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Body, Mind and Spirit - New Approach to Healing Draws on Science and Spirituality

January 1, 2001 | Program Results Report

The Grace Counseling Center in Madison, N.J., Drew University, Madison, N.J., and Morristown Memorial Hospital of Morristown, N.J. jointly sponsored a conference in 1998 on the integration of spirituality and medicine, which many health professionals now believe can significantly enhance healing.

Complementary Care Programs are Becoming an Accepted Alternative by Patients and Insurers

January 1, 1998 | Program Results Report

From 1995 to 1997, project staff at the Wellspring Foundation of Bethlehem, Conn., continued its residential retreat program for cancer patients.

"Compassion Sabbath" Trains Clergy to Help Those at End of Life

March 31, 2004 | Program Results Report

The Midwest Bioethics Center developed and led Compassion Sabbath, a multi-faith initiative to help clergy and religious leaders develop tools for addressing the spiritual needs of seriously ill and dying persons in Greater Kansas City.

Mind, Body and Spirit the Focus of Conference on Health in Later Life

April 1, 2002 | Program Results Report

In 2001, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., held a two-day conference that explored the potential for cooperation between religious communities and health care systems in meeting the health care needs of the nation's rapidly increasing elderly population.

A Getaway to a Lakeside Camp Lifts Spirits Through Exercise, Art and Memory

July 1, 2001 | Program Results Report

From 1997 to 2000, staff at the Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation established a retreat program for breast cancer survivors and conducted a pilot study of the retreat's effectiveness.

Pastoral Care Education Program Helps Clergy Provide Mental Health Interventions

January 1, 1998 | Program Results Report

To remove barriers to receipt of mental health services in low-income Hispanic communities in New York City, this project trained Hispanic clergy and lay ministers to provide short-term counseling and referrals for longer-term mental health care.

Spirituality Has a Role in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, Maryland Researchers Say

December 28, 2007 | Program Results Report

Investigators with 9th Sign Communications conducted interviews with recovering addicts, treatment providers, researchers and government officials to examine the role of spirituality in treating alcohol and drug addiction.

New York City-Based Hispanic Clergy Complete Mental Health Training Program to Better Serve Their Congregations

March 25, 2006 | Program Results Report

The Blanton-Peale Institute refined, strengthened and expanded its training program in mental health counseling for Hispanic pastors serving inner city congregations that it had developed with prior funding from RWJF.

1999 Conference Encourages Clergy to Work with Physicians to Improve Care of Dying Patients

April 29, 2003 | Program Results Report

In 1999, the Center to Improve Care of the Dying at George Washington University brought 40 physicians and clergy members together at a conference meant to address areas of common interest concerning the interfaith and interdisciplinary importance of end-of-life care.

Preventing Hysterectomy Among African-American Women

December 1, 2001 | Program Results Report

The Wholistic Health & Healing Association conducted a two-day forum in Sacramento, Calif., in April 2000 on uterine fibroids and African-American women.

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