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Reducing Health Disparities In African American Communities Through Church And Federal Partnerships, Shelia Lassiter Hill
Reducing Health Disparities In African American Communities Through Church And Federal Partnerships, Shelia Lassiter Hill
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Despite the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified persistent disparities in health care resources as the primary causes of mortality among minority populations. An underexplored resource for affected African American populations is the church, which is not a recognized stakeholder in the implementation of current health care policy. The purpose of this phenomenological case study was to gather perspectives from African American parishioners who lacked sufficient health care insurance on the roles the church could play. Qualitative data management software was used to organize the data …
Lobbying On Behalf Of The Faithful: Three Mainline Protestant Denominations And Their Advocacy Efforts On Capitol Hill During The 110th Congress, Julia Ann Summers
Lobbying On Behalf Of The Faithful: Three Mainline Protestant Denominations And Their Advocacy Efforts On Capitol Hill During The 110th Congress, Julia Ann Summers
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
A number of mainline Protestant denominations engage in direct lobbying and grassroots advocacy efforts with Congress on behalf of the poor and other marginalized groups. This study explores the work of three specific denominations the Presbyterian Church [PC(USA)], the United Church of Christ (UCC), and the United Methodist Church (UMC), as religious special interests. Specifically, the study explores how they facilitated their policy agendas on Capitol Hill during the 110th Congress (2007-2008). This question is answered primarily through interviews with and surveys of the professional staff engaged in this work during that session. Results indicate that each denomination works extensively …
The Flor-Ala Vol. 47 No. 31, University Of North Alabama
The Flor-Ala Vol. 47 No. 31, University Of North Alabama
Flor-Ala 1970-1979
1978-06-01
The Flor-Ala Vol. 45 No. 13, University Of North Alabama
The Flor-Ala Vol. 45 No. 13, University Of North Alabama
Flor-Ala 1970-1979
1976-03-18
The Flor-Ala Vol. 45 No. 10, University Of North Alabama
The Flor-Ala Vol. 45 No. 10, University Of North Alabama
Flor-Ala 1970-1979
1976-02-04
The Flor-Ala Vol. 45 No. 9, University Of North Alabama
The Flor-Ala Vol. 45 No. 6, University Of North Alabama
The Flor-Ala Vol. 45 No. 5, University Of North Alabama
The Flor-Ala Vol. 45 No. 4, University Of North Alabama
The Flor-Ala Vol. 45 No. 3, University Of North Alabama
The Flor-Ala Vol. 45 No. 1, University Of North Alabama
The Flor-Ala Vol. 44 No. 11, University Of North Alabama
The Flor-Ala Vol. 44 No. 11, University Of North Alabama
Flor-Ala 1970-1979
1975-02-12
The Flor-Ala Vol. 44 No. 10, University Of North Alabama
The Flor-Ala Vol. 44 No. 10, University Of North Alabama
Flor-Ala 1970-1979
1975-01-29
The Flor-Ala Vol. 36 No. 1, University Of North Alabama
The Flor-Ala Vol. 16 No. 8, University Of North Alabama