The Center for Whole-Person Research is committed to exploring and assessing the evidence behind whole-person care. We focus on the science behind how the body, mind and spirit contribute not only to wellness, but to lifelong flourishing. With CREATION Life as our framework, we guide patients, employees, clinicians and entire communities to improved health and disease management. Our multidisciplinary team of researchers, in collaboration with our partners, works to advance the AdventHealth Mission by improving patient experience and outcomes while reducing the cost of health care. Through our study of CREATION Life principles, we strive to help our community feel whole. 

Mission

To promote whole-person care by identifying, developing, and testing the scientific foundations of CREATION Lifeprinciples.

Vision

To transform health care delivery into our whole-person model of care, empowering our patients, employees, and communities to experience optimal wellness throughout their lives.

CREATION Life is a whole-person wellness philosophy, developed by leaders of AdventHealth, formerly Adventist Health System, and is founded on the Creation story in the book of Genesis. It consists of eight principles that are a guide for overall mental, physical, social, and spiritual health: Choice, Rest, Environment, Activity, Trust, Interpersonal Relationships, Outlook, and Nutrition. Whole-Person Research supports the development and assessment of CREATION Life-based wellness initiatives to ensure the programs we offer to our patients, employees, clinicians and communities are supported by scientific evidence.