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IHPC Mourns Tragic Loss of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, integrative health champion

Like so many others, the Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC) joins in expressing our deepest condolences regarding the tragic passing of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and her two staff members, Mr. Zach Potts and Ms. Emma Thomson.

“Congresswoman Jackie Walorski was a recognized champion for integrative health practitioners and a leader serving as the Co-Chair of the Integrative Health and Wellness Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives. Her commitment and passion to promoting health and healthcare policy will be greatly missed” said Margaret Erickson PhD, RN, CNS, APRN, APHN-BC®, SGAHN, Co-Chair of the Integrative Health Policy Consortium.

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Congress

Six months later: Final Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Becomes Law

Almost six months after Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 began, Congress passed the FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R. 2471, a bill funding all Federal agencies through September 30, 2022. For the bill to be properly enrolled and presented to the President for his signature, Congress passed a third continuing resolution to keep the federal government open through March 15. President Biden signed the Act into law on March 15. READ MORE

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Integrative Health Policy Consortium Appoints John Wyble as Executive Director

January 07, 2022

by Beth Clay

Executive Director, John Wyble

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January 6, 2022 (Washington, DC) After a nationwide search, the Integrative Health Policy Consortium is pleased to announce the appointment of John Wyble, Ph.D., CAE Executive Director. Dr. Wyble has over two decades of association and community leadership experience, executive leadership roles with the Louisiana State Nurses Association, Child Advocacy Services, Inc., and Louisiana Court Appointed Special Advocates. His work includes association management and executive leadership of a portfolio of national and statewide professional associations serving as many as 55,000 clients.

IHPC Co-Chair, Dr. Margaret Erickson stated, “Dr. John Wyble is an accomplished leader, strategist, and collaborator with more than 28 years’ proven success leading complex organizations to sustained and strategic growth. Dr. Wyble’s career is concentrated in executive leadership, organizational development, governmental advocacy, and stakeholder engagement along with significant experience in strategic planning and leadership development. He has local, state, and national experience legislatively. Given his career focus in education, healthcare and child welfare sectors, the IHPC leadership believes John will be a great value to the IHPC.”

Dr. John Wyble stated, “The opportunity to work with IHPC to remove barriers to quality health is an honor and responsibility I fully embrace. Especially, as we all share a responsibility of ensuring quality health and healthcare for all communities, particularly those who have been marginalized and underserved historically.”

About IHPC: The IHPC is a 501(c)(4) Association focused on eliminating barriers to health. The organization advocates for a healthcare system that empowers people to control their own health and health-promoting practices. It seeks to optimize health-promoting capacity in individuals, organizations, and health professions. And does so by empowering people through education, knowledge and information, advocacy, access, communication, and collaboration. IHPC members are comprised of non-profit educational and advocacy organizations from across the complementary and integrative health and medicine spectrum, working together toward our shared goals.

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IHPC Hosts Congressional Webinar

On June 24, the Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC), with support from the Congressional Integrative Health and Wellness Caucus, sponsored a virtual briefing, “The Integrative Health COVID Experience.”
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President Biden Unveils Final Details of FY 2022 Budget

On May 28, President Biden released the remaining details of his Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 proposed budget. The budget proposes $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending, including substantial increases for programs within Department of Health and Human Services, and non-defense discretionary spending overall. The president’s budget is a first step in the annual appropriations process. Typically introduced in the first two weeks of February, President Biden’s budget was delayed, which is not atypical for a new, incoming Administration. The budget release was further deferred when the new Administration chose to prioritize passage of COVID relief measures in the months following President Biden’s inauguration. To read more, Click the headline above.

Building Bridges Institute for Natural Medicine Forms Collaborative Multi-Modality Medical Board

Building Bridges: Institute for Natural Medicine Forms Collaborative Multi-Modality Medical Board/strong>
reater public awareness, acceptance and desire for integrative therapies are prompting a growing need for interdisciplinary education for health professionals. To address this accelerating challenge, the Institute for Natural Medicine (INM), a non-profit 501-(c)(3)working to educate the public about and increase access to naturopathic medicine, is recruiting medical doctors (MD) and doctors of osteopathy (DO ) to serve on a multi-modality advisory board that will address ways to collaborate across disciplines. The board’s mission will be to help support integration of naturopathic medicine into university education and teaching centers, primary care and community health settings, as well as clinics and hospitals. Click Title to Read More