The Florence G. Strauss-Leonard A. Wisneski Indigenous & Integrative Health Collection was established in 1995 in honor of Florence G. Strauss. The collection includes thousands of scholarly resources in print, electronic and multi-media format related to integrative health practices, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), indigenous healing traditions, and alternative therapies from around the world.

Falling within the scope of the collection are materials designated as complementary health approaches by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). These include nutritional (e.g., special diets, dietary supplements, herbs, and probiotics), psychological (e.g., mindfulness), physical (e.g., massage, spinal manipulation), combinational (e.g., tai chi, acupuncture, art therapy, mindful eating) and other approaches that don’t fit neatly in the previously mentioned subgroups (e.g., practices indigenous healers, Ayurvedic medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, naturopathy and functional medicine). 

With Colorado leading the country in research and legislation, the Strauss-Wisneski Collection aims to be one of the most comprehensive collections in the country for providing information on cannabis and psychedelics in health and wellness. 

For more information about the collection development policies of the Strauss-Wisneski Collection, visit the Collection management Policy & Guidelines.