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

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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“…Individuals and groups continue to face increasing concern about coping with their prevalent anxieties and the long-term individual and collective impact of the pandemic ( Koenig, 2020 ; Peteet, 2020 ). What is increasingly noticed is how the pandemic is affecting individuals to the core and the subsequent release of deeply human emotions ( Modell and Kardia, 2020 ).…”

“…The absence of the intimacy of the office was another challenge for many employees. This complex and dynamic situation inevitably affected employees’ and managers’ wellbeing ( Khoury, 2020 ; Modell and Kardia, 2020 ) and the meaning they attached to their work during this time ( Martela et al, 2018 ; Bartels et al, 2019 ). Meaningfulness at work has been reported as a critical psychological condition ( Van Zyl et al, 2010 ).…”

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