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5th NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH & FAITH COLLABORATIONS
15 - 19 APRIL 2007
MEMPHIS, TN |
| APPLICATION INFORMATION |
| DEADLINE: 26 FEBRUARY 2007 |
If you:
Think at the community level and hope all health concerns can be addressed with equity,
Are willing to open your eyes to the reasons behind the need for social change, and
Are committed to working collaboratively with concrete results,
We invite you
to attend an Institute for Public Health & Faith Collaborations.
Experience a powerful, proven way to connect with others
who feel called to address health issues,
moving beyond religious, racial, economic and social divisions.
The Institute is an initiative of the Interfaith Health
Program of Emory University designed to train teams
of faith and health leaders to address the most serious
health disparities in their communities. For some, that
issue may be mental health; for others, HIV/AIDS; for
others, teen pregnancy. And for yet others, a communitydefined
issue this brochure may not address.
The Institute for Public Health and Faith Collaborations
attracts community leaders who build a tapestry across
boundaries and develop strong commitments to tackle
under-girding social, behavioral, and environmental
determinants of health. The Institute is more than training.
It is a transformative learning experience and connection
to passionate leaders working for change.
Each multi-faith, multi-cultural, and multi-racial team that
participates in the Institute will have four-five members,
including at least two faith leaders and two health leaders.
Boundary leadership.
In an intensive, on-site, four-day session, teams increase
and synthesize their skills as “boundary leaders,” developing wider collaborative relationshipsand sharing
resources and ideas. Then as part of a national learning
community of faith and health leaders, teams participate
in regular teleconferences and web communications
and meet periodically with other teams at regional and
national conferences.
Community assessment.
Teams focus on the underlying health and social issues
that contribute to our most intractable diseases and issues
that affect communities.
Half-generation visions and covenants of commitment.
Focusing on optimal health over the lifespan – for individuals,
families, and communities – Institute teams develop comprehensive,
long-range plans for their communities that are at
least “half-generation” long.
Joint action plans.
Institute teams create enduring
relationships, not only among the faith and health team
members but with a wide set of diverse, community partners.
S T O R I E S F R O M T H E F I E L D
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The Institute for Public Health and Faith Collaborations
was created in partnership with the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention with notable leaders and organizations
in the field of public health, healthcare, religion,
and education. To date, 65 teams – 303 leaders – from
20 states have participated in the Institute, attending one
of seven national or regional sessions. Further, these
teams have mobilized several hundred additional groups
within their communities (states with teams in blue).
Active teams that transform their communities:
- Share their vision and expand to include leaders
from diverse groups and sectors
- Listen and conduct assessments of their community’s
strengths and assets
- Bring new stakeholders to the table
- Create an environment for dialogue with and among
leaders, building trust and contributing to the
transformation of tensions in communities
- Align organizational strengths to attract resources
For more information contact:
Mimi Kiser, Associate Director
Interfaith Health Program
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
1256 Briarcliff Road NE, Building A, Suite 107
Atlanta,
GA 30306
404.727.5199
mkiser@sph.emory.edu
