Supporting Faith-Based Communities Through and Beyond the Pandemic.
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| Title: | Supporting Faith-Based Communities Through and Beyond the Pandemic. |
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| Authors: | Gourley, Michele1,2 Michele.Gourley@MountSinai.org, Starkweather, Sydney3, Roberson, Katheryn3,4,5, Katz, Craig L.1,3,4, Marin, Deborah B.3, Costello, Zorina2,3, DePierro, Jonathan3 |
| Source: | Journal of Community Health. Aug2023, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p593-599. 7p. 2 Graphs. |
| Subject Terms: | *Health education, *Curriculum, *Physical fitness, *Communities, *Community-based social services, *COVID-19 pandemic, *Health promotion, *Psychological resilience, *Adult education workshops, Social support, Descriptive statistics, Research funding, Religious institutions, Health self-care |
| Geographic Terms: | New York (State) |
| Abstract: | The COVID-19 pandemic brought widespread and notable effects to the physical and mental health of communities across New York City with disproportionate suffering Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino communities alongside additional stressors such as racism and economic hardship. This report describes the adaptation of a previously successful evidence-based community engagement health education program for the deployment of resilience promoting workshop program in faith-based organizations in BIPOC communities in New York City. From June 2021 to June 2022, nine faith-based organizations implemented 58 workshops to 1,101 non-unique workshop participants. Most of the workshops were delivered online with more women (N = 803) than men (N = 298) participating. All organizations completed the full curriculum; the workshop focused on self-care and physical fitness was repeated most frequently (N = 13). Participants in the workshops ranged from 4 to 73 per meeting and were largely female. The Building Community Resilience Project is an easy and effective way to modify an existing, evidence-based community health education program to address new and relevant health needs such as resilience and stress amidst the COVID-19 pandemic among faith communities serving BIPOC populations. More research is needed regarding the impact of the workshops as well as adaptability for other faith traditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The COVID-19 pandemic brought widespread and notable effects to the physical and mental health of communities across New York City with disproportionate suffering Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino communities alongside additional stressors such as racism and economic hardship. This report describes the adaptation of a previously successful evidence-based community engagement health education program for the deployment of resilience promoting workshop program in faith-based organizations in BIPOC communities in New York City. From June 2021 to June 2022, nine faith-based organizations implemented 58 workshops to 1,101 non-unique workshop participants. Most of the workshops were delivered online with more women (N = 803) than men (N = 298) participating. All organizations completed the full curriculum; the workshop focused on self-care and physical fitness was repeated most frequently (N = 13). Participants in the workshops ranged from 4 to 73 per meeting and were largely female. The Building Community Resilience Project is an easy and effective way to modify an existing, evidence-based community health education program to address new and relevant health needs such as resilience and stress amidst the COVID-19 pandemic among faith communities serving BIPOC populations. More research is needed regarding the impact of the workshops as well as adaptability for other faith traditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00945145 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10900-023-01193-w |
