From Colored to Black: a narrative medicine approach to theatre and community reconciliation.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to analyze the research concepts underlying the construction of a theatrical health intervention on Black well-being, narrative medicine and what we reference as intentional locative healing.

Study Design: Descriptive postintervention evaluation.

Methods: This short communication article provides specific examples on how to practically implement elements of narrative medicine into an artistic health intervention and in postproduction assessments.

"Miracle" or "Medicine": A Turning-Point Analysis of Patients' and Physicians' Shifting Views on Acupuncture.

: Acupuncture is one of the most widely used treatments of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) within the military's health system. The success of CAM integration is partially dependent on both providers' and patients' perceptions that acupuncture is health-promoting. The aim of this research was to identify turning points, or changes, across treatments that enhanced or inhibited physicians' and patients' perception of acupuncture as health-promoting.