National Health Freedom Coalition (NHFC) envisions an America where all people can access the practitioners and products they need on their healing journey—and are free to make informed health decisions for themselves and their families.

NHFC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization. Our role is to educate the public, practitioners, advocates, and policymakers about the legal, historical, and policy frameworks that shape health freedom in the United States. With the educational work of NHFC, and the advocacy work of our sister organization, NHFA, health freedom can be understood and protected.

 

2025 at a Glance

 

In 2025, NHFC strengthened its role as a national health freedom education resource, providing trusted analysis, legal education, and historical context at a time of rapid policy change, technological expansion, and increasing public concern over personal autonomy in health care.

 

Our work focused on:

 

• Educating communities across the country on health freedom principles

• Explaining complex legal frameworks in accessible language

• Supporting practitioners and consumers through policy literacy

• Preserving institutional knowledge of health freedom law and history

• Encouraging informed, civil discourse on contentious health issues

Safe Harbor Practitioner Exemption Education

 

In 2025, NHFC continued nationwide education on Safe Harbor Practitioner Exemption laws, a legislative framework that helps ensure consumer access to complementary and alternative health care practitioners while supporting transparency, informed consent, and accountability.

 

Educational outreach occurred with active or emerging groups in multiple states across all regions of the country. NHFC also provided education and analysis in states where existing practitioner protections faced regulatory or administrative pressure, helping communities understand how access can be preserved through lawful, freedom-based approaches.

 

Currently eleven states have passed a safe harbor practitioner exemption law in some form, including: Minnesota, Rhode Island, California, Louisiana, Idaho, Oklahoma, Arizona (for homeopaths), New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada and Maine.

 

Right to Refuse: National Education & Policy Literacy

 

NHFC’s educational work in 2025 supported the broader health freedom ecosystem by helping advocates, practitioners, and concerned citizens understand the evolving legal landscape surrounding bodily autonomy and the right to refuse unwanted medical interventions.

 

Right to Refuse – National Snapshot (2020–2025)

 

• Over 1,500 Right to Refuse bills have been filed nationwide since 2020

• 49 states have considered Right to Refuse legislation

• 93 laws protecting bodily autonomy have been enacted in 29 states

NHFC tracks and explains these developments to help the public understand how health freedom protections are evolving. The RightToRefuse.org website tracks these bills each year. To see what Right To Refuse bills have been filed and passed in your state, or to find a group active in your state visit RightToRefuse.org.

 

Expanded Care Practice Act Education

 

NHFC continued advancing education around the Expanded Care Practice Act model, which outlines how licensed health care professionals can responsibly offer expanded and integrative approaches while maintaining patient safety and informed consent.

 

2025 educational efforts included:

 

• Updating and recording educational materials explaining the model framework

• Conducting multi-state statutory research to identify best practices

• Reviewing medical discipline cases to inform practitioner risk awareness

Core principles emphasized include:

 

• Freedom to practice outside prevailing standards of care

• No greater risk than conventional treatment

• Reasonable skill and safety

• Full disclosure and informed consent

Educational Outreach: In-Person Conferences & Events

 

NHFC representatives provided education at conferences and events throughout 2025.       

 

• March 1 – Florida Herbal Conference – Winter Park, FL
  Nate Gorman represented NHFC

• May 31 – American Herbalists Guild Conference: Roots & Renewal – Swannanoa, NC
  Nate Gorman represented NHFC

• July 14 – Life Unlimited – Minnesota
  Petra Brokken – Presentation: Geoengineering, what it is and how it can be stopped

• August 19 – Children’s Health Defense – Minnesota
  Petra Brokken – Presentation: Decoding Wireless & 5G Science and Safety

• September 12–15 – 17th International Herb Symposium – Cincinnati, OH
  Petra Brokken represented NHFC – Virtual Presentation by Diane Miller JD: Protection of the Right of Herbalists to Practice Their Healing Art

• October 31 – November 1 – Minnesota Homeopathic Association Conference – MN

  • Leo Cashman: Presentation: Water Fluoridation & Health Impacts

  • Jerri Johnson: Presentation: History of Safe Harbor Practitioner Exemption Laws 

• November 7–8 – Ancient Wisdom, Modern Wellness: Ayurveda Conference – Tampa, FL
  Nate Gorman – panel discussion

• November 7–9 – CHD 2025 Conference: Moment of Truth – Austin, TX
  Julie Booras & Steven O’Connor represented NHFC

• November 8–9 – 18th Annual Natural Living Expo – Marlborough, MA
  Dan Seitz & Carol Bedrosian – Presentation: Drafting the Future of Health Freedom

Educational Outreach: Remote Presentations

NHFC also delivered education through national and international remote presentations:

• March 21 – Changing State Laws to Support Integrated Healers
  Steven O’Connor & Petra Brokken – National Health Federation

• May 18 – Expanded Care Practices Act
  Diane Miller – Integrative Oncology Working Group

• June 16 – Licensure and Legal Issues for Homeopathy: Is it beneficial to have a license to practice homeopathy?
  Petra Brokken – North American Society of Homeopaths (NASH)

• October 3-5 – Health Care and Healing Practitioners, and the Law

  Diane Miller – Virtual at World Health Congress, Prague, Czech

Education Through Writing: 2025 Publications

In 2025, NHFC published extensive educational analysis on health freedom, including topics such as:

• Hospital consent forms and informed consent

• Safe Harbor practitioner protections

• Public health authority and personal freedom

• Right to Refuse trends and legal frameworks

• Freedom of speech and scientific inquiry

• Student vaccination policies

• Artificial intelligence, big data centers, and health freedom

• Environmental health issues including water fluoridation and wireless radiation

• Geoengineering and climate-related health interventions

• Vaccine mandates, liability protections, and federal authority

• Practitioner licensure, and the expanded practice model

These publications serve as long-term educational resources for advocates, practitioners, journalists, and the general public. These can all be found in the News Section of the National Health Freedom Coalition Website.

Why NHFC’s Educational Role Matters

Health freedom depends on knowledge. Without clear, credible education, individuals cannot exercise informed consent, practitioners cannot navigate regulatory risk, and communities cannot engage meaningfully in public policy discussions.

NHFC exists to provide:

• Model Health Freedom Policy

• Historical perspective

• Non-partisan, freedom-based education

• Resources that empower informed decision-making

With Gratitude

NHFC’s educational work is made possible by supporters who believe that education is the foundation of freedom. Your tax-deductible contributions allow us to continue delivering independent, principled health freedom education nationwide.