Sanders E C
Metropolitan Interdenominational Church, Nashville, TN 37208, USA.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 1997 Aug;8(3):373-5; discussion 375-6. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0628.
Effective church-based community health programs must take a holistic approach when dealing with health problems among African Americans. Such an approach emphasizes the relationship between the physiological, psychological, and spiritual selves. These programs must also ensure the complete involvement of clergy and church members, who can participate in programs by providing a certain level of skill, thereby engendering a sense of partnership in the process. Also necessary is an emphasis on healthy living instead of a fear of dying. Rather than framing health issues in mortality statistics, church-based programs need to stress ways to improve the quality of life, in keeping with the messages conveyed by the church. By taking these approaches, health organizations will find a religious community more willing to accept health messages.
有效的基于教会的社区健康项目在应对非裔美国人的健康问题时必须采取整体方法。这种方法强调生理、心理和精神自我之间的关系。这些项目还必须确保神职人员和教会成员的充分参与，他们可以通过提供一定水平的技能参与项目，从而在这个过程中产生一种伙伴关系感。同样必要的是强调健康生活而不是对死亡的恐惧。基于教会的项目不应以死亡率统计数据来界定健康问题，而应强调提高生活质量的方法，这与教会传达的信息一致。通过采取这些方法，健康组织会发现宗教社区更愿意接受健康信息。
