Health Impact

The NMSA believes that the Naturopathic student experience should address not only how the practice of our medicine affects our whole patient, but also our whole world. We recognize that each of us has an impact on our fellow human beings, our environment and our global community and believe that we have the opportunity and responsibility to optimize this impact. The Health Impact branch exists to provide Naturopathic students with the tools and resources to become environmentally conscious, socially aware and globally minded physicians.

Erin Moore, VP of Health Impact
healthimpact@naturopathicstudent.org

Environmental Health:
We recognize that our daily choices and actions affect the quality of our environment and its resources.  In return, our environment impacts out individual health and well-being. Click here to learn more about environmental medicine and its impact on our health and the health of our future patients.  
Mary Reker, Environmental Medicine Chair
environmentalmed@naturopathicstudent.org

Social Justice:
We recognize that healthcare is a human right, and that each person deserves compassion and high quality care regardless of any marginalizing division. Click here to learn about social justice and find resources at your school and in your community.    
Stacie Wolfe, Social Justice Chair
socialjustice@naturopathicstudent.org

Global Health:
We recognize that naturopathic medicine is particularly well suited for resource-poor and underserved areas, that the need in these areas is great and that naturopathic physicians can help to meet this need. Furthermore, naturopathic medicine holds the unique position to serve as a bridge between traditional and contemporary systems worldwide and can do much to unite these systems in rural and urban settings. Click here to learn more about global opportunities, resources and news.  
Corinne Maul, Global Health Chair
globalhealth@naturopathicstudent.org