About Holistic Health Care
Mission
The mission of the Holistic Health Care Program is to cultivate wellness by exploring the relationship between body, mind, and spirit for the purpose of improving quality of life for self and community.
History
Holistic health care is based on the philosophy of working with the whole person and recognizing the contextual factors that influence health. It is a system of principles and multidisciplinary approaches that promote well-being by considering the inter-connectedness among a person’s physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and environmental levels of functioning. The Holistic Health Care Program at Western Michigan University was established in 1982, and is one of the first academic programs of its kind in the United States. Along with offering a Graduate Certificate in Holistic Health, our program has recently developed an undergraduate minor, beginning the Fall of 2004.
Advisory Board
Amos Aduroja, Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department
Mary Anderson, Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology Department
Paula Andrasi, Couseling and Testing Center
Jeanine Bartholomew, College of Health and Human Services
Amy Curtis, College of Health and Human Services
Jan Dekker, College of Health and Human Services
Robert Jarski, Certificate Program in Complementary Medicine & Wellness, Oakland University
Fritz MacDonald, School of Social Work
Rich Oxhandler, Counseling and Testing Center
Robin Pollens, Speech Pathology and Audiology Department
Ed Roth, School of Music
Mary Swartz, Extended University Programs
Kathi Fuller, Holistic Health Program
Michele McGrady, Holistic Health Program
Gay Walker, Holistic Health Program