Partnerships Between Faith Communities and the Mental Health Sector: A Scoping Review

LG Perez, C Cardenas, T Blagg… - Psychiatric Services, 2025 - psychiatryonline.org
Objective: Faith communities are increasingly providing services to address the mental
health needs of their congregations and communities. However, many feel limited in their …

Using trauma informed principles in health communication: Improving faith/science/clinical collaboration to address addiction

AD Clements, NA Cyphers, DL Whittaker… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Problematic substance use is a pressing global health problem, and dissemination and
implementation of accurate health information regarding prevention, treatment, and recovery …

Pre-implementation determinants for digital mental health integration in Chicago pediatric primary care

C Stiles-Shields, EL Gustafson, PS Lim… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objective Pediatric primary care (PPC) is a common treatment site for pediatric mental
health, but it is currently unable to meet the needs of all teen patients, particularly those with …

Heart 2 heart: Pilot study of a church-based community health worker intervention for African Americans with hypertension

EB Lynch, C Tangney, T Ruppar, L Zimmermann… - Prevention …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract African Americans (AAs) have higher prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension than
Whites, which leads to reduced life expectancy. Barriers to achieving blood pressure control …

Building a Community Partnership for the Development of Health Ministries Within the African American Community: The Triad Pastors Network

TYM Gwathmey, KL Williams, A Caban-Holt… - Journal of Community …, 2024 - Springer
African Americans continue to have worse health outcomes despite attempts to reduce
health disparities. This is due, in part, to inadequate access to healthcare, but also to the …

A personal sensing technology enabled service versus a digital psychoeducation control for primary care patients with depression and anxiety: a pilot randomized …

C Stiles-Shields, KM Reyes, T Lakhtakia, SR Smith… - BMC psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Background Technology-enabled services (TES; clinical services that include both
technology-driven [eg, personal sensing technologies] and person-powered support …

High blood pressure medication adherence among urban, African Americans in the Midwest United States

DJ Schober, M Tate, D Rodriguez, TM Ruppar… - Journal of racial and …, 2021 - Springer
Hypertension is a chronic condition that disproportionately affects African Americans.
Managing high blood pressure (HBP) requires adherence to daily medication. However …

Examination of the association between access to care and lung cancer screening among high-risk smokers

CC Li, AK Matthews, YH Kao, WT Lin… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of access to care on the
uptake of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening among a diverse …

Food insecurity and diabetes management among adults of African descent: A systematic review

C Magny‐Normilus, F Luppino, K Lyons… - Diabetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims This systematic review explores the established causal link between food insecurity
and cardiometabolic conditions among adults of African descent. Specifically, this study …

Keep it Movin': Design and methods of a church-based physical activity program to improve physical function among midlife and older black adults

BS Lange-Maia, A Deckard, SA Dugan… - Contemporary Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Older Black adults have high rates of physical function (PF) limitations.
Physical activity (PA) is effective for improving PF and reducing mobility disability risk; …