Acceptance
Communication with the patient is key
Stephen Bradley, M.D. is the associate medical director at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, in Hawai‘i. He is the head of integrative medicine, which works with different healing modalities, particularly traditional Hawaiian healing.
O‘ahu, Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i
Communication with the patient is key
Establishing patient-centered healing
Western medicine excels at treating acute illness while traditional medicine can benefit chronic illness
Human beings are creatures of the environment
Improving an individual’s diet one change at a time
Recognition of cultural identity has led more individuals to identify themselves as Native Hawaiians