460 ~ 28 March 2006 Physio feedback Integration of mind-body example NHP 2005 survey précis Exam is Sunday April 23/06 in Talbot College room # 348, 2-4

460 ~ 28 March 2006

• Physio feedback

• Integration of mind-body example

• NHP 2005 survey précis

• Exam is Sunday April 23/06 in Talbot College room # 348, 2-4 pm [ all conflicts handled by Academic Counsellors ]

• I have 6 of 10 herbal / botanical presentations, please email the other 4

Integrative Medicine ? The Touch for Health Case

http://www.touch4health.com/index.htm

Mission Statement

Natural Health Products DirectorateHealth Products and Food Branch, Health Canada

To ensure that all Canadians have ready access to Natural Health Products that are safe, effective, and of high quality, while respecting freedom of choice and philosophical and cultural diversity

NHP reguations came into effect in 2004; important to be knowledgeable in this field re this information, or at least how to access it

NHP ‘baseline’ survey march 2005

• You get to read and analyze this !

• At Links in pdf

• Pages 1-4; 61 - 85

• Précis here . . .



• Target Audience - Canadian Adults• Methodology - A national random

telephone survey among 2,004 adult Canadians aged 18 years of age and older was conducted between February 17th and March 17th, 2005 [ a sample of this size yields a margin of error of +/- 2.2%, 19 times in 20 ]

• Statistical assumption then that this represents Canadian adult population



Survey Subject Matter:

• Awareness and Use of NHPs Among Canadians

• NHP Awareness and Use • Attitudes Towards NHPs • Information Requirements ** the

section for which you are responsible [ pages 61-85 ]



“Survey Said …”



Awareness & Use:• more Canadians are unfamiliar (45%)

than familiar (36%) with NHPs

• Canadians most associate NHPs with vitamins and minerals (13%), herbal remedies and teas (12%), additive-free foods (8%), organic food/biologics (8%), and plants/plant products (8%)



Awareness & Use:• 7 in 10 Canadians have used an NHP

~they do so on a daily basis (38%) ~"only during certain seasons" (37%) ~weekly usage (11%)

• Vitamins (57%), Echinacea (15%), herbal remedies and algal and fungal products (11%) top the list of NHPs used



Why use them? Primary (over 50%) ‘drivers’ are:• Health concerns• desire to maintain and promote personal health • 3 in 10 (29%) feel that NHPs are natural and safe or

better than conventional medications• 20% report that they acted on the recommendation

of others such as family or a physician• Over 40% experienced “an unwanted side effect or

reaction”Why not use them? Primary reasons:• no need (20%), lack of information on NHPs (17%),

and the attitude "I am healthy" (13%).



Attitudes towards NHPs:• 43% say NHPs better than

conventional medicines• 80% want full freedom to use and

respect use of other cultures• Divided as to expense 50/50• Health skepticism re safety – just

because they are ‘natural’ substance, does not mean safe

• 75% want gov’t regulation & assume cost will increase because of that regulation



Information Requirements:

• ¾ Cdns want evidence-based health claims printed on NHP labels

• Over 60% actually read the labels & over 80% want more info re safety

• 70% feel you should consult an MD before using NHP; that % declines with more frequent users



Information Requirements:• Canadians are most likely to say that they

completely trust the NHP information provided by their doctor (47%), pharmacists (43%), Health Canada (34%), and registered dieticians (30%)

• Family members or friends (28%) are identified as primary sources of information on NHPs followed by the Internet (19%), pharmacists (18%), and physicians (14%)

• Pharmacies (27%), Health Canada's Web site (26%), and Health Canada's publications (25%) are the most preferred (9 and 10 on a 0-10 scale) means of receiving information among various venues


List of approvedNHPs for consumers

Natural Health Products Research Program

• Coordinated with the Cdn Institutes of Health re:

Biomedical research Product Quality Clinical research; Health systems and health services

research; Societal, cultural, environmental

influences on health and the health of populations;

Issues related to NHPs’ regulations; Information and knowledge transfer

Thus, very strongintegration of NHPs with mainhealth sector

Module VII – Integrative Approaches

• Focuses on integration of CAM and allopathy re

cardiovascular healthchronic fatigue

gastrointestinal system oncology ** replaces

psychiatry by in-class vote thus readings for Module VII are chapters 18,19,21,23

Documents

460 ~ 28 March 2006 Physio feedback Integration of mind-body example NHP 2005 survey précis Exam is Sunday April 23/06 in Talbot College room # 348, 2-4