title: An Examination of Personal Health Promotion and Curricular Coverage of Health at US Seminary Schools.
abstract: Seminary schools train clergy members, who have significant influence on the health-related environment of their faith-based organizations. The purpose of this study was to examine health promotion in seminary schools, including curriculum coverage of health-related topics. This cross-sectional, mixed methods study used print and online surveys. Seminary schools (n = 57) self-reported approaches to health and health-related curriculum. Most schools emphasized the inclusion of health in clerical practice, and healthy behaviors among students, and covered holistic views of health and self-care issues within their curriculum. This study provides insight into how seminary schools are training future generations of clergy on health-related topics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, 268R Recreation Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA. mjb73@psu.edu.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bopp
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Saginaw Valley State University, Health and Human Services 203, Saginaw, MI, 48710, USA.
authors.forename: Meghan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baruth
mesh_terms: D002977:Clergy / Q000193:education*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States
keywords: Clergy; Prevention; Seminary school; Training