Whole Person Care
Healing Works Foundation’s mission is to make whole person, integrative care regular and routine.
Led by Dr. Wayne Jonas, HWF partners with a diverse group of wellbeing innovators. It creates platforms, processes, programs, tools and services to support and magnify insights and innovations in healing and whole person care principally in primary care and oncology.
Healing Works Foundation Blog
Fear: Fast and Slow
Fast fear can save your life. Slow fear can destroy it. When something threatens your life, your loved ones, or something precious to you, fear can overwhelm you completely, leading you to fight, flee, or…
Support for Integrative Oncology Grows
WASHINGTON (Oct. 12, 2023) – Patients and oncologists are supportive of complementary therapies, such as nutrition counseling, exercise, massage, and mediation, for cancer treatment, according to a new survey conducted on behalf of the Healing…
The Tipping Point for Healing
I’ve often wondered what will be the first signs that our health care system in the U.S. is shifting toward whole person, preventative care. The first hint I got that we may be reaching this…
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Whole Person Care in Rural Areas
Rural health is about more than overcoming challenges. It’s about harnessing unique strengths: deep community ties, restorative natural settings, and a culture of resilience. Whole person care empowers patients and clinicians to build health and healing together, honoring the mind, body, and spirit. This guide focuses on strategies to implement whole person care in rural settings.
CME Courses Available at No Cost
Integrative Approaches to Chronic Pain Management Course
Learn Better Strategies For Treating Your Patients With Chronic Pain
Introducing Whole Person Care Into Your Practice
Clinician as Healer in Primary Care
Whole Person Cancer Care Course
Clinician as Healer
Patient Assessment Tool for Your Practice
The personal health inventory is a tool to help you deliver whole person care. It is a PRO tool that provides a better understanding of your patient and the internal and external influences on their health. To make it easy for your practice, we have three formats available to be used in primary care or oncology:
