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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Director’s Messages

Leaving NCCIH—and Whole Person Health Research—in Good Hands

September 18, 2025

After seven years as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), I will be retiring from my position on November 30, 2025. I am immensely grateful for the opportunity to serve in this role and for how deeply rewarding it has been. Read more

Latest Messages From the Director


Advancing Research on Whole Person Health

April 4, 2025

At the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), we have been working over the last half-decade to advance the concept of whole person health. Read more


Can We Live Healthier and Spend Better on Health Care?

January 6, 2025

In December 2024, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) celebrated the close of its 25th year with a special anniversary celebration and a remarkable program focused on the economics and imperatives of whole person health. Read more


Coalition Kickoff for Whole Person Health

December 20, 2024

The inaugural stakeholder meeting of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) Coalition for Whole Person Health took place at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Natcher Center on November 1, 2024. NCCIH hosted this first meeting of the Coalition, which was attended by representatives from 60 member organizations with an interest in whole person health. My colleagues and I provided an overview of our work at NCCIH focused on whole person health and our collaborations across NIH, including with the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and with other Federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). We shared updates on our efforts to strengthen the research infrastructure for whole person health through different initiatives, including applications currently being reviewed for a funding opportunity on whole person research and the Research Across Complementary and Integrative Health (REACH) Institutions Virtual Resource Centers. I appreciated the opportunity to explore why advancing whole person health is so important right now and how doing so will help us understand how our bodies and minds respond to stressors or challenges to our health. Read more


Past Messages From the Director