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Nova Institute for Health
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The Nova Institute for Health is a heart-centered think tank that takes action for the good of people, places & the planet. Formerly The Institute for Integrative Health.
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"Even in the darkest moments of the year, the return of light is already underway."

In the latest Reflections from Our Founder, we're reminded that reconnecting with ourselves, each other, and the Earth may be the most radical act of #healing.

Read more: https://ow.ly/vtrt50XBwUV
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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This #Thanksgiving, we celebrate the profound links between connection, gratitude, and well-being. And we give thanks for all the big and small ways that people are building bridges of connection and resilience and making the future that much brighter. From all of us at Nova, happy Thanksgiving. 🍁
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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We're thrilled to congratulate @mariaparazorose.bsky.social on the launch of an innovative new reporting project with support from @rwjf.org. Maria's work will explore #Indigenous land return models around the world 🌏

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November 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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#ICYMI: Nova Media Fellow Kate Morgan's latest piece in The New York Times reports on a small group trying to revive a tradition of community-based care in West Virginia's maternity deserts, where midwives fill a critical gap.

Read more: https://ow.ly/elU050Xurg4
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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⭐ Join us for the free, virtual 2025 Nova Annual Conference, “Cultivating Connections: A Path to Transformation,” on 12/11. This event will explore how connection can serve as a unifying and healing force for individuals, communities, and our planet.

Register: https://ow.ly/VU9P50Xnpyb

November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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🗽 As federal changes threaten human & planetary health across our nation, this #July4th reminds us that #freedom is the foundation for healthy people & communities—& it is at risk. Today, we celebrate our nation’s ideals of liberty & justice & stand w/ those working to protect #health & well-being.
July 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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The Nova team is thrilled to be in great company today at the @mediaimpactfunders.bsky.social's forum, finding hope and inspiration in this changing, challenging time for journalism and its supporters 🌟 Thanks to MIF for a great event!
June 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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🫶 Join us on 6/4 for the next free, virtual Nova Campfire, "What the World Needs Now." Dominic Packer, @kurtjgray.bsky.social, and others will explore evidence-based approaches to build social trust, reduce partisan animosity, and cultivate greater love and kindness.

➡️ bit.ly/LoveKindness...
May 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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#ICYMI: Last month's Nova Campfire convened experts to explore how modern science—from #neuroscience to #trauma research to #mindfulness and more—can reshape outdated #justicesystems.

Thanks to our terrific speakers and participants for making this such an engaging event!
May 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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"Law has come to give excited delirium much more credibility than science or medicine ever has": Nova Scholar Osagie Obasogie's latest about how legal rules uphold discredited science like diagnoses of #ExcitedDelirium and hinder police reform efforts.

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May 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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⚖️👏 Congrats to Nova Scholar Susan Prescott, Fellow Alan C. Logan, & Dr. Pragya Mishra! Their work connecting emerging #legalome research and #JusticeSystems is a featured new publication on @elsihub.bsky.social!

Read it here: elsihub.org/publication/...
April 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Do you have questions about applying for the Nova Media Fellowship? Join us next Wednesday, 4/30 at 3 pm EDT for an information session and answers to your application queries. Recordings will be available.

Learn more and register: ow.ly/swZG50VGtyP

#MediaFellowship #HealthJournalism
April 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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🗞️ Applications Open for the 2025 Nova #MediaFellowship! We're thrilled to support journalists exploring a broad vision of health through science-based, solutions-focused print, broadcast, or digital media reporting. Also open to newsrooms!

Apply by 5/19: novainstituteforhealth.org/our-communit...
April 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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⚖️ Join us NEXT WEEK for the free, virtual Nova Campfire, "Beyond Blame and Retribution: Rethinking Justice through Science and Social Evolution," on April 2 at 11:30 am EDT.

Learn more and register: novainstituteforhealth.org/nova-campfir...
March 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Through diverse lenses, Nova Scholar Osagie Obasogie's Legacies of Eugenics essay series examines ongoing impacts of scientific #racism in health and opportunities for reflection, resistance, and reimagining #science and medicine.

Read more and see the latest essay from Lily Hu: ow.ly/ehWk50V0pn2
February 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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"Health freedom" has become a rallying cry for a diverse range of perspectives on public health and personal autonomy. In @nytimes.com, Nova Media Fellow Kate Morgan explores how this movement gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read more: ow.ly/JXKy50UCiGk

#PublicHealth
January 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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After tumultuous year, people and communities across the globe are seeking renewal and transformation. Nova President and Founder Prof. Brian Berman, MD, reflects on fostering healing and growth and reminds us that transformation isn’t something happening to us—it is us.

Read: ow.ly/KgKl50UsSOT
December 18, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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👋 Hello, #Bluesky! Allow us to introduce ourselves.

We're the Nova Institute for Health, a heart-centered think tank that takes action for the good of people, places & planet. We look at the whole picture, the entire lived experience that influences health.

Learn more: novainstituteforhealth.org
November 19, 2024 at 6:09 PM
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Health is a unifying value that transcends differences, and through this lens we can create a foundation for flourishing for ourselves, our communities, and our planet.

Read the latest: novainstituteforhealth.org/reflections-...

#Compassion #Bridging #Belonging
November 13, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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➡️ Watch recordings from the Nova Campfire, “Nurturing Societies: Cultivating Cooperation for Sustainable Well-Being," recognizing that the flourishing of people, places, & planet depends on embracing approaches that prioritize the health & well-being of all life.

Watch & share! ow.ly/MIuP50TJGwB
October 16, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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New work from Nova Fellow Brita Roy and co-authors in Health Research Policy and Systems uses systems science to describe the driving forces behind #ChildhoodObesity in the Caribbean and underscores the significant challenges posed by commercial determinants of health.

Read more: ow.ly/sxSN50TmnEr
September 12, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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Nova Scholar & bioethicist Osagie K. Obasogie is exploring how race, racism, and the eugenics movement have shaped #science and #medicine through a series of essays by himself and others in the Los Angeles Review of Books.

Read Osagie's introduction to this series: ow.ly/rs3Z50RzBmL
May 15, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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📢 Applications are open for the 2024 Nova Media Fellowship supporting print, broadcast, and digital #health journalists completing media projects that explore the many factors that prevent disease and promote well-being, healing, & flourishing.

Learn more and apply: ow.ly/rpST50Rojlr

#JournoJobs
April 26, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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ICYMI: Recordings are available from our Nova Campfire, "Food Justice: Avoiding an Ultra-Processed Future." Experts & advocates dove deep into the harms of #ultraprocessedfoods & lifted up solutions to prioritize health & well-being.

Watch & share: novainstituteforhealth.org/nova-campfir...
March 13, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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2023 was an incredible year at Nova. We welcomed new Scholars and Media Fellows, connected the dots through innovative Campfires, celebrated the first year of the Nova Integration Hub, and so much more.

➡️ Read more from Nova Founder and President Prof. Brian Berman, MD: ow.ly/hvUZ50QjX7S
January 5, 2024 at 4:48 PM