Support of F4CP Continues With Latest Donations
The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress continues to receive impressive monetary support from the profession, as evidenced by recent donations by Performance Health ($25,000; overall contribution of $242,630), Dee Cee Laboratories ($20,000; $60,000 overall) and the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners ($10,000; $27,500 overall). Comments by leaders of the three organizations emphasize the value of the foundation and its ongoing PR efforts:
- "We have witnessed the positive and growing effects of the F4CP campaign in regard to increased public awareness and patient education. Similar to Performance Health, the F4CP takes great pride in promoting the importance of good health and wellness, and we are privileged to be in a position to contribute to the long-lasting success of the F4CP and this great profession!" – Marshall Dahneke, CEO of Performance Health and F4CP board member
- "Dee Cee Labs is proud to support such an influential organization, which shares our passion to promote a safe and effective approach to healthy living. For years, Dee Cee Labs has witnessed the effectiveness of F4CP initiatives to raise positive public awareness of chiropractic care, and we are proud to contribute to the future success of the campaign." – Harry Hester, DC, president, Dee Cee Labs
- "We are proud to endorse the F4CP and its many initiatives to promote positive awareness of chiropractic care by targeting future students through various social media campaigns. We hope to increase the number of students who will choose to pursue a career in chiropractic." – NBCE President Donna Craft, DC
Walter Reed Honors Dr. William Morgan
In a ceremony held in late May, William E. Morgan received the Master Clinician's Award from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for his contributions over the years. According to Dr. Morgan, who is credentialed at Walter Reed, serves as a consultant to various U.S. government executive health clinics in Washington, D.C., and has served as a consultant to the White House, the Veterans Administration, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army, only 4 percent of the providers at Walter Reed have received this award, which honors "significant contributions in the fields of patient care, research, scholarly writing, teaching and productivity."
Recognizing 40 Years of Public-Health Activism
Dr. Rand Baird has been recognized by the American Public Health Association for 40 years of membership in the organization. Dr. Baird, who played an invaluable role in bringing the Chiropractic Health Care section of the APHA to fruition, currently chairs the Public Health Committee and Associate Member Committee of the WFC. To learn more about his involvement in chiropractic and the APHA over the years, see our Q&A with Dr. Baird in this issue.
Allstate Decision Reversed
According to multiple legal sources, a New Jersey appeals court has reversed the 2012 judgment that awarded Allstate New Jersey Insurance Company $3.96 million. Defendants in the case, including chiropractors Dr. Daniel Dahan and J. Scott Neuner, were accused of "creating a dummy medical corporation to misrepresent a chiropractic facility as a physician-owned medical center." The appeals court, however, ruled that the defendants did not intentionally violate state law in establishing the DC-MD business partnership. For background, read our 2012 article in DC: "Allstate Insurance Fraud Case Finally Yields Judgment" (News in Brief, Nov. 18, 2012 issue, second brief).
