Acceptance
Communication with the patient is key
Stephen P. Bradley, M.D.
About Stephen P. Bradley, M.D.
Stephen Bradley, M.D. is the associate medical director at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, in Hawai‘i. He is the head of integrative medicine, which works with different healing modalities, particularly traditional Hawaiian healing.
Tribal Affiliation
Hometown
O‘ahu, Hawai‘i
Region
Hawai‘i
VIDEO CLIPS
Bariatric
Establishing patient-centered healing
Chronic Diseases
Western medicine excels at treating acute illness while traditional medicine can benefit chronic illness
Creation Stories
Human beings are creatures of the environment
Diet
Improving an individual’s diet one change at a time
Percentages
Recognition of cultural identity has led more individuals to identify themselves as Native Hawaiians