The Healing Path to Wellness
JoAnn Yanez, N.D. currently maintains a naturopathic house-call practice in Connecticut. She is a passionate advocate for wellness, prevention and access to high quality health care services . Dr. Yanez is regularly called upon to represent state and national organizations at conferences and has presented to US Senators, Congressmen, Governors, State elected officials and experts in the fields of medicine and health. Her persistance in building coalitions of corporations, individuals and elected officials is driven by her hope that healthcare will one day be a wellness based model. She was awarded the 2006 Legacy Award from her medical school and 2007 NY Association of Naturopathic Physician's Physician of the Year award for contributions to the community at large. She just recently completed an internship with the National Foundation of Women Legislators as Director of Health Care Policy - working with Federal and state elected women on health care issues accross the country.
Dr. Yanez is a graduate of the University of Miami where she was a recipient of the National Hispanic and University of Miami Scholarships, member of the Rho Lambda and Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Societies and was awarded with the National Kappa Kappa Gamma Treasurer Award two years in a row. She gained an appreciation for the connection between the mind and body while working on post-traumatic stress research impacting children after Hurricane Andrew and volunteering matching developmentally disabled people with college students. Dr. Yanez then went on to graduate from the SW College of Naturopathic Medicine www.SCNM.edu, where she delivered her class commencement address, served as adjunct clinical faculty and Alumna Representative. During this time she was in charge of patient care at Aids Project Arizona and a clinical practice focusing on chronic disease. Aids Project Arizona was recognized with an award from the Mayor of Phoenix during her time at the clinic.
Dr. Jo currently serves as Nomination Committee Chair and board member of the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education www.CNME.org (Federally recognized accrediting body for naturopathic medical colleges in the US and Canada) since 2004. She has been instrumental in revising accreditation standards, setting the process in motion for review of naturopathic residencies and maintaining quality naturopathic medical education that adheres to the guidelines set by the United States Department of Education. She just completed a 6 year term of office on the NY Association of Naturopathic Physicians Board of Directors, where she was both Vice President and Director of Government Relations.
She has consistently appeared in print, television and radio since 1979 and as part of her multicultural background is fluent in Spanish and speaks basic conversational Yiddish.
Dr. Jo maintains active naturopathic licenses in Connecticut and Arizona.
