New Director's Message: Zeroing In on the Factors That Determine Whole Person Health

For too long, our human health has been viewed through a narrow set of lenses, focused on specific body parts or systems, and on the pathway

Click here to view in browser. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  /  National Institutes of Health Zeroing In on the Factors That Determine Whole Person Health Helene M. Langevin, M.D. September 27, 2022 For too long, our human health has been viewed through a narrow set of lenses, focused on specific body parts or systems, and on the pathways toward disease, rather than toward health. Over the last few years, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) has worked to advance research on whole person health, to help drive a paradigm shift and bring all aspects of our health into a clearer picture. An essential step in the process is to develop a framework for how we think about whole person health. That's why I'm excited about our progress in developing a framework for determinants of health that encompasses all four domains within the whole person health concept: biological, behavioral, social, and environmental. Read the full message

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