Integrating Complementary and Alternative Medicine With Primary Health Care Through Public Health To Improve Chronic Disease Management

Kevin D. Willison, Institute for Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto, 222 College Street, Suite 106, Toronto, Canada M5T3J1
Lisa Mitmaker, Rotman School of Management - Alumni - University of Toronto, Toronto Canada
Gavin J. Andrews, Faculty of Nursing, Room 219, 50 St. George Street, University of Toronto, Toronto Canada

Abstract

The purpose of this review is to consider how the practice of public health could play a pivotal role towards enhancing chronic disease management by integrating and aiding the common goals shared between primary health care (PHC) and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). While these three systems are by no means unified, they are also not totally separate systems either. Improving their collaboration, so as to better meet the health care needs of individuals with chronic disorders, may be facilitated through an enhanced integrative health care infrastructure.

Submitted: October 25, 2004 · Accepted: February 25, 2005 · Published: March 10, 2005

Recommended Citation

Willison, Kevin D.; Mitmaker, Lisa; and Andrews, Gavin J. (2005) "Integrating Complementary and Alternative Medicine With Primary Health Care Through Public Health To Improve Chronic Disease Management," Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/jcim/vol2/iss1/2

 
 
 
 

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