Social Justice
Contact Information
Social Justice Chair: Stacie Wolfe, 2nd year ND/MSiMR student, NCNM
socialjustice@naturopathicstudent.org
Naturopathic medicine has the potential to effectively address the poor outcomes that stem from health disparity. Our collective philosophy distinctly recognizes that the individual, not the disease, is the most important focus of our medicine. As future physicians, we have a responsibility to increase our literacy surrounding health inequity, oppression, and social justice. Through the cultivation of this greater competency comes the ability to truly see the spaces our patients occupy in this world, and the invaluable skill of understanding how forces outside of the person may impact treatment.
A number of educational resources have been compiled to help you on this journey. Under the education tab you will find links specific to a number of under-served populations. Courses addressing issues of public health and social justice can be found for each school under the curriculum tab (available to members only).
Below you will find a few resources that define some basic concepts. Thank you for your committment to social justice and naturopathic medicine.