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What does NCCIH do?

We conduct and support research and provide information about complementary health products and practices in the context of whole person health.

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What does NCCIH do?

We conduct and support research and provide information about complementary health products and practices in the context of whole person health.

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Methodological Approaches for Whole Person Research

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The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH): Supporting Research on the Whole Person

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Clinical Digest
Multiple Sclerosis and Complementary Health Approaches

Research Result
New Study Advances Understanding of How Heat and Pain Are Sensed and How Touch Can Become Painful

Research Result
New Survey Shows U.S. Veterans’ Use of Natural Products for Chronic Pain

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Grants We Fund—Around the Country

Mind and Body, Nutrition and Natural Products, Whole Person Research, Pain, and More.

Research We Conduct—Bethesda, MD

Pain Program at the NCCIH labs.

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Helene M. Langevin, M.D.

Helene M. Langevin, M.D.

Leaving NCCIH—and Whole Person Health Research—in Good Hands
Director's Message
September 18, 2025

The Whole Person Health Index: An Integrated Self-Reported Measure Capturing Essential Components of Health
Blog Post
February 19, 2025

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Advisory Council 92nd Meeting
January 23, 2026

Research Blog

Alert for Parent Fellowship Funding Opportunities with Due Dates on April 8 and May 7, 2025
March 21, 2025

The Whole Person Health Index: An Integrated Self-Reported Measure Capturing Essential Components of Health
February 19, 2025

Reminder: Use of Simplified Peer Review Framework and FORMS-I Now Required
January 15, 2025

Join Us for a Workshop on Adapting Mind and Body Interventions To Improve Fit for Different Contexts
January 8, 2025