Catholic Health Association
(CHA) of the United States
Represents more than 2,000 Catholic health care sponsors, systems, facilities,
and related organizations. CHA mission includes advocating for a just health
care system, convening leaders to share ideas, fostering collaboration,
and uniting the ministry voice on critical issues.
Center for Spirituality
and Healing University of Minnesota
Focus is on integrative medicine, bringing together biomedical, complementary,
cross-cultural and spiritual care. The Center works with a wide range of
organizations, foundations and volunteers to bring innovative approaches
and programs to the forefront of health sciences education and research,
and to clinical care.
Center
for Spirituality, Theology and Health Duke University
Conducts research on the effects of religion (or spirituality) on physical
and mental health. Focuses largely on traditional Western religious beliefs
and practices, but is not limited to them.
Christian Science
@ "spirituality.com"
Sponsored by the Christian Science Board of Directors, this site offers
topical articles and discussions on spiritual healing in the Christian
Science tradition.
Dialogue on
Science, Ethics and Religion American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS)
Established to facilitate communication between scientific and religious
communities, the objectives of AAAS are: (1) to contribute to the level
of scientific understanding in religious communities; and (2) to promote
multidisciplinary education and scholarship of the ethical and religious
implications of advancements in science and technology.
Interfaith Health Program
(IHP) Emory University Rollins School of Public Health IHP focuses on building collaborations between and
among faith communities, religious health systems, and
public health agencies around the issues of illness prevention,
health promotion, and justice. Site contains: a searchable
database of congregational and community health initiatives;
a set of links to other community health resources; and
a newsletter Faith and Health, which contains
a resource section and many articles on health ministries.
International Center for
the Integration of Health and Spirituality (ICIHS)
Archive site as the Center was dissolved in 2003 and all assets transferred
to the Library of Congress to establish the David
B. Larson Fellowship in Health and Spirituality. The ICIHS advanced
the integration of health and spirituality by publishing research, establishing
professional networks and conferences, creating continuing education opportunities,
and providing research-based resources, including a newsletter.
John Templeton Foundation
Non-profit organization focusing on the methods and resources of scientific
inquiry on topical areas which have spiritual and theological significance.
Topical areas range across the disciplines from cosmology to healthcare.
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