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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
The College of Natural Health Sciences-Bermuda (CNHS-BDA), a subsidiary of Health Tech Renaissance, is a private boutique college that was founded on a firm commitment to provide affordable, high quality educational opportunities in the fields of natural health science. As founder and president of CNHS-BDA, I strongly believe that the key to addressing many of Bermuda’s health management challenges is to increase the availability of local natural health practitioners who can effectively promote prevention and wellness. With the help of my life experiences, clinical skills, and vast expertise in areas such as osteopathy, osteopathic clinical rehabilitation, occupational therapy, naturopathy, botanical medicine, aromatherapy, reflexology, acupressure, and physical medicine and rehabilitation, comprehensive natural health programs were subsequently designed. The combination of modern technology and practical training that CNHS-BDA utilizes now makes it possible for students who lack the financial resources to study abroad to be able to pursue higher education in Bermuda at a fraction of the usual cost.
It is my sincere hope that you will choose CNHS-BDA to begin or continue your life long journey of learning and to develop your career as a natural health practitioner. On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the faculty please accept our sincere thanks and our very warm welcome for considering our school.
Dr. Delcina R. Bean, Dr. OT. DBM, DO, PhD, OCR, PhD, PM&R, M.Ed., RO, OTR     ​
MISSION STATEMENT
CNHS-BDA is dedicated to providing high quality natural health science education that produces safe, competent, and caring natural health personnel to sustain the natural healthcare system in Bermuda.
 
VISION STATEMENT
CNHS-BDA aspires to become Bermuda’s, preferred natural healthcare education option.
 
RECOGNITION AND ACCREDITATION
CNHS-BDA is recognized by the Bermuda Osteopathy Association and the Bermuda Natural Health Practitioners Association. Successful graduates of our programs will be eligible to register with the prospective organization in order to practice in Bermuda. We have completed the international accreditation process for natural health educational institutes and as such we have designed our natural health programs to meet and exceed the recommended standards described by the World Health Organization (WHO) for osteopathic and naturopathic education. CNHS-BDA is internationally accredited by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP) Graduates from our programs will be eligible to apply to AADP to become board certified Holistic Health Practitioners. See our listing here: https://aadp.net/business-directory/college-of-natural-health-sciences-bermuda/   
 ​CNHS-BDA is a registered training facility with the Alliance for Complementary Therapists [ACT].
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AGENDA 2030
Agenda 2030 is an ambitious plan set by CNHS-BDA in collaboration with the Bermuda Osteopathy Association and the Bermuda Natural Health Practitioners Association to grow the local population of osteopaths, naturopaths, and naturopathic therapists by 6% by the year 2030. The rationale behind this agenda is that as the number of natural health practitioners per parish rises, wellness and overall health improvements per parish population should also rise proportionately.
What is Osteopathy? Osteopathy is a complete care health profession that specializes in the treatment of the musculoskeletal system as a means to restore health and to promote wellness. Osteopaths use a combination of manual techniques (Soft Tissue Therapy, Muscle Energy Techniques, Joint Mobilization, Myofascial Release, and physical modalities (Thermal/Cold Therapy, Ultrasound Therapy) in order to bring the body back to a cohesive whole.

​What are the two branches of Osteopathy? Two branches of Osteopathy (Osteopathic Medicine & Osteopathic Manual Therapy) emerged when Dr. John Martin Littlejohn, a student of Dr. Still, founded the British School of Osteopathy in London in 1917, and subsequently the Journal of Osteopathy, which is seen to be the laying down of the scientific foundations for Osteopathy in Europe. Other persons such as Paul Gény a physiotherapist, teamed up with an English osteopath named Thomas G. Dummer, and founded the l’École française d’Ostéopathie. Their aim was to provide non-doctors the opportunity to learn osteopathic techniques. These two distinguished gentlemen are credited for advancing what is now known as European-style Osteopathy throughout Europe, Asia, Canada, and many other countries throughout the world.

What type of training program in Osteopathy does CNHS-BDA offer? CNHS-BDA offers training in European-style Osteopathy by way of an integrated format which combines e-learning with practical training. At the completion of the program students earn a Master of Science degree in Osteopathy.
​What is Naturopathy? Naturopathy is a holistic system of healing in which different natural methods are administered to promote health and restoration within the body. Naturopathy treats the person as a whole by using treatments that place emphasis on using the body's self-healing mechanisms to keep the body in harmony with nature. The naturopath tries to balance the diseased person, regardless of what the person suffers from, as in conditions that might be otherwise labeled in conventional terms as specific diseases. Although the term 'Naturopathy' has been coined in recent years, its basis and many of the methods used in treatment are more than 2,000 years old, causing many to posit that when life began so did Naturopathy.

​What are the three main Naturopathic Personnel Classifications? Naturopathic personnel consist of three classifications: Naturopathic Physicians, Naturopathic Doctors and Certified Naturopaths/Naturopathic Therapists.

What type of training program in Naturopathy does CNHS-BDA offer? CNHS-BDA offers training in Naturopathic Therapies by way of an integrated format which combines e-learning with practical training. At the completion of the program students earn a Master of Science degree in Natural Health Therapies.




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