Crossing the secular divide: government and faith-based organizations as partners in health.

Full Abstract

Recent debate over the relationship between government and faith-based organizations has renewed interest in the opportunities and challenges that are associated with change in this area of health care policy. Experience exists already that faith-based organizations can provide effective health education and services in the community. Limited infrastructure and liability are among the important barriers to their expansion. Spurred by the demographics of an aging population and increasing health care costs, we argue the necessity of further partnering, within well-defined limits, to maximize the availability of health care education and services throughout this nation.

Learn Faster Today Improve your study skills

Author information

Author/s: Brooks, Robert G (RG); Koenig, Harold G (HG);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: International journal of psychiatry in medicine (Int J Psychiatry Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-; vol 32 (issue 3) : pp 223-34

Dates: Created 2002/12/19; Completed 2003/03/26; Revised 2005/12/07;

PMID: 12489698, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

Sourced from the National Library of Medicine. Abstract text and other information may be subject to copyright.

External Links for this article (including full text providers, if available):

Click Electronic Full-text Provider Links to see options for finding the electronic full text links to this article. Note there may be a subscription or fee required for access to the full text. See our FAQ for information on finding FREE full text articles.

This article may also be located in paper journal collections available in many libraries. Use the Journal and Publication Information above to find the full article.

MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

This article has not been indexed for related articles as yet, however you can still use the live related article search links below.

See 100+ related articles.