Alternative & Complementary Health Practice

The Alternative & Complementary Health Practice Special Primary Interest Group (ALT) works toward the scientific evaluation of methods to promote and restore health that are not available from conventional medicine. Disseminates knowledge of validated practices and their potential contributions to health care.  

OUR MISSION
The Alternative and Complementary Health Practices SPIG of the American Public Health Association seeks to promote the knowledge base of Complementary and Alternative Health Practices in the United States and globally in our annual meetings and throughout the year with the purpose of improving an understanding of, and access to, Complementary and Alternative Health Practices and thereby contribute to the betterment of local, state, and national public health.