The Intersecting Paradigms of Naturopathic Medicine and Public Health: Opportunities for Naturopathic Medicine

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 1079-1084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Wardle ◽  
Erica B. Oberg
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Naturopathic Medicine

scholarly journals Naturopathic Medicine and Public Health Management in Ghana; A Mixed Questionnaire Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 34-50
Author(s):  
Raphael Nyarkotey Obu ◽  
Lawrencia Aggrey-Bluwey
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Naturopathic Medicine ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Public Health Management

Background: Naturopathic medicine is at its embryonic stage of development in Ghana and West Africa in entirety. In jurisdictions where Naturopathic medicine is well regulated, Naturopathic practitioners are well integrated into the primary healthcare delivery team. In Ghana, the case is quite different due to a myriad of issues. Objectives: This study examines the role of Naturopathic medicine in Public Health in Ghana and potential policy direction for adoption of Naturopathic protocols in global pandemic management, the challenges faced by Naturopathic Physicians in primary healthcare delivery, and the challenges of Naturopathic Medical Students on their clerkship at one of the designated government Hospitals.  Methods: The study adopted a mixed questionnaires study engaged in integrated data analysis. The respondents in this study were selected Naturopathic Medical Students of the Nyarkotey College of Holistic Medicine, Ghana.  Results: Out of a sample size of 28, 100% (28) believed that, there is a role of Naturopathic medicine in public health management. 95% asserted that very little naturopathic remedies have been employed in the fight against Covid-19 in Ghana. There was also a unanimous agreement (100%) that Ghana needs to adopt a National Policy on Naturopathic remedies in Public Health.  Conclusion: Naturopathic medicine should be embraced fully into Ghanaian primary healthcare delivery. It is important to look at the best practices which exist in other jurisdictions such as China and India for adoption. It is time for the policy makers to speed up the passage of the Traditional and Alternative Medicine bill.

Public Health and Newborn Hearing Screening

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Terrey Oliver Penn ◽  
Susan E. Abbott
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing Screening ◽  
Newborn Hearing

Public Health: Policy and Politics

2001 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 507-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Baggott ◽  
David J Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Public Health Policy
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