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February 2002, Vol 92, No. 2 | American Journal of Public Health 177-179
© 2002 American Public Health Association

FIELD ACTION REPORT

Health Care Revival Renews, Rekindles, and Revives

Erma Lawson, RN, PhD and Azzie Young, PhD, MPA

At the time this article was written, Erma Lawson was with the Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass. Azzie Young is with the Mattapan Community Health Center, Mattapan, Mass.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Erma Lawson, RN, PhD, Department of Sociology, University of North Texas, PO Box 311157, Denton, TX 76201 (e-mail: elawson{at}scs.cmm.unt.edu).

In a Black community in Boston, Mass, a community health center developed a faith-based initiative to improve the health of community residents. In partnership with a steering committee composed of community health advocates, church leaders, and community leaders, the community health center planned and implemented annual Health Care Revival meetings at which screening activities and dissemination of health information are integrated with inspirational singing and scripture readings.

The success of the Health Care Revival initiative is demonstrated by an increased use of community health center services after each revival meeting, by participants' evaluations, and by an increase in the number of community health improvement projects begun as a direct result of the Health Care Revival initiative.




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