title: Women's health promotion in the rural church: a Canadian perspective.
abstract: The rural church may be an effective health resource for rural Canadian women who have compromised access to health resources. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relevance of the Christian church and faith community nurses in promoting the health of rural Canadian women in the evolving rural context. The findings from an extensive literature search reveal that religion and spirituality often influence the health beliefs, behaviors, and decisions of rural Canadian women. The church and faith community nurses may therefore be a significant health resource for rural Canadian women, although this phenomenon has been significantly understudied.
authors.affiliation: Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5C1, Canada. rplunket@uwo.ca
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Plunkett
authors.forename: Beverly D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Leipert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012067:Religion; D012424:Rural Population; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult