As you know, the Chiropractic Health Care Section is composed of dedicated chiropractors and individuals interested in the role chiropractic plays in public health. The CHC is a great group of people, and I’m honored and excited to be associated with you!
The Section is strong but would greatly benefit from more members – with each member bringing their passion for health and wellness, for chiropractic and public health. Let’s make 2007 a landmark year for the Section. We all know other chiropractors who are interested in health, in health care policy, in interdisciplinary collaboration. Each of us can extend that invitation to them to join APHA and join the CHC Section. I’ve extended many such invitations, and have had many individuals accept. “Each one, reach one!” as they say. Let’s make it a banner year for the CHC!
In August, APHA takes the membership census from which our official status, budget, and representation are based for the next year. Each of us should strive between now and August to invite more of our chiropractor friends, coworkers, and others in the community to join APHA and the CHC! “Each one, reach one!”
It’s easy for you to invite other members!
First, there are two Powerpoint presentations available for recruiting purposes. One is the presentation Cheryl Hawk and Rand Baird have collaborated on and update annually, and you can contact Rand or me to get a copy of it (you can reach me at j.t.egan@gmail.com). This is great for those of you who can speak to student groups but could be easily used in other settings. The other is a variation on the presentation I gave in Boston in 2006, which focuses on the history of the CHC Section and its impact on the chiropractic profession. Both are available to you.
Second, it’s easy for new members to sign up. New members can enroll through http://secure.apha.org/scriptcontent/custom/join/apply.cfm (and remember to select “Primary: Chiropractic Health Care” as “Primary Section”). Just send them to apha.org and have them click on “Member login/Join.”
Those of you who renew year after year and participate in the Section are the backbone (!!!) of chiropractic within APHA. You know what APHA and this Section mean to chiropractic and what chiropractic can mean for APHA and public health. Let’s each reach out and help bring in others to maintain the vitality and strength of the Section: our members. “Each one, reach one!”
[NOTE: I’m interested in assembling a roster of public health instructors at the North American chiropractic colleges. If you have any details about these individuals and their e-mail addresses and phone numbers, please forward them to me at j.t.egan@gmail.com. Thank you, and now let’s recruit!]