Rollins faculty author several articles in AJPH special section on religion and public health
Several faculty members from the Rollins School of Public Health authored articles in a special section of the March 2019 issue of the American Journal of Public Health on religion and public health.
- John Blevins, ThD, was principal author on an article that examined religion’s role in the response to the 2014 and 2016 Ebola outbreak and the global HIV epidemic. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304870
- William H. Foege, MD, MPH, drew from Blevins et al.’s article and wrote about the positive and negative influences of religion, culture, and tradition in public health. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304921
- Ellen Idler, PhD, edited the special section and was first author of an article that looked at the relationship between public health agencies and faith communities. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304941
- Mimi Kiser, DMin, MPH, was lead author on an article that examined the effectiveness of a national collaboration among public health and faith-based organizations (including the Interfaith Health Program at Emory) as they worked to target influenza prevention among hard-to-reach populations. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304826
The March edition is available here.
