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in this issue...
>>Project Earthrise
>>Primary care physician survey
>>Spice MyPlate update
>>Briefs
>>A holiday treat
>>Follow us on Social Media
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Welcome to the Institute Pulse!
What a year for integrative health! If ever a moment called for a clearer understanding of our field, this was it. And our Scholars, Fellows, Visiting Visionaries, and staff rose to the calling in extraordinary ways. They continued providing evidence-based research to steer the discussion around health in this country (and beyond) – and they elevated the conversation in response to the challenges of this moment to promote a broader sense of wellness.
After all, as TIIH founder Brian Berman wrote in September:
"Some people are talking about reimagining healthcare. … I don’t think that re-imagining is enough. I don’t even think that healthcare is the subject. And I don’t think that the conversation starts with trying to answer the question, “How do we fix a broken system?” It is time for a paradigm shift. For radical change.
We need to be talking about biology, biography, and civic responsibility – and it is this conversation that will lead us to creating a world in which wellness and health are sustainable and valued."
Following are a few recent examples of the projects and explorations that Institute stakeholders are leading. As we could not undertake this vital work without your support, please consider donating to the Institute. Your gift – of $25, $70, $100 (or more!) – will support our work as we strive to provide the evidence necessary to undergird the radical paradigm shift that we urgently need.
In Good Health,
The Institute for Integrative Health
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Project Earthrise: It’s Not Too Late To Join!
Over the next several days, inVivo Planetary Health, led by Institute Scholar Susan Prescott, is hosting its 9th annual conference – virtually. The theme of this year’s event, Project Earthrise, challenges us to imagine a better world, and to pose fundamental questions about how we live on our planet, how we see ourselves, and how we treat others. A paper in the journal Challenges written by four people who are deeply connected to TIIH – Alan Logan, Susan Berman, Brian Berman, and Prescott – frames out these ideas beautifully.
The inVivo conference will take up these questions in virtual, bite-size presentations available live or online, as you have time. Registration is available here. We hope you will join us!
The State of Primary Care During COVID-19
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The work of the Institute’s Visiting Visionary, Rebecca Etz, aims to articulate and grow the intellectual foundations and guiding principles for the next generation of primary care. On March 13, the center she co-directs – the Green Center at Virginia Commonwealth University – launched a weekly national survey of clinicians as COVID-19 surged to better understand the capacity of primary care practices and their responses to the pandemic. The short, four-question survey (with a “flash” question tacked on) has now provided around two dozen snapshots of our primary care system at a critical moment – and offered early policy implications along the way. All are available on a website of VCU’s Green Center.
As we think about the radical changes needed to address health and wellness in the U.S., these “Quick COVID-19 Primary Care Surveys” will serve as invaluable tools to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers alike.
Spicing It Up to Make Veggies More Appealing
The reach of the Institute’s Spice MyPlate program keeps growing! This fall, the Journal of Food Quality and Preferences accepted a paper co-authored by two Institute staff members (along with other colleagues) demonstrating how adding herbs and spices to vegetables in the lunches served at Baltimore’s Cristo Rey Jesuit High School increased the amount kids ate. The article from Brandin Bowden, our director of community programs, and Chris D’Adamo, our program director, will be published in March. Dr. D’Adamo, who also serves as director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, talked about the study on Baltimore’s Fox45 News.
This is the second paper published about this innovative, community-based program, which was piloted at Baltimore’s Patterson Park High School in 2013. It’s just one of the Institute’s Mission Thrive programs, which empower youth, families, and communities to make choices that support their health and well-being.
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The “caring” in clinical care matters. A recent piece in BMJ by two Institute Scholars – Paul Dieppe and Sara Warber – could not be more timely in this moment. “The power of caring in clinical encounters,” which they co-wrote with Ian Fussell, highlights evidence demonstrating the power of caring and offers practice pointers to coach clinicians.
More from our peers. For nearly 15 years, Cochrane Complementary Medicine has supported systematic reviews of complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies. The latest newsletter provides a glimpse of the scope of this work – and opportunities to tap into a powerful network of researchers.
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Keto mug cakes were a hit in our Culinary Health and Medicine Program this fall. The program helps medical students at the University of Maryland better understand dietary patterns that can lead to poor health. Our practical, hands-on instruction explores healthy options that fit a range of diets and tastes! (Tip: Try this one in pumpkin spice for a seasonal flavor blast!)
Download the recipe for Keto mug cakes here—enjoy!
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