The '''National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)''' is the US Federal Government’s lead agency for scientific research on complementary and integrative health approaches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nccih.nih.gov/health/integrative-health#integrative|title=Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What’s In a Name?|access-date=2 October 2021|website=National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)}}</ref>
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The '''National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)''' is the [[Wikipedia:US|US]] [[Wikipedia:Federal Government|Federal Government]]’s lead agency for scientific research on [[Complementary medicine|complementary]] and [[Integrative medicine|integrative health]] approaches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nccih.nih.gov/health/integrative-health#integrative|title=Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What’s In a Name?|access-date=2 October 2021|website=National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)}}</ref>
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== History ==
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In 1998 the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) was created.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nccih.nih.gov/about/nccih-timeline|title=NCCIH Timeline|website=National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)|access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref> In 2014 the center was renamed to its current name National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH).<ref name=":0" />