Models of health and wholeness

A church-clinic model of the neighborhood health center, developed initially in a low-income area, has now been established over the past three years in middle- and upper-income areas. The church-clinics, called Wholistic Health Centers, are primary care medical clinics located in church buildings t...

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Authors: Holinger, Paul C. (Author) ; Tubesing, Donald A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1979]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 1979, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 203-212
Further subjects:B Patient Treatment
B Health Center
B Medical Care
B Primary Care
B Health Education
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Summary:A church-clinic model of the neighborhood health center, developed initially in a low-income area, has now been established over the past three years in middle- and upper-income areas. The church-clinics, called Wholistic Health Centers, are primary care medical clinics located in church buildings that utilize an interdisciplinary team in the planning for patient treatment and health education. The project integrates primary medical care with pastoral counseling services. Evaluation of the two clinics in middle-to-upper-income areas indicates that the patients are middle to upper class, well educated, and are not medically disenfranchised; their presenting problems are only slightly more often medical (58%) than psychosocial (42%).
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF01540482