“Whole Person Care” As More Than A Slogan

I was attracted to the headline—Stop Using ‘Whole Person Care’ If You Are Not Assessing And Providing Whole Person Care.;In the piece, author Scott Conard, M.D., makes the case that the term “whole person care" (WPC) is becoming a hackneyed slogan.

He defines the term as “looking at the whole person—not just separate organs or body systems—and considering multiple factors that promote either health or disease. It means helping and empowering individuals, families, communities, and populations to improve their health in multiple interconnected biological, behavioral, social, and environmental areas. Instead of just treating a . . .