Church and spirituality in the lives of the African American community
Church and spirituality in the lives of the African American community
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DOI：
10.1177/1043659608322502
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发表时间：
2008-10-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Davis, Claudia
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作者：
Giger, Joyce Newman;Appel, Susan J.;Davis, Claudia
非裔美国人的教会在大多数非裔美国人中受到最高的尊重。虽然医生和护士低估了非裔美国人教会的影响力，但它可能在优化非裔美国人的健康状况方面发挥关键作用。由于这种影响，卫生保健从业人员，包括护士，现在认识到非裔美国人教会在改善非裔美国人社区个人健康状况方面发挥的重要作用。本文阐明了健康和医疗保健关注的非裔美国人社区考虑传统的缺乏平等机会，为这一人口和教会可以发挥的作用，不仅提供基于教会的医疗保健服务，但也提高了健康状况的教会会众。非洲裔美国人的教会，以改善健康状况的未来作用也提出了建议。
The African American church is held in the highest esteem by most African Americans. Although the influence of the African American church has been underestimated by physicians and nurses, it could be pivotal in optimizing health status among African Americans. Because of this influence, health care practitioners, including nurses, are now recognizing the important role that the African American church plays in improving the health status of individuals in the African American community. This article illuminates the health and health care concerns of the African American community by considering the traditional lack of equal access for this population and the role that the church can play in not only offering church-based health care services but also improving the health status of church congregations. Future roles of the African American church for improved health status are also suggested.