Alternative and Complementary Health Practices

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The SPIG invites abstracts on topics related to public health aspects of alternative and complementary health practices. Papers related to the 2006 Annual Meeting theme, “Public Health and Human Rights,” are particularly welcome. Papers from various perspectives are strongly encouraged, including clinical applications and evidence, research trends, educational programs, prevalence and attitudes, impacts on public health, health risks and benefits, economic factors, and related policies.

Areas of interest include:

  • Alternative and Complementary Health Practices Research
  • Ethical Imperative of Alternative and Complementary Health Practices
  • Policy and Alternative and Complementary Health Practices
but are not limited to the following alternative and complementary health practices:
    The Ethical Imperative of Alternative and Complementary Health Practices

    • ACHP and Human Rights
    • ACHP and Ethics


    Alternative and Complementary Health Practices Research Addressing

    • Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
    • Holistic/Integrative Therapies and Practices
    • Alternative Health Practices Around The World
    • Traditional Healing and Cultural Competence
    • Integrative Medicine and Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC)
    • Body, Mind and Spirit in Public Health
    • Women and Minority Populations
    • Herbal and Nutritional Supplements
    • Alternative Dietary Practices
    • Cancer Treatment
    • Chronic Disease
    • Substance Use
    • Research Methodology Issues and Challenges
    • Alternative and Complementary Health at Work (in public health settings)


    Policy and Alternative and Complementary Health Practices

    • Curricular and Education Issues
    • Challenges and Opportunities for Professionals and Consumers
    • Regulation, Licensure and Certification


    Abstracts are judged on clarity of presentation, originality, methodology and contribution to the field. Highest rated abstracts, based on blinded peer review, are generally selected and placed in sessions according to the overall program plan for that year. Abstracts may be submitted as a group. However, they will be reviewed individually and will be placed in sessions, if accepted, according to the discretion of the Program Chair.

    Please address any questions regarding the Alternative and Complementary Health Practices Special Primary Interest Group to:
Submit Abstract

Program Planner Contact Information:
Rick Harvey, PhD
Department of Health Education
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132
Phone: 415-338-3478
rharvey@sfsu.edu