AMA J Ethics

Faith-based organizations (FBOs) serve as effective sites for community-based health promotion, but there is a lack of research on this work in ethnic minority-serving religious institutions such as mosques, temples, and gurdwaras. This article will share best practices, challenges, and special considerations in engaging these sites through two projects: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health for Asian Americans (REACH FAR) and Muslim Americans Reaching for Health and Building Alliances (MARHABA). We also discuss the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and how we used this framework in the two projects to facilitate implementation of health promotion initiatives within ethnic minority-serving religious institutions. To successfully implement such initiatives within these sites, efforts should leverage trusted internal and external relationships through iterative engagement, include adaptable interventions, and address sustainability from the outset.UL1 TR001445/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United StatesU48 DP005008/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United StatesU58 DP005621/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United StatesP60 MD000538/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United StatesR01 DK110048/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States2019-02-21T00:00:00Z30007025PMC6383513vault:3153