Next week is National Public Health Week, so today I’d like to talk a little about public health and how chiropractors can be a part of the solution. Most people don’t know what public health is. That’s understandable because it is such a vast topic. Public health is everything from seat belt laws, to garbage collection, smoking cessation programs to workplace safety. So where does a chiropractor fit in? Chiropractors are in a prime position to promote public health. Chiropractors are physicians and accepted health care providers. This places them in the public’s eye as experts in the field of health.
Here are some ways that Chiropractors can represent Public Health (that many already do):
Behavior modification counseling in areas such as; Physical Activity/ Fitness, Nutrition, Tobacco Use, and Alcohol & Drug Use
Identifying and giving proper referrals for; outbreaks of communicable diseases, eating disorders, family planning, suspected child abuse, abuse of any kind, proper prenatal care
Participate in or organize health fairs at schools, businesses, and community groups
Do public spinal screenings
Provide public lectures
Provide free blood pressure screening and education at your clinic or local public facilities
Chiropractors should lead Community Emergency Response Teams
Chiropractors should be involved in public health policy making in their local government
Next week is National Public Health Week, so today I’d like to talk a little about public health and how chiropractors can be a part of the solution. Most people don’t know what public health is. That’s understandable because it is such a vast topic. Public health is everything from seat belt laws, to garbage collection, smoking cessation programs to workplace safety. So where does a chiropractor fit in? Chiropractors are in a prime position to promote public health. Chiropractors are physicians and accepted health care providers. This places them in the public’s eye as experts in the field of health.
Here are some ways that Chiropractors can represent Public Health (that many already do):
Behavior modification counseling in areas such as; Physical Activity/ Fitness, Nutrition, Tobacco Use, and Alcohol & Drug Use
Identifying and giving proper referrals for; outbreaks of communicable diseases, eating disorders, family planning, suspected child abuse, abuse of any kind, proper prenatal care
Participate in or organize health fairs at schools, businesses, and community groups
Do public spinal screenings
Provide public lectures
Provide free blood pressure screening and education at your clinic or local public facilities
Chiropractors should lead Community Emergency Response Teams
Chiropractors should be involved in public health policy making in their local government
Next week is National Public Health Week, so today I’d like to talk a little about
public health and how chiropractors can be a part of the solution. Most people don’t know what public health is. That’s understandable because it is such a vast topic. Public health is everything from seat belt laws, to garbage collection, smoking cessation programs to workplace safety. So where does a chiropractor fit in? Chiropractors are in a prime position to promote public health. Chiropractors are physicians and accepted health care providers. This places them in the public’s eye as experts in the field of health.
Here are some ways that Chiropractors can represent Public Health (that many already do):
Next week is National Public Health Week, so today I’d like to talk a little about
public health and how chiropractors can be a part of the solution. Most people don’t know what public health is. That’s understandable because it is such a vast topic. Public health is everything from seat belt laws, to garbage collection, smoking cessation programs to workplace safety. So where does a chiropractor fit in? Chiropractors are in a prime position to promote public health. Chiropractors are physicians and accepted health care providers. This places them in the public’s eye as experts in the field of health.
Here are some ways that Chiropractors can represent Public Health (that many already do):