National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
AbbreviationNCCIH
Formation1991
TypeGovernmental organization
HeadquartersBethesda, Maryland
Location
  • United States
Official language
English
Director
Helene Langevin, MD
Parent organization
National Institutes of Health
AffiliationsUnited States Public Health Service
Websitenccih.nih.gov
Formerly called
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM)

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) is a United States government agency which explores complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). It was initially created in 1991 as the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM), and renamed the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) before receiving its current name in 2014.[1] NCCIH is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

NCCIH has been criticized for funding and marketing pseudoscientific medicine.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference name_change was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SSOAGGRAM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference london was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search