Please contact Dr. Mary Sutherland at [log in to unmask] for information
about
an ongoing African-American faith community program that has been ongoing
for over 15 years.  limited information is found on the WESTERN CAPT site.


-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Dubois <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 9:30 PM
Subject: Faith Groups


>There is a component of the Pawtucket Heart Health Project in Rhode Island
>USA that involved a church-based strategy including not only intervention
>but community mobilization as well.   There is a chapter in the text edited
>by Neil Bracht "Health Promotion at the Community Level" I believe
regarding
>this aspect.
>
>Nancy Dubois
>Health Promotion Consultant
>12 Finlay Street, Scotland, ON     N0E 1R0
>(519) 446-3636 / fax (519) 446-3329
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Health Promotion on the Internet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
>Of Gallant, Lisa
>Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 9:40 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Help
>
>For World Heart Days, our coalition has attempted to reach people through
>faith groups. See our web site, www.niagarahearthealth.com for a file on
>materials that we made available this past September. We promoted the
>package through the newspapers and direct mail to groups that we knew were
>interested. An earlier ad requested submissions from people. A committee of
>representatives from faith groups reviewed the submissions and created the
>package of material.
>
>Last year we did phone surveys with people from faith groups to identify
>interest.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Health Promotion on the Internet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>Behalf Of Berlin Sao Kafoa
>Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 6:46 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Help
>
>
>            Dear Colleagues,
>            Bula from Fiji,
>            Seeking help on literature where Health Promotion Interventions
>have                 used religions or churches as a medium of getting the
>message across.
>
>            Vinaka,
>            Berlin Kafoa.
>
>