Doing Research
For Students
Resources to help students research information for a school project or paper.
What is Holistic?
If you are referencing the term holistic in your project, be aware that there are numerous definitions of holistic in general use. There can be serious miscommunication when the author and the reader are using different definitions for terms like holistic, holistic health, or holistic medicine.
For a quick overview AHHA recommends the definition of holistic as a whole made up of interrelated parts. This describes the whole person approach to wellness, rather than the more restrictive using holistic as a synonym for alternative therapies.
AHHA has set up a special Understanding Holistic section with selected resources from this site. Reviewing this material may be a valuable shortcut for you. This section includes a link to our articles on What is Holistic?
Healing Modality Information Sources
For data about a specific healing modality, check the professional association for the particular modality you are researching. AHHA has compiled a list of Healthcare Professional Associations. There is also our Practitioner Referral Sources list with almost 100 organizations that offer practitioner referrals. Many of these organizations are the professional association for specific healthcare modalities. Consider a search for the healing tradition you seek, such as medical, homeopathic, or chiropractic.
Ongoing Connection
As you continue your research, there are many ways AHHA can continue to be a resource for you. Monthly and weekly we email out materials you may find interesting. Why not sign up for our Free eReports, so we can stay in touch?
MONTHLY – Each month we distribute our AHHA Special Updates eReports, which include:
- Featured Research Item — Credible science-based research results that you might not otherwise hear about.
- Featured Issue Item – Opinions from both pro and con sources about a health or health-freedom issue, so that you can make well-informed decisions.
- Featured AHHA Resource Item — By featuring one of many resources in the AHHA website each month, you eventually learn about everything.
- WEEKLY – Each week we select one of our self-help videos and one of our self-help articles and feature them on AHHA’s home page. You can check into our home page weekly OR have the convenience of an eAlert about the Featured Article of the Week delivered to you personally.
AHHA – Your Personal Resource
We hope the above information has provided you with what you came seeking. Please let us know if our materials helped you find what you needed, or if there are other ways we might be of help. You may contact us by e-mail at mail@ahha.org or by phone at (714) 779-6152.
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