John Blevins
Biographic Data
| ID | 3697426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Blevins |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Blevins |
| SIGNATURE | BLEVINS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Emory University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0926-6633 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Child mortality in Eastern Ethiopia
Mortality surveillance requires a thorough understanding of the cultural, religious, and sociocultural aspects that may affect the acceptability of MITS. MITS research should be conducted close to communities, involving community members, incorporating religious perspectives, and promoting health outreach campaigns to facilitate sociocultural perceptions of the research activities
Acceptability of minimally invasive autopsy by community members and healthcare workers in Siaya and Kisumu counties, western Kenya, 2017–2018
Worldwide, nearly six million children under the age of five (
Using traditional healers to treat child malnutrition
Through an exploration of people's own terminology and understandings of what a malnourished child is, as well as the underlying reasons for their illness, this paper explores how people understand malnutrition symptoms and why many tend to rely on healers rather than seeking care from health centres
Sexuality-based Stigma and Inclusion Among Southern Protestant Religious Leaders
Introduction Sexuality-based stigma is prevalent in the USA and is, in part, based on religious and gender norms. In the South—compared to other regions—religiosity is more salient, gender norms are more conservative, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) inequities are more prevalent. Methods Guided by a stakeholder Advisory Committee, the researchers conducted 20 in-depth interviews with Protestant religious leaders in Georgia from 2018 to 2…
Faith and Global Health Practice in Ebola and HIV Emergencies
We examined the relationship between religion and health by highlighting the influences of religion on the response to the 2014 to 2016 Ebola outbreak and the global HIV epidemic. We recounted the influences of religion on burial practices developed as an infection control measure during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. We also explored the influence of religion on community outreach and health education. We examined faith-based responses to th…
Christianity’s Role in United States Global Health and Development Policy
In recent years, the role of religion in influencing international health policy and health services provision has been seen as increasingly important. This book provides a social history of the relationship between religion and America's international health policy and practice from the latter 19th century to the present. The book demonstrates that the fields of religion and public health have distinct moral frameworks, each with their own ratio…
Religion's Role in America's International Health Policy
The percentage of HIV treatment and prevention services in Kenya provided by faith-based health providers
Although the percentage of health services provided by the faith-based sector in sub-Saharan Africa is often cited along a range from 30% to 70%, depending on the country, such citations tend to be anecdotal and without reference to actual analysis of health service data. This article reports on a secondary analysis of health service data in Kenya to determine the percentage of HIV services provided by faith-based health providers. It then discus…
Reflections on HIV-Related Experiences of Two Global Funding Mechanisms Supporting Religious Health Providers
The sustained responses of bilateral and multilateral donors to the global HIV pandemic over the last 20 years offer an excellent case study for examining the complex issue of health financing and
Different Ways of Doing Violence
This article examines two perspectives commonly invoked in debates about homosexuality in African cultures: claims by religious leaders that homosexuality is sinful, and calls for full acceptance of LGBT persons by human rights advocates. These two perspectives create an impasse with proponents for each position often speaking past each other. The article argues that religious condemnation is not merely predicated on a traditional view of religio…
Engaging community change
Asset mapping has emerged as a promising tool for mobilizing and sustaining positive changes related to community health and wellbeing. In contrast to approaches that focus on communities' needs or deficits, asset mapping harnesses community resources in order to foster transformation and growth. In this article, the authors analyze asset mapping workshops, which focused on access to food and safe places to be active, that were conducted in two N…
An Emerging Field in Religion and Reproductive Health
Different Subjects
Engaging community change
Asset mapping has emerged as a promising tool for mobilizing and sustaining positive changes related to community health and wellbeing. In contrast to approaches that focus on communities' needs or deficits, asset mapping harnesses community resources in order to foster transformation and growth. In this article, the authors analyze asset mapping workshops, which focused on access to food and safe places to be active, that were conducted in two N…
Different Ways of Doing Violence
This article examines two perspectives commonly invoked in debates about homosexuality in African cultures: claims by religious leaders that homosexuality is sinful, and calls for full acceptance of LGBT persons by human rights advocates. These two perspectives create an impasse with proponents for each position often speaking past each other. The article argues that religious condemnation is not merely predicated on a traditional view of religio…
Sexuality-based Stigma and Inclusion Among Southern Protestant Religious Leaders
Introduction Sexuality-based stigma is prevalent in the USA and is, in part, based on religious and gender norms. In the South—compared to other regions—religiosity is more salient, gender norms are more conservative, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) inequities are more prevalent. Methods Guided by a stakeholder Advisory Committee, the researchers conducted 20 in-depth interviews with Protestant religious leaders in Georgia from 2018 to 2…
Faith and Global Health Practice in Ebola and HIV Emergencies
We examined the relationship between religion and health by highlighting the influences of religion on the response to the 2014 to 2016 Ebola outbreak and the global HIV epidemic. We recounted the influences of religion on burial practices developed as an infection control measure during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. We also explored the influence of religion on community outreach and health education. We examined faith-based responses to th…
Reflections on HIV-Related Experiences of Two Global Funding Mechanisms Supporting Religious Health Providers
The sustained responses of bilateral and multilateral donors to the global HIV pandemic over the last 20 years offer an excellent case study for examining the complex issue of health financing and
The percentage of HIV treatment and prevention services in Kenya provided by faith-based health providers
Although the percentage of health services provided by the faith-based sector in sub-Saharan Africa is often cited along a range from 30% to 70%, depending on the country, such citations tend to be anecdotal and without reference to actual analysis of health service data. This article reports on a secondary analysis of health service data in Kenya to determine the percentage of HIV services provided by faith-based health providers. It then discus…
Different Subjects
An Emerging Field in Religion and Reproductive Health
Different Ways of Doing Violence
This article examines two perspectives commonly invoked in debates about homosexuality in African cultures: claims by religious leaders that homosexuality is sinful, and calls for full acceptance of LGBT persons by human rights advocates. These two perspectives create an impasse with proponents for each position often speaking past each other. The article argues that religious condemnation is not merely predicated on a traditional view of religio…
Engaging community change
Asset mapping has emerged as a promising tool for mobilizing and sustaining positive changes related to community health and wellbeing. In contrast to approaches that focus on communities' needs or deficits, asset mapping harnesses community resources in order to foster transformation and growth. In this article, the authors analyze asset mapping workshops, which focused on access to food and safe places to be active, that were conducted in two N…
Reflections on HIV-Related Experiences of Two Global Funding Mechanisms Supporting Religious Health Providers
The sustained responses of bilateral and multilateral donors to the global HIV pandemic over the last 20 years offer an excellent case study for examining the complex issue of health financing and
The percentage of HIV treatment and prevention services in Kenya provided by faith-based health providers
Although the percentage of health services provided by the faith-based sector in sub-Saharan Africa is often cited along a range from 30% to 70%, depending on the country, such citations tend to be anecdotal and without reference to actual analysis of health service data. This article reports on a secondary analysis of health service data in Kenya to determine the percentage of HIV services provided by faith-based health providers. It then discus…
Christianity’s Role in United States Global Health and Development Policy
In recent years, the role of religion in influencing international health policy and health services provision has been seen as increasingly important. This book provides a social history of the relationship between religion and America's international health policy and practice from the latter 19th century to the present. The book demonstrates that the fields of religion and public health have distinct moral frameworks, each with their own ratio…
Religion's Role in America's International Health Policy
Faith and Global Health Practice in Ebola and HIV Emergencies
We examined the relationship between religion and health by highlighting the influences of religion on the response to the 2014 to 2016 Ebola outbreak and the global HIV epidemic. We recounted the influences of religion on burial practices developed as an infection control measure during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. We also explored the influence of religion on community outreach and health education. We examined faith-based responses to th…
Sexuality-based Stigma and Inclusion Among Southern Protestant Religious Leaders
Introduction Sexuality-based stigma is prevalent in the USA and is, in part, based on religious and gender norms. In the South—compared to other regions—religiosity is more salient, gender norms are more conservative, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) inequities are more prevalent. Methods Guided by a stakeholder Advisory Committee, the researchers conducted 20 in-depth interviews with Protestant religious leaders in Georgia from 2018 to 2…
Using traditional healers to treat child malnutrition
Through an exploration of people's own terminology and understandings of what a malnourished child is, as well as the underlying reasons for their illness, this paper explores how people understand malnutrition symptoms and why many tend to rely on healers rather than seeking care from health centres
Acceptability of minimally invasive autopsy by community members and healthcare workers in Siaya and Kisumu counties, western Kenya, 2017–2018
Worldwide, nearly six million children under the age of five (
Child mortality in Eastern Ethiopia
Mortality surveillance requires a thorough understanding of the cultural, religious, and sociocultural aspects that may affect the acceptability of MITS. MITS research should be conducted close to communities, involving community members, incorporating religious perspectives, and promoting health outreach campaigns to facilitate sociocultural perceptions of the research activities
Sociology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works)