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ArticleJournal of community health2025

Sustainability and Adaptability of a Community Health Advisor-Led Educational Program in Faith-Based Organizations in Underserved Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Deborah B Marin, Vanshdeep Sharma, Zorina Costello, Vilma Prieto, Jonathan DePierro, Sydney Starkweather, Mimsie Robinson, Desna Goulbourne, Lina Jandorf

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Article in Journal of community health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Deborah B MarinDepartment of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Vanshdeep SharmaDepartment of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Zorina CostelloCenter for Spirituality and Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Vilma PrietoDepartment of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Jonathan DePierroDepartment of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA. Jonathan.depierro@mssm.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6883-5026
Sydney StarkweatherDepartment of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Mimsie RobinsonBethel Gospel Assembly, Inc. 2-26 East 120th St, New York, NY, 10035, USA.
Desna GoulbourneUnited Moravian Church, 200 E 127th Street, New York, NY, 10035, USA.
Lina JandorfDepartment of Population Health and Health Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.

Funding

Conduits: Mount Sinai Health System Translational Science HubUL1TR004419 · NCATS · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Rosalind J Wright · 2022 to 2026
$46.4M
NCATS NIH HHS 5UL1TR004419NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR004419
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented disruption in all activities, especially those related to group gatherings. During the lockdown period, faith-based organizations, which are resources for both religious and health promotion activities, had to develop alternative strategies to meet those goals. The purpose of this paper is to describe the sustainability of M.I.C.A.H. Project HEAL, a partnership between an academic medical center and faith-based organizations in underserved communities in New York City, during the initial pandemic lockdown period. The use of virtual platforms facilitated Community Health Advisors (CHAs) in 13 organizations to conduct 47 health education workshops, reaching over 800 participants. Reliance on virtual platforms continued after in person gatherings were permitted. These data further support the benefits of academic partnerships with faith-based organizations to provide timely health information during a public health crisis.

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Community Health WorkersCOVID-19Faith-Based OrganizationsHealth EducationMedically Underserved AreaAcademic Medical CentersHealth PromotionHumansNew York CityPandemicsProgram EvaluationSARS-CoV-2Community based engagementCOVID-19 pandemicFaith based organizationsHealth promotion

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PMID39235542
PMCPMC11805666

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