Faith-based organizations should establish partnerships with organizations from other sectors to promote physical activity in a manner that is consistent with their values, beliefs, and practices.
TACTICS:
- Collaborate with higher education (e.g., undergraduate and graduate kinesiology programs, public health) to develop and implement inclusive physical activity programs and to provide technical assistance and expertise when requested.
- Collaborate with local healthcare delivery systems and institutions and other local faith-based organizations to develop and implement inclusive physical activity programs and to provide technical assistance and expertise when requested.
- Partner with other local sectors (e.g., business, education) for funding, technical assistance, and expertise to implement evidence-based/informed physical activity and other health programs.
- Support existing ministries and meeting groups already present in faith-based organizations, such as youth, women’s, and men’s groups, who seek to promote and incorporate physical activity.
- Support the promotion of faith-based physical activity programs as a provider of community-based or culturally tailored health promotion program that could be reimbursed.
