Fall 2023, Issue 09, p. 15–16
[Online 13 Oct. 2023, Article A048]
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Resources & Updates: Fall 2023

Editors’ Note: This section emphasizes resources at the intersection of religion/spirituality and public health, as well as major organizations that at times address these intersections. Please see the “Resources” tab on the PHRS website for more content, and please send new potential content to this section to: PHRSadm1@publichealthrs.org

New Research

Idler E., Jalloh M. F., Cochrane J., Blevins J. (2023). Religion as a social force in health: complexities and contradictions. BMJ, 382 :e076817 doi:10.1136/bmj-2023-076817
Rasanathan J. J. K. (2023). Religion and health, and the search for common ground. BMJ, 382 :p1661 doi:10.1136/bmj.p1661
Cox, H., Gebru, Y., Horter, L., Palomeque, F. S., Myers, K., Stowell, D., Easterling, T., Salazar de Noguera, N., Medina-Forrester, A., Bravo, J., Pérez, S., Chaparro, J., La Place Ekpo, L., Cranford, H., Santibañez, S., and Valencia, D. (2023). New York State, New York City, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands’ Health Department Experiences Promoting Health Equity During the Initial COVID-19 Omicron Variant Period, 2021-2022. Health Security, 21(S1), S25-S34. http://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2023.0001
Santibañez S., Allen E.M., Hairston S., Santibanez T.A., Jeon S., Hayman K. (2023). Racial and Ethnic Differences in Openness to Communication From Local Faith-Based Congregations During Public Health Emergencies. Public Health Reports. doi:10.1177/00333549231186578

Articles, Books, Commentaries, Interviews, Webinars, Projects, and Networks

Upcoming Webinar: Religion, Spirituality, and Health Scientific Interest Group: “Shaken to the Core: Spiritual Struggles as a Vital Topic for Clinical Research and Practice” with Dr. Kenneth Pargament, Tuesday, October 17, 2023.
Valparaiso University. (2023, April 19th). Susan Holman Religion, Spirituality & Global Health Guest Interview with Katelyn Long, DrPH [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pACSLoJBoXA
Faith 4 Public Health. (2023, March 29). Health in the City: Enhancing Health in Times of Crisis [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYs9I6azVa0&ab_channel=Faith4PublicHealth
World Health Organization. (2023). Report of the WHO and Religions for Peace global conference: strengthening national responses to health emergencies, October–December 2021. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240054035
Shablystyi V.V., Kosiachenko K.E., Berezniak V. S., Katorkin R. A., & Konopelskyi V. Y. (2023). Activities of international medical and humanitarian NGOs in Ukraine under martial law. Christian Journal for Global Health, 10(1), 33-42. https://doi.org/10.15566/cjgh.v10i1.749
Kemp, S. (2023). Effective Faith Partnerships during COVID-19: Lessons Learned from Development Practitioners. Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities. https://jliflc.com/resources/effective-faith-partnerships-during-covid-19-lessons-learned-from-development-practitioners/
Langevin, H.H. (2023). Including Spirituality Into a Fuller Picture of Research on Whole Person Health. NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/about/offices/od/director/past-messages/including-spirituality-into-a-fuller-picture-of-research-on-whole-person-health
Hearing the Voice (2012-2022). A 10 year interdisciplinary research project on voice-hearing. Led by Durham University. Funded by the Wellcome Trust.
Religion, Health, and Humanities Researchers Network.

Upcoming Conferences and Calls for Papers (newest first)

Call for Abstracts: The Conference on Medicine & Religion is accepting abstracts until 11:59pm EST, Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The theme for this year’s conference is “In Pursuit of the Great Coherence: Healing in the Spaces Between”. Conference date: April 14-16, 2024.
Upcoming: 2024 Oxford Patristics Conference (August 5–9, 2024) Conference theme: “Hope in Health: Our Labor is Not in Vain”. Conference date: August 5-9, 2024, Oxford, England. Deadline to register: August 5, 2024