[Opinion] Public health’s spirituality disconnect

[Opinion] Public health’s spirituality disconnect 
Harvard Public Health; by Katelyn N.G. Long, David H. Rosmarin, and Howard K. Koh; 9/10/24
The separation of church and state has long represented a hallowed legal principle. As a result, perhaps, the field of public health has often divorced itself from spirituality—to the detriment not only of the diverse populations we serve but also of ourselves. ... Our team from the Harvard Initiative on Health, Spirituality and Religion studies ways to bridge the public health disconnect between body and soul. As part of our commitment to research and practice, we worked in 2022 alongside several dozen colleagues nationwide to analyze the most rigorous studies published on the topic this century and to make recommendations for the future. ...