Catherine F. Musgrave, DNSc, RN,
Carol Easley Allen, PhD, RN and
Gregory J. Allen, ThD
Catherine F. Musgrave is with the Henrietta Szold Hadassah Hebrew University School of Nursing, Jerusalem, Israel. Carol Easley Allen is with the Department of Nursing, Oakwood College, Huntsville, Ala, and is past president of the American Public Health Association. Gregory J. Allen is with the Department of Religion and Theology, Oakwood College, Huntsville, Ala.
Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Carol Easley Allen, PhD, RN, Department of Nursing, Oakwood College, 7000 Adventist Blvd, Huntsville, AL 35896 (e-mail: callen{at}oakwood.edu).
Spirituality among African American and Hispanic women has beenassociated with a variety of positive health outcomes.
The purposes of this commentary are (1) to define spirituality,comparing it with religiosity, and briefly examine the historical,cultural, and contextual roots of spirituality among women ofcolor; (2) to explore research data that support a relationshipbetween spirituality and health, particularly among women ofcolor; and (3) to present several examples of how spiritualitymay enhance public health interventions designed to promotehealth and prevention.
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