Holistic Integrative Approach to Health- Experience with Building Healthy Civil Society

摘要

Chronic Diseases such as Coronary artery, renal disease, diabetes, are much more prevalent amongst south Asianheritage people as compared to general European heritage population in Fraser health. A personal interest and commitment tolower this burden initiated establishment of Canada India Network Society and several bi lateral conference (CINI 2010, CINI2014 and upcoming CINI 2018. www.thecins.org).The main focus of the intervention is related to Pre and Post of family practioner office visit. And health promotion andprevention interventions. Canada India Network Society has provided strategic support and frame work of culturally applicablesolutions. There are several groups in the province of British Columbia, Canada, which are active in these program. I havepersonally involved with most of these activities in various interactions.This presentation will share and discuss some of these programs, innovations. The principles of most intervention is engagement,empowerment and education of provider and patients, and members of the community. In the context of 2018 Holistic Healthconference, the experience and challenges of such interactions will be discussed. The presentation will also address personaljourney and leadership required to lower the burden of Tsunami of Diabetes and life style diet behavior change which sirequired. Some of these interactions may be applicable in India.