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01-10-2020 | Public Health | Philosophical Exploration

Religion as a Health Promoter During the 2019/2020 COVID Outbreak: View from Detroit

Authors: Stephen M. Modell, Sharon L. R. Kardia

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 5/2020

Abstract

The 2019/2020 COVID outbreak has surfaced as a global pandemic. The news has carried stories of the heroic efforts of medical and other health practitioners, with public health officials charting the course of spread. In an urban center like Detroit, the generosity of everyday citizens and church organizations has also played an important role. This inspection of the pandemic from the view of Detroit will examine the epidemiology of the coronavirus, translation of professional practice into people’s awareness of the chronic disease risk factors which are prevalent in Detroit, moral and ethical views on the distribution of resources, and three major ways that religious faith has helped to sustain people’s health and welfare in the midst of the broad social challenges posed by this novel coronavirus.

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Title: Religion as a Health Promoter During the 2019/2020 COVID Outbreak: View from Detroit
Authors: Stephen M. Modell
Sharon L. R. Kardia
Publication date: 01-10-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Public Health
COVID-19
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01052-1

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