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Network Analysis

August 14, 2012 | Book

Published in Handbook of Research Methods in Religious Studies

Faith-Based Organizations, Science, and the Pursuit of Health

February 1, 2011 | Journal Article

This article proposes establishing a national faith-based health research network. Faith-based organizations (FBOs) can use their strong community ties to generate new research. The authors put forth three goals for an FBO network and discuss secular models.

Attendance at Religious Services and Mortality in a National Sample

June 1, 2004 | Journal Article

Research and theory increasingly suggest that attendance at religious services is associated with better self-rated health, life satisfaction and happiness and functional health. However, prior studies are limited and do not extensively explore pote ...

Health Policy Scholar Wins Award for Article on Race, Religion and Politics

August 31, 2009 | Story

Bible helps shape political allegiance, expert says.

Nurse Faculty Scholar Devon Berry, Seeks "Active Ingredient" that Gives Religious Followers Mental and Physical Edge

April 23, 2009 | Story

Berry had an epiphany as a teenager that guides his work in health care to this day: Religion, he observed, seemed to help keep people healthy.

Re/Storing Nashville: Connecting Community Groups and Policy-Makers to Reduce Food Deserts

August 23, 2011 | Video

RWJF will reverse the rise in childhood obesity by the Year 2015.

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