Churches, academic institutions, and public health: partnerships to eliminate health disparities.

摘要: The four principles represent a framework for improving the process of establishing sustainable partnerships between research, public health, and faith-based institutions that seek to eliminate health disparities. To improve efficacy with churches identification potential partner must be deliberate, trusting relationships built, divergent perspectives communicated reconciled, some tangible power should transferred church community leaders where feasible. We applaud National Institutes Health, through Center on Minority Health Disparities', efforts "promote coordination collaboration among agencies conducting or supporting minority other disparities research." recommend North Carolina Office Disparities charged provided adequate resources facilitate this type Department Human Services are research. A special emphasis placed engage communities faith.