The August 2009 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics provides a special focus on public health issues and chiropractic care. This second annual issue offers a wide range of public health topics from preventive health services training and chiropractic care of older adults to hygiene and the evidence-based Web site that the Chiropractic Health Care Section offers on immunizations and vaccines (see below for the JMPT table of contents).

Through the generosity of the National University of Health Sciences and Elsevier, the CHC Section will receive extra copies of this special issue of the JMPT for distribution at the APHA Annual Meeting, the chiropractic sessions, and the CHC booth.

We are already beginning to prepare for the 2010 issue. Articles for the 2010 public health-themed issue of the JMPT can be submitted throughout this year and should be submitted no later than Feb. 1, 2010. Guidelines for submissions can be found at: www.jmptonline.org or by contacting the editor at cjohnson@nuhs.edu.

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volume 32, Issue 6, (July/Aug 2009)

www.jmptonline.org

EDITORIAL

Public Health, Wellness, Prevention, and Health Promotion: Considering the Role of Chiropractic and the Determinants of Health

Claire Johnson, DC, MSEd, and Bart N. Green, DC, MSEd

http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/0161-4754/PIIS0161475409001808.pdf

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Characterization of Health Status and Modifiable Risk Behavior Among United States Adults Using  Chiropractic Care as Compared With General Medical Care

Harrison T. Ndetan, MSc, MPH, Sejong Bae, PhD, Marion Willard Evans Jr., DC, PhD, CHES, Ronald L. Rupert, MS, DC, and Karan P. Singh, PhD

Reliability and Validity of the Photogrammetry for Scoliosis Evaluation: A Cross-Sectional Prospective Study

Karen Ruggeri Saad, MA, Alexandra S. Colombo, and Silvia M. Amado João, PhD

Chiropractic Care for Older Adults: Effects on Balance, Dizziness, and Chronic Pain

Cheryl Hawk, DC, PhD and Jerrilyn Cambron, DC, PhD

Pilot Study of the Effect of a Limited and Extended Course of Chiropractic Care on Balance, Chronic Pain, and Dizziness in Older Adults

Cheryl Hawk, DC, PhD, Jerrilyn A. Cambron, DC, PhD, and Mark T. Pfefer, RN, MS, DC

Personal and Professional Immunization Behavior Among Alberta Chiropractors: A Secondary Analysis of Cross-Sectional Survey Data

Emily A. Medd, BScH and Margaret L. Russell, MD, PhD

Improving Preventive Health Services Training in Chiropractic Colleges Part II: Enhancing Outcomes Through Improved Training and Accountability Processes

Gary Globe, DC, MBA, PhD, Daniel Redwood, DC, James W. Brantingham, DC, PhD, Cheryl Hawk, DC, PhD, CHES, Lisa Terre, PhD, Denise Globe, DC, MS, PhD, and Stephan Mayer, DC

The Impact of Microbial Surveys on Disinfection Protocols in a Chiropractic College Environment

Kara Burnham, PhD, David Peterson, DC, Darcy Vavrek, ND, MS, and Mitchell Haas, DC

Hand Hygiene and Treatment Table Sanitizing in Chiropractic Teaching Institutions: Results of an

Education Intervention to Increase Compliance

Marion W. Evans Jr., DC, PhD, CHES, Michael Ramcharan, DC, Harrison Ndetan, MSc, MPH, Rod Floyd, DC, DrPH, Gary Globe, DC, PhD, MBA, Mark Pfefer, DC, MS, RN, and James Brantingham, DC, PhD

Survey of Health Attitudes and Behaviors of a Chiropractic College Population

William N. DuMonthier, DC, Michael T. Haneline, DC, MPH, and Monica Smith, DC, PhD

An Audit of Health Products Advertised for Sale on Chiropractic Web Sites in Canada and Consideration of These Practices in the Context of Canadian Chiropractic Codes of Ethics and Conduct

Stacey A. Page, PhD and Jaroslaw P. Grod, DC

LITERATURE REVIEW

A Model Framework for Patient Safety Training in Chiropractic: A Literature Synthesis

Beatrice Zaugg, DC, MME and Martin Wangler, DC, MME

COMMENTARY

A Public Health Immunization Resource Web Site for Chiropractors: Discussion of Current Issues and Future Challenges for Evidence-Based Initiatives for the Chiropractic Profession

Raheleh Khorsan, MA, Monica Smith, DC, PhD, Cheryl Hawk, DC, PhD, and Mitchell Haas, DC, MA

http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/0161-4754/PIIS016147540900164X.pdf

To access the above articles, please visit the journal online: www.jmptonline.org