Daheia Barr-Anderson, PhD, associate professor with the School of Kinesiology participated in a Hot Topics Webinar, “Engaging Diverse Communities in Complementary & Integrative Health Research,” broadcast by the NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) on April 27th. Participants in this webinar discussed successful strategies and techniques to engage diverse communities in complementary and integrative health research.

Complementary and integrative health approaches are used to prevent mental and behavioral disorders. To help eliminate mental health disparities, researchers must conduct robust studies that include the input of diverse communities.