Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnerships

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments We could not have written a book about community health partnerships without the assistance and goodwill of many people. First and foremost , we want to express our appreciation for the steadfast support and encouragement of the late Mr. and Mrs. William E. O’Neill. The programs we initially designed more than fifteen years ago could easily have gone no farther than the idea stage if it were not for their generosity and efforts on our behalf. Firmly convinced of the value of programs in which medical institutions and professionals worked in partnership with faith communities , they established a charitable foundation that continues to provide support for these programs. We are also indebted to their daughter, Mary O’Neill-Clement, the other members of the O’Neill family, and the individuals who have served as officers of the O’Neill Foundation for Community Health—Barbara Pearson; Bette Heins, Ph.D.; Bill Allen, J.D., M. Div.; and Lisa Ford Williams—for their continued support. A number of health care leaders who have worked directly with us in key roles as we developed and implemented our programs deserve recognition for their contributions. These include Gail Camputaro (Volusia County Council on Aging); Tom Coleman, M.D. (Volusia County Health Department ); Fran Davis (Hospice of Volusia/Flagler); Bill Griffin and Jeff Feasel (Halifax Health); Joe Johnson (Florida Hospital Fish Memorial); Mark LaRose and Mike Gentry (Florida Hospital Memorial Division); Daryl Tol (Florida Hospital DeLand); and Bob Williams (Bert Fish Medical Center). We are also grateful for the support and encouragement provided by Richard Kindred, Ph.D., and Grady Ballenger, Ph.D. (Stetson University). We want to acknowledge the contributions of several individuals who have played important leadership roles in innovative faith-health partnerships and who offered to share their stories. Sonja Simpson, a faith com- xvi acknowledgments munity nurse and former president of the Health Ministries Association, not only wrote about her own work but also helped us identify other nurses who had similar stories to report. One of these individuals, Fran Zoske, wrote about many of the programs offered by hospitals affiliated with Ascension Health and contacted other faith community nurses who in turn shared their stories. We also greatly appreciate the contributions of Gary Gunderson, D. Min., who wrote about the programs he helped to develop for Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare in Memphis; Dale Young, D. Min., who shared his work developing the Congregational Health Alliance Ministry Program for Baptist Health South Florida; and Candace Huber, who reported on her work as director of Florida Hospital’s Center for Community Health Ministry based in Orlando. We would especially like to thank the Johns Hopkins faculty and staff who contributed to this edition by helping us update, revise, and improve the clinical chapters: L. Randol Barker, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Kevin Bertha, R.Ph., Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Ilene Browner, M.D., Instructor in Medical Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Thomas E. Finucane, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Linda Gorman, M.L.S., Director of Library Services, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Sheldon H. Gottlieb, M.D., FACC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Steven Kravet, M.D., M.B.A., FACP, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Constantine G. Lyketsos, M.D., M.H.S., The Elizabeth Plank Althouse Professor in Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine acknowledgments xvii Jonathan M. Zenilman, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Susan Zieman, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Richard Zorowitz, M.D., Visiting Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine The expertise they brought to this work has made for a better book, for which we are most appreciative. Finally, we thank our editor, Wendy Harris, for her encouragement and guidance. This page intentionally left blank Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnerships This page intentionally left blank ...