Dr. Zager, a 1982 Life graduate, is seeking to become the first female chiropractor in the California State Assembly. Health care and managed care reform are major themes of her campaign, along with lower taxes, traffic congestion relief, safer neighborhoods, and better schools.
Contributions to Dr. Zager's campaign can be made out to "Dr. Zager for Assembly." You may contact her at:
Dr. Zager for Assembly
39120 Argonaut Way #524
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 797-9539
Celebrating "Chiropractic Day" in Denver
Mayor Wellington Webb issued a proclamation which will make every September 18th "Chiropractic Day" in Denver, Colorado.
September 18th marked the start of the Colorado Chiropractic Association's 64th annual meeting in Denver. It also signified a special moment in chiropractic history: the 103rd anniversary of D.D. Palmer's adjustment of Harvey Lillard.
In recognition of that historic occasion, and as part of the association's effort to promote the benefits of chiropractic care, the CCA also celebrated the second anniversary of Denver Mayor Wellington Webb's signing of a proclamation which officially made every September 18th "Chiropractic Day" in Denver.
In his proclamation, which was signed on August 20, 1997, Mayor Webb acknowledged chiropractic as the largest licensed noninvasive form of health care in the world. He also paid notice to the educational training that chiropractors receive before earning their degree, "surpassing their medical counterparts in the study of anatomy and physiology."
The full text of Mayor Webb's proclamation is as follows:
Whereas,
Chiropractic is the largest licensed, drug-free, non invasive health care method in the world; and
Whereas,
The first chiropractic adjustment was made on September 18, 1895; and
Whereas,
The Colorado Chiropractic Association's purpose is to preserve the philosophy, science, and art of chiropractic; promote the benefits of chiropractic health care to the public; and to protect the professional welfare for the Association's membership; and
Whereas,
In the United States chiropractors are licensed and hold advanced degrees in the area of physical medicine. Doctors of chiropractic complete a minimum of four years of postgraduate education, surpassing their medical counterparts in the study of anatomy and physiology; and
Whereas,
Chiropractic Day is being established to honor those who practice this healing art and those who benefit from it.
Now, therefore, I, Wellington E. Webb, Mayor of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby officially proclaim every September 18 to be known as:
"Chiropractic Day"
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and cased the official seal of the City and County of Denver to be affixed this 20th day of August, 1997.
Wellington E. Webb, Mayor
National Upper Cervical Meeting in San Francisco
The National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA) was formed by Ralph Gregory, DC, one of the pioneers of the Grostic technique, in 1966. The association holds conferences twice a year to allow members to upgrade their adjusting skills and to learn the latest in chiropractic research and interpretation of data.
At NUCCA's most recent meeting in San Francisco, the association elected a new set of board officers and board members, including Dr. Robert Goodman, a 1989 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic. "This board of directors will build on the strengths and experience of past members and inject new input and energy to take NUCCA to the next level of development and exposure."
"NUCCA has always been a close-knit, lower profile organization in chiropractic," said Daniel Seaman, PhD, the association's executive director. "We're always trying to build a better mousetrap; now we're going to focus on getting the word out. We intend to get more information to the colleges, the profession and the public at large."
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