Framing the Role of the Faith Community in Global Health

Globalization has brought many people and organizations together. Healthcare is one of the fields that has been the most prominent in global collaboration. Healthcare professionals working from the framework of Christian faith have been participants and leaders in global health for many years. The c...

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Main Authors: Mark A. Strand, Andrew M. Cole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health for All Nations 2014-01-01
Series:Christian Journal for Global Health
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Online Access:http://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/article/view/19/93
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description Globalization has brought many people and organizations together. Healthcare is one of the fields that has been the most prominent in global collaboration. Healthcare professionals working from the framework of Christian faith have been participants and leaders in global health for many years. The current challenges in global health call for the active involvement of all concerned players, Christian healthcare professionals among them. In this paper, the authors suggest a unique framework for Christians involved in global health to make contributions to research, scholarship, and practice innovation in this field.
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spelling doaj.art-5b182dcaa78241b49eb8f58ad55357602022-12-21T23:16:37ZengHealth for All NationsChristian Journal for Global Health2167-24152014-01-011271510.15566/cjgh.v1i2.1919Framing the Role of the Faith Community in Global HealthMark A. Strand0Andrew M. Cole1PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Master of Public Health Program, College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Sciences, North Dakota State University, USAMBBS, FAFRM, Conjoint Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, AustraliaGlobalization has brought many people and organizations together. Healthcare is one of the fields that has been the most prominent in global collaboration. Healthcare professionals working from the framework of Christian faith have been participants and leaders in global health for many years. The current challenges in global health call for the active involvement of all concerned players, Christian healthcare professionals among them. In this paper, the authors suggest a unique framework for Christians involved in global health to make contributions to research, scholarship, and practice innovation in this field.http://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/article/view/19/93global healthfaith-based organizationsresearch
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title Framing the Role of the Faith Community in Global Health
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