Holistic Care in the Us Military I—-The Epidaurus Project: An Initiative in Holistic Medicine for the Military Health System, 2001—2012

This article describes the history and findings of the Epidaurus Project, a Uniformed Services University—affiliated project to bring holistic care and evidence-based design into the Military Health System (MHS). A distinguished group of civilian thought leaders contributed. The 2005 Base Realignmen...

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Published inGlobal advances in health and medicine Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 46 - 54
Main Authors Foote, Frederick O., Bulger, Roger J., Frampton, Susan B., Pellegrino, Edmund D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2012
Global Advances in Health and Medicine
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Military Health System
wellness
traumatic brain injury
holistic
Epidaurus Project
psychiatric syndromes
quality of life
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Summary:This article describes the history and findings of the Epidaurus Project, a Uniformed Services University—affiliated project to bring holistic care and evidence-based design into the Military Health System (MHS). A distinguished group of civilian thought leaders contributed. The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process offered a chance to implement the Epidaurus agenda. A new integrated healthcare delivery system, centered around the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda, Maryland, was the result. These facilities will be templates for a new generation of MHS “healing environments” and a model for innovative systems of healthcare nationwide. The Epidaurus Project represents a significant collaboration between civilian medicine and the military in times of war.
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ISSN:2164-957X
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DOI:10.7453/gahmj.2012.1.2.010