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a School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
b Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
c Department of Education, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
d University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
e Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Birmingham VA Medical Center, and the Center for Aging, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
f University of Montevalla, AL
g McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Samford University, Birmingham, AL
Correspondence: Michael W. Parker, DSW, LTCR, BCD, LCSW, ACSW, LTCR, BCD, LCSW, ACSW, School of Social Work, University of Alabama, Little Hall, Box 870314, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0314. E-mail: mwparker{at}sw.ua.edu.
Decision Editor: Eleanor S. McConnell, RN, PhD
Purpose: A community and faith-based intervention with elderly persons and their adult children involving religious, medical, and academic communities is described. Design and Methods: Lifestyle changes and individual and corporate forms of spirituality were affirmed using an expanded Rowe and Kahn model of successful aging. Faculty from academic, medical, state, and religious institutions presented a variety of workshops at a multichurch-sponsored conference that hosted over 500 seniors. Results: Postconference surveys suggested extremely favorable satisfaction rates across all groups represented. The African American religious community provided critical leadership in achieving an excellent African American participation rate. Implications: The model described has the capacity to generate collaborations across denominational, racial, and class barriers, and has the potential of helping to unify the religious community around the important task of promoting successful aging.
Key Words: Faith-based communities • Health promotion • Successful aging
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