Is White Evangelical Antistructural Theology Related to Poor Health Outcomes?

ABSTRACT: Policy Points White evangelical theology has an "antistructural" component. Counties with a high percentage of White evangelicals have higher mortality rates and more persons with fair/poor health. The potential influence of antistructural components in evangelical theology on decision making and resource allocation and, ultimately, the length and quality of life of community members presents a point of intervention for religious leaders and policymakers to improve population health.

Context

Structural factors are important determinants of health. Because antistructuralism has been identified as a tenet of White evangelical theology, we explored if there is an association of the percentage of White evangelicals in a US county with two county health outcomes: premature mortality and

SUBMITTER: Kindig DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11176399 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature