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the Naturopathic Global Health Council
1st Annual Meeting Breakfast & event sponsored by
An exploration into the hearts of service
of the naturopathic profession
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.
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
HEALTH BRIDGES INTERNATIONAL
PERU
Founder, Dr. Wayne Centrone, with patientworking in Peru since 1994 – more than 16 years
Patients Attended:Approx 20,000
FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED MEDICINE IN AFRICA (FIMAFRICA)
KENYA
Founder, Dr. Ameet Aggarwal, with patientworking in Kenya since 2004
Patients Attended:Approx 300
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
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
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
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
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 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