the Naturopathic Global Health Council

1st Annual Meeting Breakfast & event sponsored by

An exploration into the hearts of service

of the naturopathic profession

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

~ Mahatma Gandhi

the naturopathic profession is committed to our planet and her people

Our Institutions

SOUTHWEST COLLEGE OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE

UNDERSERVED AND INDIGENT

BRIDGEPORT UNIVERSITY

SATELLITE CLINIC

NATIONAL COLLEGE OF NATURAL MEDICINE

COALITION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS

CANADIAN COLLEGE OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE

KENYA

Chris Halperin Memorial ClinicIn September 2001, Chris, along with two fellow Bastyr University naturopathic medical

students Leigh Kochan and Kim Tippens, traveled to a Majiwa village in Nyanza Province, Kenya in order to open an integrative healthcare clinic.

Chris Halperin with patientClinic founded in 2005 by Bastyr Students in Chris’s honor – run through non profit agency - Village Volunteers

BASTYR UNIVERSITYGHANA - 2009

9 Bastyr students spread naturopathic medicine in 3 clinics in the rural Ashanti region of Ghana

Jamie Henrichsen, Jocelyn Cooper, Brian Orr, Cassy Dymond; Britt Marie Deegan, Rachelle Price, Sarah Carnes and Jamie Corroon and Ashley Raiche.

Domestic Efforts

RAMCommunity Health in the Appalachians

Dr. Leah Hollon

TORI HUDSON N.D.NAVAJO NATION - The Diné (Navajo People)

Canyon de Chelly

"We need to preserve and protect our culture and stories. We therefore must preserve and protect the canyon resident's way of life.” - Jon McClanahan

Our Organizations

HEALTH BRIDGES INTERNATIONAL

PERU

Founder, Dr. Wayne Centrone, with patientworking in Peru since 1994 – more than 16 years

Patients Attended:Approx 20,000

NATUROPATHS INTERNATIONAL (NI)

US , HAITI AND NEPAL

Founder: Dr. Brandi Gowey, with patients

FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED MEDICINE IN AFRICA (FIMAFRICA)

KENYA

Founder, Dr. Ameet Aggarwal, with patientworking in Kenya since 2004

Patients Attended:Approx 300

FIMAFRICA

10326 - 144 St, Edmonton, Alberta Canada T5N 2V2 www.fimafrica.org

M. SOMADemocratic Republic of Congo

Founder, Dr. Ysu Umbaloworking in the DRC since 2004

Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo; Operating out of the Lubumbashi Medical Clinic, Mercy and Care International (MCI) is the “brainchild” of U.S. trained physician Dr. Ysu Umbalo.  The clinic works to bring services and care to some of the poorest citizens of this devastated Western African country.  HBI helps to secure equipment and supplies for the clinic and provides technical consulting for the operations of the NGO.

NATUROPATHS WITHOUT BORDERS (NWB)SCNM Student Organization

Puerto Peñasco/ Rocky Point Mexico

Founder, Dr. Tamara Torres Founded in 2004, working in Rocky Point Mexico

Naturopaths Without Borders

NWB, a non-profit SCNM student-based organization, provides medical services abroad to underprivileged communities. Recently, NWB was thanked by Mayor Alejandro Zepeda on behalf of the people of Puerto Peñasco.

Sean Hesler, Mary Kay Geyer, Chris Alston, Sarah Preston HeslerMexico 2010 with Mayor of Puerto Peñasco

NATURAL DOCTORS INTERNATIONAL (NDI)

NICARAGUA

Patients Attended:Approx 13,000

Founders, Dr. Laurent Chaix, Tabatha Parker, Michael OwenFounded in 2003, working in Nicaragua since 2004

Dr. Jacqui McGrath

Yucatan Peninsula,Bacalar MexicoU Najil Ts'aak Midwifery Project

Disaster Relief Efforts

Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine

SRI LANKA TSUNAMI RELIEF2005

Eric Udell, SCNM alumnus and faculty member, is one of two Naturopathic physicians sent to Sri Lanka to provide medical care to survivors of the tragic South Asian tsunami through the international organization

“Homeopaths Without Borders”.

Dr. Eric Udell Sri Lanka 2005

William WulsinI have been active with health care in economically developing

and or resource limited countries with health projects since 1990

Post Hurricane trauma mitigation treatment in New Orleans, October 2005 

Judy Peabody N.D.

HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEFFall 2005

Haiti Response

HAITI 2010our community responds to tragedy

Drs. Kelly Jennings & Maureen Tighe (NCNM Grads)

PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI 2010Feb 9 – Feb 27

Organization: Society for Haitian Arts Culture and Social Work (SHACS - Portland OR)On the ground collaborators: Quisqueya Christian SchoolDonors: Andy Swanson, Jason Zabell

Dr. Denis Marier(CCNM Grad)

Organization: Mission of Charity Donors: Heel Canada, Metagenics

HAITI 2010 Feb 16 – Feb 5

Dr. Paul Gannon (Bastyr 2000 grad)

Organization: Project Medishare & University of MiamiDonations: Boiron, Wise Woman,Professional Complementary Health Formulas, Prothera, Seroyal, Bach Flower

HAITI 2010 Feb 27 – March 2nd

Dr. Krisite FerrerraUB

HAITI 2010

Dr. William Wulsin

HAITI 2010 March 25

Organization: Tzu ChiDonations/Thanks:

Naturopaths International (NI) & Naturopathic Medicine for Global Health (NMGH)

Brandie Gowey, NMD; Jon Kalman, NMD; Emily Davenport, NMD;  Decker Weiss,NMD; Runako Aaron and Firlande Volcy, NMD who are all alumni of SCNM 

HAITI 2010 April 25 – May 9

Rebecca Provorse ND, LAc

Haiti 2010 July 15 – July 22

Organization: Acupuncturists Without BordersDonations/Thanks:

Naturopathic Global Health Council & NDI

Haiti Team - 2010July 16 – July 26th

Organization: NGHC/NDIDonations/Thanks: NABNE – OUR ENTIRE PROFESSION over 12KInKind : Heel, Hylands

NGHC – the formation

Who are the members?

• Volunteer responders to the crisis in Haiti met in Portland, OR. in April 2010 .

• They proposed establishment of this council to gather the expertise of the community to respond to the disaster in Haiti.

• Since this area is fairly new to our profession – it was important for this group to respond with caution, preparedness and with the larger picture of this profession in mind.

• These volunteer leaders have brought the idea to you today:

Naturopathic Global Health CouncilThe Formation:

NATUROPATHIC GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL

The vision of the Naturopathic Global Health Council (NGHC) is to work collaboratively to ensure that all those striving for improvement and equity in global health, specifically in naturopathic global health, have the information and resources they need to succeed, have a forum to share information, and can prepare adequately to provide care in a responsible and ethical manner.

NATUROPATHIC GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCILLeadership Council

Co Chairs: Tabatha Parker

Bill Benda M.D.- AANPAmy Rothenberg - NESH Sue Yirku- INM

Sabine Thomas

William WulsinFirlande Volcy

Erin Moore, NMSA

NATUROPATHI GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCILLeadership Council - Colleges

Christine L. Girard, ND-Southwest College of

Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM)

Kristie Ferreira, ND -University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic

Medicine (UBCNM)

Dohn Kruschwitz, MD, ND – National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM)

Tom Bull - Bastyr

Ellen Wong – Canadian College of Naturopathic

Medicine (CCNM)

Kevin Nolan, MD, ND Boucher Institute of

Naturopathic Medicine(BINM)

NATUROPATHI GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCILLeadership Council – Team HAITI

Brandy Rose Lipscomb, ND

Chris Holder, ND

Joanna Forwell, ND

Not Pictured: William Wolfe- Security Advisor, Shawn Reilly –CAND, Christa Louise –NABNE, Joseph Trindal – USA Disaster Relief Advisor

Sabine Thomas, ND

Addressing Emerging Global Health Issues in Naturopathic Medicine

It is time for new forms of collaboration at thenational and international level which seek to engage a wide range of participants in meaningful dialogue based on common values in order to:

• Build a network of educational and medical resources and opportunities

• Create partnerships• Facilitate communication• Generate mechanisms for needs assessment and

data gathering• Ensure responsibility and ethical practices• Reach out to the larger community doing this work• And??? …….

ENCOURAGEMENT

“ I want to wish all of the NGHC forum attendees the very best as you hold your Portland conference. I have long believed in naturopathic health strategies and all it can mean for so many who seek a more integrated, holistic approach to health issues. I deeply appreciate your support of Mercy Corps and our mission to disadvantaged peoples worldwide.” Sincere best wishes, Dan O'Neill, FounderMercy Corpswww.mercycorps.org

Medical Teams International(formerly Northwest Medical Teams)

His message for NGHC: Improving global health is one of the great challenges of our time.  The lives of millions of people are at stake.  There’s much to do…. all of us can make a difference.  Best wishes in your efforts to improve the health of people who are suffering and who need our help. 

President Bas Vanderzalm

THANK YOU

NABNE and the NABNE Board of DirectorsAmy Rothenberg and Paul Herscu

All of the leadership council of the NGHCNDI Board for all your tremendous workIntern Sue Yirku who made this event

possibleErin Moore from NMSA

All the volunteersAll of you for coming

All the docs who went to HaitiAll the orgs doing this work FIMAFRICA, NWB, NI, NMGH, HELP, HBI, M. SOMAOur patients, our families, our planet

Spirit/God

Final ThoughtsZINARE

Zambia Institute of Natural Medicine and Research

Founder, Dr. Lawrence Chanza, ND