NCCIH Update: Advisory Council to meet on July 1

Read about an upcoming Council meeting and new resources from NCCIH

Click here to view in browser. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  /  National Institutes of Health Upcoming Events Advisory Council 90th Meeting July 1, 2025 Open Session: 1:00 p.m. ET to 5:00 p.m. ET Save the date for the next meeting of the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health (NACCIH). Members of the public can watch the Open Session on NIH Videocast.  Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to Dr. Martina Schmidt (schmidma@mail.nih.gov). The statement should be less than 700 words in length, and should include the name, email address, telephone number, and the business or professional affiliation if applicable. Written comments must be submitted by June 17, 2025 (14 days before the Council meeting). Resources for Researchers The Whole Person Health Index: A New Tool for Human Mechanistic and Clinical Studies The new Whole Person Health Index, created by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is a measurement tool that can be used by researchers to survey an individual's health trajectory over time. The tool consists of a set of nine validated, self-reported questions covering major domains of health. Science Literacy: Finding and Evaluating Online Resources We have expanded our Know the Science toolkit! The new webpages explain how to find and evaluate different types of online resources on complementary and integrative health.   The Know the Science toolkit features tools to help you better understand complex scientific topics that relate to health research so that you can be discerning about what you hear and read and make well-informed decisions about your health. It includes interactive modules, quizzes, and videos. Please share this free online tool! Announcements New Study Advances Understanding of How Heat and Pain Are Sensed and How Touch Can Become Painful A study by investigators from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research provides new insights into how the nervous system detects heat and touch and how inflammation modifies these processes to trigger pain. This research was conducted and supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intramural research program and published in the journal Nature.

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