Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC)

Integrative
Health Policy
Consortium

Advancing Whole Health Policy

Expanding patient choice through the full inclusion of licensed integrative health professions.

Expanding Patient Choice

Removing barriers and expanding access to the care that best supports each person's health and well-being.

Prevention & Environmental Health

Advancing policies that support healthier communities' and long-term well-being.

Whole -Person Health Research

Supporting the future of health research through whole-person, prevention-oriented, and systems-based approaches.

Welcome

Dr. Wendy Weber Named Director of NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

September 11, 2026

NIH has named Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., a longtime NCCIH researcher and licensed naturopathic physician, to lead the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.

Policy Perspective graphic on federal student aid and the healthcare workforce.

From Rulemaking to Implementation: Federal Student Aid, Integrative Health Education, and the Healthcare Workforce

September 29, 2026

With new federal student-aid rules now in effect, IHPC examines how borrowing limits, earnings accountability, professional-degree litigation, and prior student debt may affect integrative health professional education—and the healthcare workforce.

For more than two decades, IHPC and its predecessor initiatives have helped advance prevention, whole-person health, patient choice, interdisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-informed health policy.

Explore the Historical Archives

Integrative
Health Policy
Consortium

Welcome

Dr. Wendy Weber Named Director of NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Featured Update

From Rulemaking to Implementation: Federal Student Aid, Integrative Health Education, and the Healthcare Workforce

A Legacy of Leadership in Integrative Health Policy

For more than two decades, IHPC and its predecessor initiatives have helped advance prevention, whole-person health, patient choice, interdisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-informed health policy.