why integrative health now: setting the stage for transformation

PENNY GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING

Why Integrative Health Now: Setting Why Integrative Health Now: Setting the Stage for Transformationthe Stage for Transformation

Presented byPresented byLori Knutson, RN, BSN, HN-BC, Lori Knutson, RN, BSN, HN-BC,

Executive Director, George InstituteExecutive Director, George Institute


Our Current State of Health AffairsOur Current State of Health Affairs

60 million with high blood 60 million with high blood pressurepressure40 million arthritis40 million arthritis10 million - asthma10 million - asthma30 million - clinical depression30 million - clinical depression23 million - migraine 23 million - migraine headachesheadaches60 million obese60 million obese20.8 million - diabetes20.8 million - diabetesInflammatory conditionsInflammatory conditions


Health/MedicineHealth/Medicine

• Health is dynamic. Medicine Health is dynamic. Medicine is part of Health not the is part of Health not the Whole of HealthWhole of Health

• Medicine is focused on a Medicine is focused on a reductionistic approach to reductionistic approach to symptom(s) , disease symptom(s) , disease management, trauma, and management, trauma, and acute care.acute care.


Integrative Medicine and the Integrative Medicine and the Institute of MedicineInstitute of Medicine


The Clock is TickingThe Clock is Ticking

Concept ofConcept of “ “77thth Generation Generation


Health Reform LawHealth Reform Law


Definition of Health PromotionDefinition of Health Promotion

Health Promotion is the art and science of Health Promotion is the art and science of helping people discover the synergies between helping people discover the synergies between their core passions and optimal health, their core passions and optimal health, enhancing their motivation to strive for enhancing their motivation to strive for optimal health, and supporting them in optimal health, and supporting them in changing their lifestyle to move toward a state changing their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health. of optimal health.

Optimal health is a dynamic balance of physical, Optimal health is a dynamic balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health. Lifestyle change can be facilitated health. Lifestyle change can be facilitated through a combination of learning experiences through a combination of learning experiences that enhance awareness, increase motivation, that enhance awareness, increase motivation, and build skills and, most important, through and build skills and, most important, through the creation of opportunities that open access the creation of opportunities that open access to environments that make positive health to environments that make positive health practices the easiest choice.practices the easiest choice.

O’Donnell MP. Definition of health promotion 2.0: embracing passion, enhancing O’Donnell MP. Definition of health promotion 2.0: embracing passion, enhancing motivation, recognizing dynamic balance, and creating opportunities. Am J Health motivation, recognizing dynamic balance, and creating opportunities. Am J Health Promot. 2009 Sept-Oct;24(1):iv.Promot. 2009 Sept-Oct;24(1):iv.


American Journal of American Journal of Health PromotionHealth Promotion


Health/Health Care ReformHealth/Health Care Reform

• Personal ResponsibilityPersonal Responsibility• CitizenshipCitizenship• Ripple Effect /Whole Greater Ripple Effect /Whole Greater

than the Sum of the Partsthan the Sum of the Parts• InterconnectnessInterconnectness


The GapThe Gap

• Self Care KnowledgeSelf Care Knowledge

• Self Care SkillsSelf Care Skills

• Self Confidence in Health Self Confidence in Health /Healthcare Decisions/Healthcare Decisions


The Gap: The Gap: Self Care KnowledgeSelf Care Knowledge

• Mind/Body Connection and Mind/Body Connection and Self Self RegulationRegulation

• Innate Capacity for HealingInnate Capacity for Healing • Food and FunctionFood and Function • Physical Activity and FunctionPhysical Activity and Function • Options to CareOptions to Care


The Gap: The Gap: Self Care SkillsSelf Care Skills

• Where does one gain self care Where does one gain self care skillsskills

Family?Family?School?School?Community?Community?

• How people learnHow people learnGenerational differencesGenerational differencesCultural differencesCultural differences

• MotivationMotivationActivationActivation


Generation Factoid Tips (Mind-Body-Spirit)

TraditionalistsFollows physician advice

Heart Disease and Cancer leading causes of death (CDC)

Mind: InformationBody: Specific guidance Spirit: Prayer and community

Baby BoomersNot tied to “conventional” medicine alone

More than 6 out of 10 Baby Boomers will be managing multiple chronic illnesses (AHA)

Mind: Stress reductionBody: Body as a messengerSpirit: Connection with group

Generation XER’sVitality 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 ConnectionBody: Fundamental to healthSpirit: More global sense

MillennialsSocial-Networking as lifestyle,Decreased physical activity

Obesity, Asthma, ADDEmotional/Relational issues

Mind: Global connectionBody: Shared experiencesSpirit: Purpose and Meaning


The Gap: The Gap: Self Confidence/Personal Self Confidence/Personal

Empowerment: Paradigm ShiftEmpowerment: Paradigm Shift

• U.S. Health Care Culture – U.S. Health Care Culture – Patient is subservient Patient is subservient

• EntitlementEntitlement

• Insurance DisincentivesInsurance Disincentives


It is Up to Us to Create the Future It is Up to Us to Create the Future

why integrative health now: setting the stage for transformation

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