Preventing and managing chronic disease requires considering all aspects of a person’s life—focusing not just on treating disease, but also on promoting health. This requires fully integrating preventive care, complementary care and self-care into the prevention and treatment of disease, illness, and injury. Learn how and how to pay for it.

HOPE consists of a set of questions geared to evaluate those aspects of a patient’s life that facilitate or detract from healing. The goal is to identify behaviors that support healing and serve as a tool for delivering integrative health care through a routine office visit. Download tools to get you started.

After an integrative health visit, the hard work will begin for the patient. You can make it easier by connecting the patient’s priorities and health goals to medical advice, and offering support in implementing the changes. Access resources that will help your patients with making behavior changes.