APHA Annual Meeting - 2012 October 27 – 31 (140th Meeting) San Francisco, CA
"Prevention and Wellness Across the Life Span",
The Chiropractic Health Care section had a strong presence at the 2012 APHA annual conference. Platform presentations were made on a wide variety of topics. Sessions included:
· Chiropractic, public health and under-served communities
· Musculoskeletal pain and disability as a public health priority
· Innovation in public health education within the chiropractic colleges
· Chiropractic Research: Current status and updates
· Policy, regulation, comparative and cost effectiveness research
The business meetings held on Sunday and Monday evenings were very informative and were well-attended.
The 2012 annual CHC awards were presented by Lori Byrd, MS and Bart Green, DC. The award recipients included:
Bill Meeker, DC – Lifetime Achievement Award
Claire Johnson, DC, MSEd – Distinguished Service Award
Michael Schneider, DC – Rising Star Award
Awards were also given in recognition of services performed in the past year.
The CHC booth, organized by Jason Napuli, DC provided the Expo attendees a professional and informative place to discuss and obtain information about how chiropractic is involved with public health.
Other distinguished CHC members attended both meetings. The photo above is from the first business meeting that was held Sunday evening.
The next CHC annual meeting will be in Boston, MA November 2-6, 2013. Chiropractic has much to offer in the area of public health. Please read the APHA description of the conference and consider joining us!
Deadline for abstracts is February 6, 2013. http://apha.confex.com/apha/141am/chc.htm
The 141st APHA Annual Meeting theme, Think Global, Act Local: Best Practices Around the World, presents an opportunity to discuss how we can positively impact public health locally, nationally, and internationally.
Theme related sessions at the Annual Meeting will look at a full range of environmental, social and behavioral issues that impact health both locally and world-wide.
To submit an abstract to the APHA Chiropractic Health Care Section, go to:
http://apha.confex.com/apha/141am/chc.htm
APHA Annual Meeting - 2011 October 29 - November 2 Washington DC(139th Meeting) Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds and Bodies
The Chiropractic Health Care section had a strong presence at the 2011 APHA annual conference. The program chair Dr. Michael Schneider organized five scientific sessions; 17 platform presentations were made on a wide variety of topics. Eight presentations were included at joint sessions that were organized by Drs. Bart Green and Will Evans. To view 2011 presentation abstracts, please visit: http://apha.confex.com/apha/139am/webprogram/CHC.html. The business meetings held on Sunday and Monday evenings were very informative and were well attended.
(Back Pain in the Work Place: Challenges, Prevention, Management, and Research. Presenters: Bart Green, MSEd, DC, William C. Meeker, DC, MPH, Xiuwen Sue Dong, DrPH, Daniel Hansen, DC, and James Panagis, MD, MPH)
CHC 2011 Awards
The 2011 annual CHC awards were presented by Bart Green, DC. The award recipients included:
John Pammer, DC, DACBR – Lifetime Achievement Award
Michael T. Haneline, DC, MPH – Distinguished Service Award
Jason Ross Bartlett, DC – Rising Star Award
Other awards were given in recognition of services performed in the past year.
(2011 Award and Recognition recipients above)
The CHC booth, organized by Lori Byrd, MS with the assistance from Jason Napuli, DC provided the Expo attendees a professional and informative place to discuss and obtain information about how chiropractic is involved with public health.
Other distinguished CHC members attended both meetings. The photo above is from the first 2011 business meeting that was held Sunday evening.
The next CHC annual meeting will be: American Public Health Association 140th Annual Meeting & Expo San Francisco, CA from October 29 - November 2, 2011. Please visit the website for more information: http://www.apha.org/meetings/highlights.