October Is a Big Month for Chiropractic - Here's Why
Editorial Staff
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World Spine Day (Oct. 16), initiated by the World Federation of Chiropractic in 2008, will now be celebrated as part of an entire month dedicated to "advancing awareness, utilization and integration of chiropractic care worldwide": Global Chiropractic Health Month. Here is the joint Resolution of Support by the WFC and Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, released on Sept. 29, 2022:
Whereas, the World Health Organization promotes healthy lives and wellbeing for all at all ages as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and recognizes that focus must be placed on creating supportive environments, strengthening community actions and enhancing personal skills in order to achieve these goals and reduce health inequities.
And Whereas, global healthcare builds on the development of knowledge, skills, leadership and health promotion to lower the disability–adjusted life years as defined as the sum of years of life lost due to premature death and years lived with disability.
And Whereas World Spine Day, believed to be the largest interprofessional global public health event dedicated to promoting spinal health and well-being around the globe, and held October 16th each year, raises awareness of the permeative and diverse nature of spinal pain and disability as part of the global burden of disease and addresses the need for access to quality essential spinal health care and rehabilitation.
And Whereas, WFC and F4CP will collaborate in building support, resources, knowledge dissemination and representation of chiropractic care to assist in supporting health promotion initiatives on global, national, regional and local platforms.
And Whereas, chiropractors, adopting evidence-based, people-centered, interprofessional and collaborative approaches to health and care can optimize health and wellbeing globally.
And Whereas, promotion of the benefits of chiropractic globally will emphasize diversity, equity, inclusion and knowledge translation to empower the profession for maximum impact worldwide.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that October 2022 be declared Global Chiropractic Health Month, to advance public awareness, utilization and integration of the benefits of chiropractic care through evidence-based, people-centered, interprofessional and collaborative initiatives.
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