About Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School, established in 1782, is one of the world's most prestigious and respected institutions of medical science and practice. HMS is an established leader in the research and development of health and wellness strategies and cites poor nutrition as a major cause of illness in today's Western society.

The HMS Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies and the HMS Osher Institute, co-presenters of this "Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives" initiative, were created to facilitate interdisciplinary and inter-institutional faculty collaboration for purposes of research evaluation of complementary and integrative medical therapies, delivery of educational programs to the medical community and the public, and investigation of the design of sustainable models of complementary and integrative care delivery in an academic setting.