What We’re Reading and Watching: Archive
2015
- Tackling Public Health, Self-Image, & Girl Power in One Art Project – Yahoo! News
- ‘Religion and Health Cannot Be Treated as Entirely Separate Issues’ – Ebola Deeply
- How having faith makes you fat: Religious people are ‘more likely to be overweight compared with those who are atheist’ – MailOnline
- Religious organizations in the public health paradigm – OUP Blog
SUMMER 2014
- Non-Muslim Expats Rejoice Saudi Ramadan – www.onislam.net
- Ban Sex Education in Schools says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan – ibnlive.in.com
- Can Viewing Yourself Differently Actually Stop Chronic Pain? – blogcritics.org
- A High Without an Expense – zeenews
- Ceremonial PTSD therapies favored by Native American veterans – sciencecodex.com
SPRING 2014
- British Muslims with diabetes need more healthcare support during Ramadan – Science Daily
- Scientific health analysis supports Hindu spiritual practice like chanting, meditation, pranayam, Yoga – World Hindu News
- Could Buddhism help treat ARTHRITIS? – MailOnline
- Where Life has Meaning: Poor, Religious Countries – The Atlantic
- A Sin at the Intersection of Faith, Religion and Mental Health – Huffington Post
- Misconceptions of Science and Religion Found in New Study – HealthCanal
- The Role of Religious Values in Decisions About Genetics and the Public’s Health – Springer
- Medicaid Expansion and the Spiritual Side of Health Care: An Interview with Matthew Ellis of Episcopal Health Ministries – Center for American Progress
- Food, Faith and Spirituality (multiple articles) – WhyHunger
- Engaging Religious Leaders Towards Ending FGM – JollofNews
- Private Choice vs. Public Health: Religion, Morality, and Childhood Vaccination Law – University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender, and Class
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Cultural Perspectives on Vaccination – The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
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Vaccines: A Religious Contention – vaccineriskawareness.com
WINTER 2014
- Spirituality and Religion May Protect Against Major Depression By Thickening Brain Cortex – Newswise, Inc.
- Politicians, Muslim scholars join vaccination effort as violence hinders Pakistan polio drive – The Washington Post
- Research Explores Role of Religion in Cancer Care – The University of Chicago Medicine
- Physical Activity Associated with Prayer Regimes Improves Standing Dynamic Balance of Healthy People – US National Library of Medicine
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee partners with faith-based organizations to address health care disparities – Nooga.com
- Research Explores Role of Religion in Cancer Care – The University of Chicago Medicine
- Physical Activity Associated with Prayer Regimes Improves Standing Dynamic Balance of Healthy People – US National Library of Medicine
- GHS Urged to Collaborate with Faith Healers – Modern Ghana
- GMHC Looks at Spirituality, Health, and HIV – EDGE
- ‘Homeless to Harvard:’ Child of Addicts Counsels Youth in Spirituality – ABC
- Spirituality and family caregiving – PostBulletin.com
- Pediatric Obesity: A Challenge for the Orthodox Jewish Community – Jewish Action
FALL 2013
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Parenting as a Spiritual Practice – New York Times
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The Barefoot Run Through Kathmandu – The Atlantic
- Religious Beliefs Shape Health Care Attitudes Among U.S. Muslims – Univ. of Chicago
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“Burka Avenger”: Pakistan’s Middle Class Gets a Feminist Cartoon – Religion Dispatches
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Stephen Cave: Anti-Death Behavior – Guernica
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The Nature of Authority – The Kenyon Review
- Do Intelligent People Need Religion? – Religion Dispatches
- Is Religion Good for Your Health? – ABC News
SUMMER 2013
- Anti-Vaccine Megachurch Linked to Texas Measles Oubreak – Slate
- Private Choice Versus Public Health: Religion, Morality, and Childhood Vaccination Law – University of Maryland
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Mandatory Immunization Laws and the Role of Medical, Religious and Philosophical Exemptions – Institute for Vaccine Safet
- In Somalia, a major campaign to stop the spread of polio – Unicef
- Remarks at the Launch of the Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives – Newsroom America
- Paying Teens Not to Have Sex: What Mississippi Can Learn From Malawi – The Atlantic
- Circumcision: When Tradition Kills – health24
- “Food and Faith” Leader: Environmentalists Shouldn’t Fear Religion – Salon
- A Woman’s Place? The Dearth of Women in the Secular Movement – The Humanist
- Medicine’s Fading Traditions of Generosity – The Atlantic
- A Grandmother on Sex, Contraception and Religious Freedom – Huffington Post
- Richard Dawkins VS Muslim Politician [Dipu Moni, Bangladeshi Minister of Foreign Affairs – youtube.com
- Mindfulness goes corporate — and purists aren’t pleased – Maclean’s
- We are All Virgins Now – Challies.com
- When Clarence Darrow Phoned a Talmudist – The Scroll
- Crossing Boundaries: A Transgender Priest Becomes a University Chaplain – Religion & Politics
- Liberia Celebrates Progress Toward Ending Preventable Child Deaths, and Commits to Accelerate Child Mortality Reduction – allAfrica
- Heaven – The Atlantic
- Migrant farm workers don’t fear deportation from faith-based groups – KVAL
- Are Spiritual Communities Healthier? Something For Boomers To Think About – Huffington Post
- Are Culture And Religion Linked to Diabetes Management? – Cure For Diabetes Co.UK
- Matthieu Ricard: The Habits of Happiness – TED Talks
- Religion and Body Weight – International Journal of Obesity
- Saudi Silence on Deadly MERS Virus Outbreak Frustrates World Health Experts – Scientific American
- How Faith Can Affect Therapy – New York Times
- Catholic hospitals accept birth control compromise – The State
- Yoga As Religion Factors Into Ruling On Teaching Classes In Encinitas Public Schools – Huffington Post
- The Abortion Debate, Texas Style – Religion Dispatches
- Needle Exchange Gets Religion – Religion Dispatches
- Conscience Clauses’ for Doctors are a Risk to Public Health – Beliefnet
- Religion Influences Health Care Spending – ThinkProgress
- Religion and Premarital Sex – boston.com
- Non-religious People’s Faith in Science Increases Under Stress – The Atlantic
- Are Immunization Exemptions Fair to All?: Bill Moyers – vimeo
- Inspiring African Churches to Uphold Women’s Dignity – World Council of Churches
- Global Health and Liberation Theology, Dr. Paul Farmer and Rev. Gustavo Gutierrez – Partners in Health
- Should Your Doctor Pray With You? – The Atlantic
- Religion & Mental Health: New Study Links Belief in “Punitive God” To Emotional Problems – Huffington Post
- A Religious Approach to Health Disparities – Science Life
- It’s Not Your Fault, I’m Happy – Poppstrong
- Actually Listening to Religious Nones – RevEverett
- What is Interfaith Cooperation For? – Religion Dispatches
- Religion And Health: Very Religious People Score Higher In Health Self-Evaluations, According To Study – Huffington Post
- The Science Delusion – Slate
- Air Kissing the Mezuzah – Religion Dispatches
- Global Health Rounds: Katherine Marshall – vimeo
- Under the Umbrella of Religion and Health – The Association of Religion Data Archives
- Doctor, Not Chaplain – The Atlantic