崇艺农博士：自主健康倡导者
《养生问道》的主持人崇艺农博士，曾是美国疾病控制和预防中心(CDC)的高级研究员，从事健康大数据研究25年, 发表过数十篇公共卫生及社会学方面的学术论文。她担纲设计的大型在线继教课程和健康大数据可视化项目，曾三次荣获CDC发明奖。
崇博士也是传统中华文化学院的创办院长，自2007年以来，她用多媒体手段，向英语世界孜孜不倦地传播中华文化和中医养生。2019新冠肆虐之时，崇博士又开办了中英双语的直播平台，三年来举办了50多场公益直播，内容广博实用、风格亲切大方，深受大家喜爱和赞誉。崇博士还拥有世界中医联合会的植物精油理疗师、德国最古老的TUV Rheinland植物精油疗法专业证书，并举办过一系列广受欢迎的中医芳疗和精油养护系列课程，将专业知识与实际操作和自然疗法理念融汇贯通，深受医养界专业人士和普通大众的欢迎。
多年来，崇博士还一直热点关注整体医疗与自然医学的动向，以跨学科的、全程健康管理思路，与中外医养界大咖频繁对话，传播大健康理念，并常年支持在霍普金斯大学和梅奥诊所举办的中国三甲医院院长培训，也多次主办和协办中外高端人士的整体医疗对话。她也是佛道修炼的践行者和推广者，曾多次受邀于美国自然医学和家庭医生协会、美国整体医疗护士学会，为主流医疗人士作身心灵健康的专题讲座和培训。
崇博士还非常热心地服务美国主流社区和海外侨社，是大华府著名社团半杯清茶社的创办人之一，曾任大华府著名社团美京华人文化活动中心的董事。旅美三十多年来，她本着“融东西文化，汲古今智慧”的宗旨，踏踏实实地为中美医疗健康和文化交流铺路架桥，在职业培训，主题演讲，专业会议翻译和中英文主持方面，多次赢得“才华横溢”、“建树不凡”和“金牌主持人“的赞誉。
崇艺农本科毕业于北京大学英语系，拥有中国社会科学院新闻学硕士，美国亚利桑纳州立大学社会学博士学位，以及美国CDC的疫情防控博士后证书（EIS Officer）。出国前曾任新华社对外部记者。现持有梅奥诊所认证的“健康教练”证书，美国临床催眠师和世界中医联合会植物精油高级理疗师、武当太极和陈氏太极教员证书。
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