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Why Religion and Spirituality Matter for Public Health (eBook, PDF)

Evidence, Implications, and Resources

Redaktion: Oman, Doug

Beschreibung

Shows how religion and spirituality are vital and necessary concerns for every major Public Health subfield

Describes evidence-based and theoretically-grounded approaches

Shows how public health educators teach about religion/spirituality-health connections

Technische Details

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• Größe: 8.15MB

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Autor

Doug Oman received his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley, where he is Associate Adjunct Professor in the School of Public Health. His more than 60 professional publications focus especially on health and longevity implications of spiritual and religious factors, as well as related psychosocial factors such as compassion and altruism. Oman has been principal investigator for two randomized trials of nonsectarian and explicitly spiritual forms of meditation, and was elected President (2016-2017) of the Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality (Division 36 of the American Psychological Association). His 1998 paper, "Religion and Mortality Among the Community-Dwelling Elderly" was awarded the Templeton prize for Exemplary Paper in Religion and the Medical Sciences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319739663
• Artikelnr.: 52935091

Rezensionen

"The main theme in this engaging volume, which is both easy to read and understand, is how R/S relates to population health outcomes. ... The focus on how religion and spirituality influence health outcomes, and on related learning and research, make this volume recommended reading across disciplines. ... It is recommended for graduate and undergraduate students for understanding R/S as a dimension of health that interconnects with other sciences and health-related outcomes." (Saneta Maiko, Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, January 11, 2019)