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Bringing Research Into the Real World of Health Care
July 10, 2024
I look forward to next week’s NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory virtual 2-day workshop: “Going From Zero to 100: Generating Evidence Through Pragmatic Research To Address Pressing Healthcare Issues,” taking place on July 15 and 16. Read more
Latest Messages From the Director
New Funding Opportunity To Advance the Field of Whole Person Research
June 20, 2024
I’m proud to share that the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) has just announced a new funding opportunity under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Whole Person Initiative that will transform our ability to conduct whole person research. Read more
New Coalition Is Another Stepping Stone Toward Whole Person Health
June 10, 2024
I am proud of the progress that the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) has made, taking distinct steps toward supporting the health of the whole person. Read more
Disrupting the Disruptors: Convening a Research Discussion To Mitigate Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
May 13, 2024
At the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), we focus on supporting research that helps us understand whole person health and how different aspects of health (biological, behavioral, social, environmental) interact with one another. That’s why I’m excited about partnering with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to host a 2-day workshop on June 10–11, 2024, “Complementary and Integrative Interventions To Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals.” The discussion will focus on research directions in complementary and integrative health that can inform how to reduce and mitigate the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that are ubiquitous in our current environment. While concerns over polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—often called “forever chemicals”—have been in the spotlight in recent years, the presence of EDCs and the threat they pose to our health is not new. Read more
Past Messages From the Director
- NCCIH Heads to Cleveland for ICIMH
April 5, 2024 - Addressing Pain Requires Understanding How We Heal
March 27, 2024 - Let’s Leverage All of Us To Learn More About Health and Disease in Diverse Populations
February 19, 2024 - Looking to the Past and Future in NCCIH’s 25th Anniversary Year
January 24, 2024 - A Whole Person Focus on Heart Disease
January 9, 2024 - A Symphony of Experts Comes Together To Discuss Research on Music and Health
November 28, 2023 - REACHing the Next Generation of Clinician-Scientists
November 1, 2023 - Assembling the Right Ingredients for Nutrition and Good Health
September 29, 2023 - Article Spotlights an Often-Neglected Part of the Body
September 27, 2023 - Including Spirituality Into a Fuller Picture of Research on Whole Person Health
August 18, 2023 - Funding Opportunity for Research on Myofascial Pain Biomarkers
August 8, 2023 - Join Us for an NIH HEAL Initiative Workshop on Whole Joint Health
June 29, 2023 - Gathering Data Points for Acupuncture Research
June 14, 2023 - Managing Stress: A Common Thread in Improving Your Health
April 27, 2023 - Highlighting the Pain Management Collaboratory on the NIH Director's Blog
March 28, 2023 - Considering Health Where It Starts—In Childhood
February 6, 2023