这三种关系类型中共享，宗教团体最常参与的健康工作组织类型是预防和社会服务组织、医疗保健提供者以及其他宗教团体。此外，宗教团体往往与其他信仰组织（FBO）建立更多的合作关系，并且更倾向于与非 FBO 合作，以获取或提供资源。研究结果表明，宗教团体不仅通过为自己的成员举办健康活动，还通过为其他社区组织的项目提供具体支持或资源，以及与外部组织合作举办基于宗教团体和社区的健康活动，为社区健康做出贡献。
