What is Integrative Health and Medicine?
What is Integrative Health and Medicine?
What’s in a name? Read more on integrative health terms at the
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health website.
Integrative medicine and health reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on the whole person, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic and lifestyle approaches, healthcare professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing.”
Integrative health is a state of well-being in body, mind and spirit that reflects aspects of the individual, community, and population.
It is affected by: (1) individual biological factors and behaviors, social values, and public policy, (2) the physical, social, and economic environments, and (3) and integrative healthcare system that involves the active participation of the individual and the healthcare team in applying a broad spectrum of preventative and therapeutic approaches.
Integrative health encourages individuals, social groups, and communities to develop ways of living that promote meaning, resilience and wellbeing across the life course.
Health
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
A key piece of integrative health and medicine is the inclusion of western medicine in an individual’s treatment plan and health care team. The Caring Ambassadors believes that seeking out the best medical practitioners and treatments for your long-term disease(s) should always be the first stop in your journey.