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NIH Launches Five-Year Whole-Person Health Research Initiative

9/18/2025

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The NIH initiated a five-year project on whole-person health, emphasizing integrated physiological function.
It aims to develop a comprehensive model linking various health measures.
Helene M. Langevin, M.D., highlighted the importance of researching health holistically.
The project will use existing data to create an interactive model of health factors.
A related initiative received $6.5 million to develop a digital map of healthy human bodies.

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Story summary

The NIH initiated a five-year project on whole-person health, emphasizing integrated physiological function.
It aims to develop a comprehensive model linking various health measures.
Helene M. Langevin, M.D., highlighted the importance of researching health holistically.
The project will use existing data to create an interactive model of health factors.
A related initiative received $6.5 million to develop a digital map of healthy human bodies.