Download or read book Religion and the Health of the Public written by G. Gunderson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book proposes a critical theory of the role and place of religion in public health and argues for a programmatic reorientation of these two fields of practice and inquiry to more effectively align religious health assets - widely present in many contexts - and public health services and facilities.