Promoting Healthy Behavior from the Pulpit: Clergy Share Their Perspectives on Effective Health Communication in the African American Church

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1093-1107

  Lumpkins, Crystal Y ^a   Greiner, K Allen ^b   Daley, Christine ^b   Mabachi, Natabhona M ^b   Neuhaus, Kris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Churches; Health communication; Health programs; Health promotion; Pastors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLERGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLERGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KANSAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84885848884     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9533-1     Document Type: Article

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