Religion as a support component in the health behavior of Black Americans

The use of religion as a support component in an effort to change the health behavior of Black Americans is historical and pervasive. The Black church's role as a social agent in the Black community has been a stabilizing factor in its overall health status. Political and social barriers that h...

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Main Author: Scandrett, Alfonso (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1994]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 1994, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 123-129
Further subjects:B Health Care
B Social Support
B Health Status
B Related Literature
B Health Behavior
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Summary:The use of religion as a support component in an effort to change the health behavior of Black Americans is historical and pervasive. The Black church's role as a social agent in the Black community has been a stabilizing factor in its overall health status. Political and social barriers that have deprived Black people of proper health care have been overcome through religious intervention. This intervention has been offered in the hope that proper health behavior would prevail. This article addresses the role of the Black church as an institution that uses different components of social support for the people in its surrounding community. Historical, theoretical, and health behavior are addressed in an effort to provide an explanation for the need to understand the marriage between social support and the Black church. In addition, related literature that provides support for the arguments of this article is also addressed.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF02354532