Dr. Cal. Whitworth, ABCA president.
Dr. Alfred Davis Jr., the ABCA's "Chiropractor of the Year."
American Black Chiropractic Association Makes Splash in Jamaica
Jamaican Chiropractic Association Launched
The American Black Chiropractic Association (ABCA) held its 15th annual national convention Aug. 14-18 in Jamaica, that verdant isle in the West Indies that rises out of the Caribbean Sea some 90 miles of blue water south of Cuba.
The tropical setting of the ABCA's first off-shore convention was an appropriate backdrop for the convention's health and fitness theme, inspiring many of the attendees to take early morning runs along the beach, and indulge in water sports.
The convention saw the launching of the Jamaican Chiropractic Association, and organization composed of U.S. and Jamaican-based DCs with a mission to organize the chiropractic profession on the island. On hand for that event were Dr. Christian, an MD who heads the Jamaican Medical Association, the mayor of Ocho Rios, and Jamaica Governor-General Howard Cooke.
The conference featured:
Dr. Alfred Davis Jr., immediate past president of the ABCA, was presented the "Harvey," the association's chiropractor of the year award.
The convention concluded with a banquet and a rousing keynote address by Portia Simpson, Jamaican minister of labor, welfare and sports.
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