Updated: December 10th, 2020

Laurel, Md. — Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) announced today that it has expanded offerings as an approved continuing education provider for the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP). This furthers MUIH’s role as a leader in the education of nutritionists. MUIH’s nutrition programs are grounded in a holistic philosophy that integrates the physiological, socio-cultural, and evidence-informed roles of food in our lives.

MUIH’s Professional and Continuing Education (PCE) department offers a wide range of professional development courses in flexible formats that provide nutrition and other integrative health professionals with opportunities to sharpen their skills, develop new areas of expertise, and earn additional credentials.

MUIH has added online courses in the following topic areas as Category I continuing education unit (CEU) courses with NANP: nutrition for Parkinson’s disease and cancer prevention; Ayurveda and nutrition; endocannabinoids, cannabis, and immunity; psychoneuroimmunology and how thoughts impact disease; and scientific writing for integrative health.

“PCE is pleased to be recognized as a superior provider of continuing education for holistic nutrition professionals to support NANP members in achieving their professional development goals. Through organizations like NANP, PCE can fulfill its mission to offer advanced, convenient and relevant educational opportunities for complementary and integrative health practitioners to expand their skillsets to offer progressive whole-person care to their clients, while earning valuable credentials in the process,” said Beth Romanski, director of professional and continuing education at MUIH.

Nutrition has been identified as one of the most influential determinants of health and wellness, as well as the prevention and treatment of disease.

For more information about MUIH Professional and Continuing Education offerings, visit www.muih.edu/ce.

MUIH also offers graduate programs in nutrition including one of the few Doctor of Clinical Nutrition programs in the U.S. and the Master of Science in Nutrition and Integrative Health, accredited by the Accreditation Council on Nutrition Professional Education (ACNPE). MUIH also offers Post-Master’s Certificates in Nutritional Genomics in Clinical Practice and Nutrition and Integrative Health, and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Sports Performance and Integrative Health.

About Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH)

Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) is a leading academic institution focused on the study and practice of integrative health and wellness and one of the few universities in the U.S. dedicated solely to such practices. Deeply rooted in a holistic philosophy, its model for integrative health and wellness is grounded in whole-person, relationship-centered, evidence-informed care.

 

Since 1974, MUIH has been a values-driven community educating practitioners and professionals to become future health and wellness leaders through transformative programs grounded in traditional wisdom and contemporary science. MUIH has more than 20 progressive, graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines, offered on-campus and online. In the on-campus Natural Care Center and community outreach settings, MUIH provides compassionate and affordable healthcare from student interns and professional practitioners, which delivers more than 20,000 clinical treatments and consultations each year.

 

For more information visit www.muih.edu.