Community and Church Participation

In this clip (Pt. 2 of 8), Dr. Harrington addresses Claim 1, "Church attendance is correlated with increased longevity and/or better health." She discusses studies on participation in churches and other types of communities and how it may relate to health outcomes.
This clip is part of a lecture by Anne Harrington, PhD, professor for the history of medicine, Harvard University, on "Is Spirituality Good for Your Health? Historical Reflections on an Emerging Research Enterprise." In it, she addresses 4 major claims made about the spirituality-health connection. This lecture, given at NIH in 2005, is part of NCCAM's Online Continuing Education Series. Free CME/CEU credit is available to health professionals (see nccam.nih.gov/training/videole....