TY - JOUR
T1 - An Examination of Personal Health Promotion and Curricular Coverage of Health at US Seminary Schools
AU - Bopp, Melissa
AU - Baruth, Meghan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - Seminary schools train clergy members, who have significant influence on the health-related environment of their faith-based organizations. The purpose of this study was to examine health promotion in seminary schools, including curriculum coverage of health-related topics. This cross-sectional, mixed methods study used print and online surveys. Seminary schools (n = 57) self-reported approaches to health and health-related curriculum. Most schools emphasized the inclusion of health in clerical practice, and healthy behaviors among students, and covered holistic views of health and self-care issues within their curriculum. This study provides insight into how seminary schools are training future generations of clergy on health-related topics.
AB - Seminary schools train clergy members, who have significant influence on the health-related environment of their faith-based organizations. The purpose of this study was to examine health promotion in seminary schools, including curriculum coverage of health-related topics. This cross-sectional, mixed methods study used print and online surveys. Seminary schools (n = 57) self-reported approaches to health and health-related curriculum. Most schools emphasized the inclusion of health in clerical practice, and healthy behaviors among students, and covered holistic views of health and self-care issues within their curriculum. This study provides insight into how seminary schools are training future generations of clergy on health-related topics.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10943-016-0315-7
DO - 10.1007/s10943-016-0315-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 27722906
AN - SCOPUS:84990986249
SN - 0022-4197
VL - 56
SP - 669
EP - 682
JO - Journal of Religion and Health
JF - Journal of Religion and Health
IS - 2
ER -