Abstract
In the November 2015 issue of Global Advances in Health and Medicine, we published abstracts from the Annual Integrative Medicine for the Underserved (IM4US) conference held in Boston, Massachusetts, August 6-8, 2015.1 The mission of IM4US is “a collaborative, multidisciplinary group of people committed to affordable, accessible integrative health care for all.” The abstracts described a number of innovative projects, including integrating mindfulness into the patient-centered medical home in federally qualified community health centers; group visits for Spanish-speaking patients with chronic pain; complementary therapy educational institutions offering free services at community events; introducing integrative approaches into public schools; and use of web-based and smart phone technology. The mission of IM4US to make more equitable access to integrative healthcare is laudable. It begs the following question: Can integrative medicine and health have an impact on reducing health disparities?
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