The Role of Pastor Support in a Faith-Based Health Promotion Intervention

Baruth, Meghan; Wilcox, Sara; Saunders, Ruth P.

doi:10.1097/fch.0b013e31828e6733

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“…These findings highlight the importance of the pastor in various aspects of a health-related research study and may provide some effective strategies to integrate into future interventions. 75 These difficulties in balancing clergy time and commitment as well as the challenges associated with including lay leaders/volunteers for intervention implementation indicate a greater examination of role of a parish nurse in health promotion, given the documented success with previous research. [76][77][78] Although clergy may play a relevant role in counseling for other non-health-related issues, 17 some evidence has suggested that they may lack self-efficacy for health counseling and may not perceive health-related counseling as being effective approach for improving health behaviors or outcomes.…”

Section: Recommendations For Inclusion Of Clergy In Health Promotion mentioning

confidence: 97%

Leading Their Flocks to Health? Clergy Health and the Role of Clergy in Faith-Based Health Promotion Interventions

Bopp

Baruth

Peterson

et al. 2013

Family &Amp; Community Health

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Faith-based organizations are a frequent partner in health promotion due to their large and expansive reach across multiple demographics of the United States. These faith-based organizations are led by clergy members who have a strong influence over their institutions and who shape the physical and social environments of their institutions for health-related matters. The purpose of this review was to examine current issues associated with the health, behaviors, and well-being of clergy, highlight the literature on the role clergy play in delivering effective health promotion interventions, and present recommendations for improving clergy health and the involvement of clergy in faith-based initiatives.

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confidence: 97%

Leading Their Flocks to Health? Clergy Health and the Role of Clergy in Faith-Based Health Promotion Interventions

Bopp

Baruth

Peterson

et al. 2013

Family &Amp; Community Health

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“…In general, priest support appeared to be critical to implementation effectiveness. Consistent with these findings 40 Baruth, Wilcox, and Saunders found a associations between some pastor support-related variables and participant recruitment, retention, and implementation of study requirement among African American churches. Of the five churches in our sample, Church D was the only “high” implementer church that did not also report high levels of support from the priest.…”

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Determinants of Implementation Effectiveness in a Physical Activity Program for Church-Going Latinas

Beard

Chuang

Haughton

et al. 2016

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Faith-based interventions show promise for reducing health disparities among ethnic minority populations. However, churches vary significantly in their readiness and willingness to support these programs. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with priests, other church leaders, and lay health advisors in churches implementing a physical activity intervention targeting Latinas. Implementation effectiveness was operationalized as average 6-month participation rates in physical activity classes at each church. Factors facilitating implementation include church leader support and strength of parishioners' connection to the church. Accounting for these church level factors may be critical in determining church readiness to participate in health promotion activities.

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“…To date, the implementation strategies used to translate EBIs in faith-based settings have primarily focused on ways pastors can adopt and implement program activities and less on the health practices of the pastors themselves. 68,77 The implementation of PA programs may have more impact and be sustained by church leaders who engage in PA within a supportive organizational climate and culture.…”

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Identifying barriers, facilitators, and implementation strategies for a faith-based physical activity program

Haughton

Takemoto

Schneider

et al. 2020

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Background: Community engagement is critical to the acceleration of evidence-based interventions into community settings. Harnessing the knowledge and opinions of community leaders increases the likelihood of successful implementation, scale up, and sustainment of evidence-based interventions. Faith in Action (Fe en Acción) is an evidence-based promotora-led physical activity program designed to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among churchgoing Latina women.Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews using a semi-structured interview guide based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) at various Catholic and Protestant churches with large Latino membership in San Diego County, California to explore barriers and facilitators to implementation of Faith in Action and identify promising implementation strategies for program scale-up and dissemination. We interviewed 22 pastors and church staff and analyzed transcripts using an iterative-deductive team approach. Results: Pastors and church staff described barriers and facilitators to implementation within three domains of CFIR: characteristics of individuals (lack of self-efficacy for and knowledge of physical activity; influence on churchgoers’ behaviors), inner setting (church culture and norms, alignment with mission and values, competing priorities, lack of resources), and outer setting (need for buy-in from senior leadership). From the interviews, we identified four promising implementation strategies for the scale-up of faith-based health promotion programs: 1) health behavior change training for pastors and staff; 2) tailored messaging; 3) developing community collaborations; and 4) gaining denominational support.Conclusions: While churches can serve as valuable partners in health promotion, specific barriers and facilitators to implementation must be recognized and understood. Addressing these barriers through targeted implementation strategies at the adopter and organizational level can facilitate improved program implementation and lead the way for scale-up and dissemination.

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The Role of Pastor Support in a Faith-Based Health Promotion Intervention

Cited by 26 publications

References 34 publications

Leading Their Flocks to Health? Clergy Health and the Role of Clergy in Faith-Based Health Promotion Interventions

Leading Their Flocks to Health? Clergy Health and the Role of Clergy in Faith-Based Health Promotion Interventions

Determinants of Implementation Effectiveness in a Physical Activity Program for Church-Going Latinas

Identifying barriers, facilitators, and implementation strategies for a faith-based physical activity program

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