Health Promotion in Megachurches: An Untapped Resource With Megareach?
Health Promotion in Megachurches: An Untapped Resource With Megareach?
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DOI：
10.1177/1524839911433466
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发表时间：
2012-09-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Webb, Benjamin
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作者：
Bopp, Melissa;Webb, Benjamin
介绍。在美国，大型教堂（出席人数超过 2,000 人的教堂）代表了在人口中具有广泛影响力的社区机构。尽管有这种影响范围的潜力，但大型教会目前的健康促进实践尚不清楚。本研究旨在记录大型教会当前的健康促进活动和健康促进资源。方法。大型教会的工作人员被招募来对健康促进计划、与健康促进相关的信念、障碍和现有资源进行在线调查。结果。受访者（n = 110 个教会）表示，教会主要是浸信会（23.6%）或非宗派教会（21.1%），拥有 2,500 至 4,999 名会众成员（44.5%），主要是白人会众成员（83.5%），以及 31 至 60 名雇员（45.4%）。教会每年报告 4.73 +/- 2.54 项活动，最常见的是与体育活动 (74.5%)、实践课程 (65.5%) 和教育活动 (59.1%) 相关的俱乐部或团队。大多数教会（39.1%）报告说，他们的主要信仰领袖很少参与与健康相关的活动。最常见的障碍是与其他教会活动争夺时间/空间（46.2%）。教会报告了几项与员工健康相关的政策。受访者报告健康相关项目的预算为每年 0 至 499 美元 (44.4%)。结论。这些发现提供了有关大型教会健康促进现状的见解。这些大型教堂是研究人员和从业人员开发适合文化的干预措施的潜在健康促进合作伙伴。
Introduction. In the United States, megachurches (churches with 2,000+ attendance) represent a community institution with extensive reach within the population. Despite this potential for reach, the current health promotion practices of megachurches are unknown. This study aimed to document current health promotion activities and resources for health promotion in megachurches. Method. Staff at megachurches were recruited to take an online survey of health promotion programs, health promotion-related beliefs, barriers, and existing resources. Results. Respondents (n = 110 churches) indicated that churches were primarily Baptist (23.6%) or nondenominational (21.1%), had 2,500 to 4,999 congregation members (44.5%), primarily White congregation members (83.5%), and 31 to 60 employees (45.4%). Churches reported 4.73 +/- 2.54 activities/year, most commonly reporting clubs or teams related to physical activity (74.5%), hands-on classes (65.5%), and educational activities (59.1%). Most churches (39.1%) reported their primary faith leader was minimally involved in health-related activities. The most common barrier was competition for time/space with other church activities (46.2%). Churches reported several employee health-related policies. Respondents reported a budget of $ 0 to $ 499/year for health-related programs (44.4%). Conclusion. These findings provide insight regarding the current status of health promotion in megachurches. These large churches are a potential health promotion partner for researchers and practitioners for developing culturally tailored interventions.