Our Mission

The Religion and Public Health Collaborative is internationally recognized for engaging scholars and practitioners in world religions and public health in the pursuit of the public's well-being, by confronting the converging and conflicting perspectives and practices of religion and health through teaching and research.

As part of the Emory Strategic Plan's theme of "Confronting the Human Condition and the Human Experience", the Religion and Public Health Collaborative (RPHC) is a foundational sub-initiative of the Religions and the Human Spirit Initiative. The Religion and Public Health Collaborative is committed to an interdisciplinary and interfaith approach to the exploration of the intersection(s) of religion and public health in two major areas: 1) religion in partnership with the community (as it can improve population health), and 2) religion in tension with public health (in reducing macro-political conflict affecting public health). Our overall goal is to develop innovative and transformative theories and practices related to our vision that can be shared locally, nationally, and globally.