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OUR MISSION: IHPC is Dedicated to Removing the Barriers to Health OUR VISION: A World Without Barriers to Health OUR VALUES: Health Creation • Collaboration • Patient-Centered Care • Inclusivity • Empowerment • Respect • Transparency • Integrity • Mindfulness • Fairness (Read more on our mission, vision and values.) |
Major Policy Issues
Pain & The Opioid Crisis
Our Integrative Approaches to Pain and Addiction Committee - IAPAC - working to bring proven effective options to care.The Water in Flint
Environmental catastrophes like the water in Flint, MI, also require the whole-person view of health.Ending Insurance Discrimination
Health insurers - both private and public - must begin to expand access to integrative care.
Accomplishments
- IHPC was created as a results of the NED conference of 2001 held at Georgetown U. The leaders of the emerging academic and professional organizations responded to the interest expressed by members of Congress to be kept informed of the advance of integrative health and medicine in America. (See our complete list of Accomplishments here.)
Health Policy Actions
IHPC News
IHPC Partners for Health Updates: An Overview of Recent Activity
There is an African proverb that says, “if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” IHPC couldn’t agree more. We know there is a long road ahead and much work to do in our mission to eliminate barriers to health. That is why we have our Partners for Health Program, in which we work together with like-minded, non-profit organizations toward our common
June 30, 2019
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Veterans Administration Makes Strides in Integrative Health Programs
Programs that support the concepts of integrative health and wellbeing are gaining traction at the Veterans Health Administration. According to Ben Kligler, M.D., director of the Integrative Health Coordinating Center at the VA’s Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, this huge organization, with 140 centers treating six million patients annually, is seein
May 24, 2019
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Practitioners Describe the Promise of Team-Based Integrative Approaches to Pain Management
Collaboration and a team approach is an important part of the solution for addressing non-opioid, integrative therapies for pain management, health and wellness, according to two of the presenters at the recent 2nd meeting of the Congressional Integrative Health and Wellness Caucus in Washington, DC on March 6th. The presentations were part of a larger program devoted to addres
April 25, 2019
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John Weeks Interviews Dr. Andrew Weil on his Recent Generous Gift of $15 Million
IHPC Board Member John Weeks recently interviewed Andrew Weil MD on his monetary gift $15 million to the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. This contribution will allow the center to leadership roles and staff and support a much larger strategic plan for the future. Read More Here
April 05, 2019
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