News Highlights

4/20/21—Our new Sr. Director of Strategic Communications Dawn Stoltzfus writes about how we're celebrating Earth Day this week by highlighting some of the Institute’s innovative scholars and visionaries who explore the connections between nature, healing, and planetary health. 3/5/21—Read the latest reflection from our Founder Brian Berman on "Seeing with New Eyes." 3/5/21—Read this thoughtful Q & A with Institute Founders Brian Berman and Susan Hartnoll Berman: "The Institute for Integrative Health: Igniting an epidemic of health," in the journal Research Features. 3/4/21—WATCH: Presentations from Institute staff and fellows at the December 2020 inVIVO Project Earthrise 9th annual conference. The theme of the event, Project Earthrise, challenged 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. 3/3/21—Congratulations to our Visiting Visionary Rebecca Etz on receiving the "Barbara Starfield Primary Care Leadership Award" from the Primary Care Collaborative, in recognition of her commitment to "comprehensive, coordinated, & person-focused care" for all. We're lucky to have her! Watch her remarks. 11/20/20 – Cochrane Complementary Medicine newsletter includes details on a bursary award and reviews on topics including cannabis use in older adults and the quality of online CAM-related health information. 10/2/2020—Dr. Chris D'Adamo, Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Institute, joins the nutritionists at the Giant Food Nutrition Made Easy Podcast to discuss lifestyle activities and foods that can help support a healthy immune system. 10/2/2020—In this week's "Quick COVID-19 Primary Care Survey," 41 percent of clinicians say the health of those with chronic conditions is noticeably worse and 86 percent report a pandemic-specific decline to mental health. The primary care workforce is stretched thin as 74 percent of clinicians say they are working between six and 20 hours unpaid per week, and 53 percent of clinicians report their mental/emotional exhaustion is at an all-time high. For more information on this survey or past results, click here.