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The Biology of Belief Primary Author: Jeffrey Kluger, Time Magazine Time Magazine article from February 12, 2009 that covers connections between faith and health. Topics include prayer and the brain, the impact of religious practices such as fasting on the body, prayer, faith and longevity, and the role of physicians. Date Last Modified 02/12/2009 Article, Website

Body/Mind/Spirit: Toward a Biopsychosocial-spiritual Model of Health Primary Author: National Center for Cultural Competence Website exploring the Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model of health. Includes the following: - Definitions of spirituality, religion, health, sickness, and illness - Discussion of Spirituality, Religion and Healing - The Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model - Spirituality of Children - Spiritual Pain and Distress - Assessment of Spirituality and Religion - Professional Training and Development Date Last Modified Website, Tutorial

Closure Primary Author: Jonathan Weinkle, Jewish Healthcare Foundation Closure is an initiative to change expectations for end-of-life. Our goal is to empower consumers and healthcare professionals with easy-to-access, simple-to-understand information and resources to make educated decisions about end-of-life care. The Closure website includes blogs, listings of resources, news items, and the Closure 101 curriculum. Closure 101 is a curriculum of educational lessons dealing with an array of complex end-of-life issues including prognosis, advance planning, medical decision making, and hospice and palliative care. These difficult concepts are explained in a way that is designed to make sense to consumers. The curriculum contains 12 easy-to-follow lessons that can be viewed online or used by health educators to teach in-person. In addition to the lessons, the site contains questionnaires and information sheets that can help guide a person through the decision-making process. Guidelines for creating a Closure 101 program are available on the site. Date Last Modified 04/04/2011 Website, Article, Continuing Education course, Course curriculum, Manual/guide

Culturally Competent Care for Muslim Patients Primary Author: Karen Peterson-Iyer, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics A set of patient cases that target some of the most common cultural and religious issues that arise in clinical health care settings for Muslim immigrants. Cases include "Confronting a Fetal Abnormality" and "Cancer: A Failure to Communicate." Includes detailed case descriptions followed by reflections by several experts. Developed by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Date Last Modified 01/01/2008 Case example/study, Website

FACIT: Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Primary Author: FACIT.org This website offers "a range of questionnaires that measure health-related quality of life for people with chronic illnesses." This includes the FACIT-Sp to measure Spiritual Well-Being with both a 12-item and an expanded version. These measures are available in multiple languages. The English versions can be downloaded for free with a registration. Date Last Modified Measure/Rating scale, Website