1. Chiropractic in Global Health and wellbeing: a white paper describing the public health agenda of the World Federation of Chiropractic.
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Maiers M, Agaoglu M, Brown R, Cassirer C, DaSilva K, Lystad RP, Mohammad S, and Wong JJ
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- Chiropractic standards, Health Personnel psychology, Health Promotion standards, Humans, World Health Organization, Chiropractic organization & administration, Global Health standards, Health Promotion organization & administration, Public Health standards
- Abstract
The World Federation of Chiropractic supports the involvement of chiropractors in public health initiatives, particularly as it relates to musculoskeletal health. Three topics within public health have been identified that call for a renewed professional focus. These include healthy ageing; opioid misuse; and women's, children's, and adolescents' health. The World Federation of Chiropractic aims to enable chiropractors to proactively participate in health promotion and prevention activities in these areas, through information dissemination and coordinated partnerships. Importantly, this work will align the chiropractic profession with the priorities of the World Health Organization. Successful engagement will support the role of chiropractors as valued partners within the broader healthcare system and contribute to the health and wellbeing of the communities they serve., Competing Interests: All authors are volunteer members of the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) Public Health Committee at the time of press. CC serves as committee chair; MM is liaison to the WFC Council; RB is Secretary-General to the WFC.Not applicable.RB is a paid consultant to the World Federation of Chiropractic, serving as Secretary General. All other authors declare no competing interests.Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
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- 2018
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