Education

Education is the key to continually improving high quality, evidence-based integrative care. The Ohio State University provides a rich variety of educational opportunities in integrative health and wellness for students at all levels.

Integrative health and wellness educational opportunities include:

• Undergraduate minor in Integrative Health and Wellness, founded by Maryanna Klatt PhD, RYT, and offered by Health and Rehabilitation Sciences within the College of Medicine


• Wellness Counseling, offered by Professor Paul Granello in The College of Education and Human Ecology​ 


• The College of Education and Human Ecology also offers courses in coaching, dietetics and human nutrition, exercise science, physical education, health education and health promotion


• The College of Nursing offers numerous courses in health and wellness, including Health Promotion and Disease Prevention


• The College of Pharmacy provides courses and national seminars on natural health products and pharmacognosy


• The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences offers numerous courses related to healthy food and healthy environments


• The College of Public Health offers concentrations in Health Behavior and Health Promotion


• Medical student training in integrative health interwoven into the new Lead, Serve, Inspire curriculum


• Medical student one-month elective training at the Integrative Medicine Clinic


• Family medicine resident elective training at the Integrative Medicine Clinic 


• The College of Nursing has partnered with Johnson and Johnson to create the Nurse Athlete/Health Professional Athlete program for faculty leaders at Ohio State to help transform the culture toward one of optimal health and wellness through local role models and leaders


• The College of Medicine’s Center for Personalized Health Care sponsors the annual P4 Medicine conference — featuring thought leaders from around the world with expertise on personalized, predictive, preventive and participatory health care


• The James Care for Life Program offers numerous classes, programs and support groups for cancer patients and their families


• The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s Health and Wellness Initiative offers ongoing lunch-and-learn and other learning opportunities for faculty and staff


• The Ohio State University Your Plan 4 Health initiative offers health coaching and a variety of health education opportunities for faculty and staff 


• The Student Wellness Center​ offers health coaching, counseling and education about the nine dimensions of wellness

We plan to provide online interprofessional health education about herbs and dietary supplements for continuing education credit. We also are developing the first integrative pediatric post-doctoral fellowship training program in the US.

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