Coulter Ian D, Whitley Margaret D, Khorsan Raheleh, Herman Patricia M
Rand Health Q. 2022 Aug 31;9(4):4. eCollection 2022 Aug.
Complementary and integrative health (CIH) providers, such as chiropractors and naturopathic doctors, have been an underutilized public health asset in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article seeks to inform how they can be better integrated into future responses to public health emergencies. The authors convened an expert panel of ten CIH and public health practitioners and researchers for a daylong discussion of how the CIH workforce could be better mobilized during future crises. In this article, the authors summarize the key barriers identified in the discussion and make recommendations on how they can be overcome.
整脊师和自然疗法医生等补充与整合健康(CIH)从业者,在应对新冠疫情时一直是未得到充分利用的公共卫生资源。本文旨在说明如何能更好地将他们纳入未来应对突发公共卫生事件的工作中。作者召集了一个由十名CIH及公共卫生从业者和研究人员组成的专家小组,进行了为期一天的讨论,探讨如何在未来危机期间更好地调动CIH从业人员。在本文中,作者总结了讨论中确定的主要障碍,并就如何克服这些障碍提出了建议。