In 2004, a group of local area ministers, in cooperation with the Southwest Georgia Cancer Coalition and the Community Health Institute (CHI) in Albany, created the Ten Commandments of Good Health as a unique health communication tool. The “commandments” are guiding principles of conduct toward improvement in health. The goal is to use an innovative method to encourage disparate audiences to adopt lifestyle changes and access screening exams to improve their health.
In cooperation with the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health of Georgia Southern University, and the School of Medicine at Mercer University and the Central Georgia Cancer Coalition, the Southwest Georgia Cancer Coalition is initiating further development and pilot testing of this tool. The long-term goal is to fully develop and test the concept as a full-scale faith-based health communication model that can be replicated across the state and beyond. Data on long-term health status compared to baseline indices of health ultimately will assess the impact of the Ten Commandments of Good Health as a health intervention tool.
In cooperation with the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health of Georgia Southern University, and the School of Medicine at Mercer University and the Central Georgia Cancer Coalition, the Southwest Georgia Cancer Coalition is initiating further development and pilot testing of this tool. The long-term goal is to fully develop and test the concept as a full-scale faith-based health communication model that can be replicated across the state and beyond. Data on long-term health status compared to baseline indices of health ultimately will assess the impact of the Ten Commandments of Good Health as a health intervention tool.
