PENNY GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING Why Integrative Health Now: Setting the Stage for Transformation Presented by Lori Knutson, RN, BSN, HN-BC, Executive Director, George Institute

PENNY GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING

Our Current State of Health Affairs 60 million with high blood pressure 40 million arthritis 10 million - asthma 30 million - clinical depression 23 million - migraine headaches 60 million obese 20.8 million - diabetes Inflammatory conditions

PENNY GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING

Health/Medicine Health is dynamic. Medicine is part of Health not the Whole of Health Health is dynamic. Medicine is part of Health not the Whole of Health Medicine is focused on a reductionistic approach to symptom(s), disease management, trauma, and acute care. Medicine is focused on a reductionistic approach to symptom(s), disease management, trauma, and acute care.

PENNY GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING Integrative Medicine and the Institute of Medicine

PENNY GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING The Clock is Ticking Concept of “7 th Generation “7 th Generation

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PENNY GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING Definition of Health Promotion Health Promotion is the art and science of helping people discover the synergies between their core passions and optimal health, enhancing their motivation to strive for optimal health, and supporting them in changing their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health. Optimal health is a dynamic balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health. Lifestyle change can be facilitated through a combination of learning experiences that enhance awareness, increase motivation, and build skills and, most important, through the creation of opportunities that open access to environments that make positive health practices the easiest choice. O’Donnell MP. Definition of health promotion 2.0: embracing passion, enhancing motivation, recognizing dynamic balance, and creating opportunities. Am J Health Promot Sept- Oct;24(1):iv.

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PENNY GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING Health/Health Care Reform Personal Responsibility Personal Responsibility Citizenship Citizenship Ripple Effect /Whole Greater than the Sum of the Parts Ripple Effect /Whole Greater than the Sum of the Parts Interconnectness Interconnectness

PENNY GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING The Gap Self Care Knowledge Self Care Knowledge Self Care Skills Self Care Skills Self Confidence in Health /Healthcare Decisions Self Confidence in Health /Healthcare Decisions

PENNY GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING The Gap: Self Care Knowledge Mind/Body Connection and Self Regulation Mind/Body Connection and Self Regulation Innate Capacity for Healing Innate Capacity for Healing Food and Function Food and Function Physical Activity and Function Physical Activity and Function Options to Care Options to Care

PENNY GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING The Gap: Self Care Skills Where does one gain self care skills Where does one gain self care skillsFamily?School?Community? How people learn How people learn Generational differences Cultural differences Motivation MotivationActivation

PENNY GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING Holisti c Approa ch to Health for All Genera tions GenerationFactoidTips (Mind-Body-Spirit) Traditionalists Follows physician advice Heart Disease and Cancer leading causes of death (CDC) Mind: Information Body: Specific guidance Spirit: Prayer and community Baby Boomers Not tied to “conventional” medicine alone More than 6 out of 10 Baby Boomers will be managing multiple chronic illnesses (AHA) Mind: Stress reduction Body: Body as a messenger Spirit: Connection with group Generation XER’s Vitality and Vanity (V2—care about how they feel and look) Mental Health issues more prevalent, however organic food and healthier lifestyles are a focus Mind: Mind-Body Connection Body: Fundamental to health Spirit: More global sense Millennials Social-Networking as lifestyle, Decreased physical activity Obesity, Asthma, ADD Emotional/Relational issues Mind: Global connection Body: Shared experiences Spirit: Purpose and Meaning

PENNY GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING The Gap: Self Confidence/Personal Empowerment: Paradigm Shift U.S. Health Care Culture – Patient is subservient U.S. Health Care Culture – Patient is subservient Entitlement Entitlement Insurance Disincentives Insurance Disincentives

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