Promoting Healthy Behavior from the Pulpit: Clergy Share Their Perspectives on Effective Health Communication in the African American Church
Promoting Healthy Behavior from the Pulpit: Clergy Share Their Perspectives on Effective Health Communication in the African American Church
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DOI：
10.1007/s10943-011-9533-1
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发表时间：
2013-12-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Neuhaus, Kris
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作者：
Lumpkins, Crystal Y.;Greiner, K. Allen;Neuhaus, Kris
与其他种族相比，非裔美国人继续遭受不成比例的健康差距（ACS 2010; CDC 2007）。研究表明，非裔美国人社区的教会和牧师可以被招募来提高卫生方案的有效性（坎贝尔等人，Health Edu Behav 34（6）：864-880，2007; DeHaven等人，Am J Public Health 94（6）：1030-1036，2004）。本研究的目的是调查非裔美国人牧师的看法，在教会的健康促进，以及如何这些看法可以作为一个指导，以改善针对非裔美国人的健康传播。对非裔美国神职人员的半结构化访谈显示，牧师对健康，宗教和灵性的交叉有着强烈的感受;他们还认为，从讲坛上更频繁地讨论健康筛查和其他健康问题以及他们自己的个人经历最终会影响会众的健康行为。这项研究表明，非洲裔美国神职人员认为自己是教会中的健康促进者，并相信这种沟通（即，牧师认可的健康信息材料）将影响得不到充分服务的少数群体的健康行为。
African Americans continue to suffer disproportionately from health disparities when compared to other ethnicities (ACS 2010; CDC 2007). Research indicates that the church and the pastor in the African American community could be enlisted to increase effectiveness of health programs (Campbell et al. in Health Edu Behav 34(6):864-880, 2007; DeHaven et al. in Am J Public Health 94(6):1030-1036, 2004). The objective of this study was to investigate African American pastors' perceptions about health promotion in the church and how these perceptions could serve as a guide for improving health communication targeting African Americans. Semi-structured interviews with African American clergy revealed that pastors feel strongly about the intersection of health, religion and spirituality; they also believe that discussing health screening and other health issues more frequently from the pulpit and their own personal experiences will ultimately impact health behavior among congregants. This study suggests that African American clergy see themselves as health promoters in the church and believe this communication (i.e., pastor-endorsed health information materials) will impact health behavior among underserved and minority populations.