Welcome to my site, Integrative Initiative, where I will keep you up to date on integrative wellness offerings and opportunities in Iowa and beyond. Check out the media tab for links to various articles, television and radio segments and be sure to check back regularly to my events page for upcoming opportunities to engage in integrative initiatives.
Recent Posts
Iowa, Again, is Infamous; Des Moines Register op-ed, May 3, 2020
Green Infrastructure: An Earth Day Prescription
Des Moines Register op-ed, Earth Day 2020: Green Infrastructure: An Earth Day Prescription
Ten Simple Ways to Keep Ourselves and Our Healthcare Workers Healthy During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Ten Simple Ways to Keep Ourselves and Our Healthcare Workers Healthy During the Coronavirus Pandemic March 19, 2020 “Please put your own oxygen mask on before assisting others.” Have you heard that before? As healthcare workers, parents, teachers (well, everyone, right now) this overused analogy could not be more important. Between physical distancing, pandemic fear … Continue reading Ten Simple Ways to Keep Ourselves and Our Healthcare Workers Healthy During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Social Distance Yourself Outdoors
The list of pre-travel vaccines was daunting: typhoid, hepatitis A and B, and Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis booster, to name a few. Malaria-preventing medication and pre- and post-tuberculosis (TB) testing were also required. I was in my fourth year of medical school in the late 1990s and had the opportunity to participate in a clerkship in a developing … Continue reading Social Distance Yourself Outdoors
