| Helene Langevin, M.D. November 12, 2020 Im so grateful to the community of researchers, patients, health care professionals, and other stakeholders who have invested in our strategic planning process by taking time to offer valuable input. Charting our research directions for the coming 5 years is vital to ensuring our research portfolio continues to build fundamental science, enhance methods, and answer questions that can inform decisions made by clinicians and patients. The comments we have received so far have resonated with the kinds of conversations weve been having as a team here at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). There are critical opportunities to help close the persistent gaps in how we think about health, apply a whole person health approach, and reduce research and health care silos to ultimately improve outcomes. | 
