May
2001
See also: Chiropractic Postage
Stamp
Grassroots stamp and resolution campaigns launched
House Concurrent Resolution
Chiropractors around the country are gearing up for a
massive grassroots campaign to generate support for House Concurrent
Resolution 46, introduced in March by Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-Ill).
The resolution "express(es) the sense of the
Congress regarding chiropractic health care benefits," reinforces the
unique character of chiropractic, and ensures access to chiropractic care
for all Americans, including federal employees.
The resolution was initiated by the World Chiropractic
Alliance (WCA) and has won the support of the American Chiropractic
Association, International Chiropractors Association, Federation of
Straight Chiropractors and Organizations, and the Congress of Chiropractic
State Associations.
The wording of the resolution does not exclude any class
of chiropractic doctor. Instead, it emphasizes the need for chiropractic
and states clearly that doctors of chiropractic are the ONLY providers
educated and trained to perform chiropractic adjustments to correct
vertebral subluxations. The text of the resolution appears in the April
2001 issue of The Chiropractic Journal and is available on the WCA
website, www.worldchiropracticalliance.org.
"We worked hard, with input from other groups, to
make sure the resolution would be acceptable to all doctors and that it
would benefit the profession as a whole," stated Terry A. Rondberg,
D.C., WCA president. "Because of this, we hope that every doctor and
chiropractic student in the country will join together in the campaign to
win congressional support for this resolution."
The World Chiropractic Alliance has prepared postcards
urging congressional representatives to co-sponsor the resolution and is
supplying the cards in packs of 100 -- free of charge -- to any doctor
requesting them.
Doctors will also receive a special information flyer to
post in their office or reprint and distribute to patients.
When they receive the packet, doctors need only fill in
the name of the representative from their district on the address side of
the card and make the cards available to staff members and patients. The
WCA will supply the district number and representative's name with the
postcards, or doctors can look up that information online based on zip
code from www.congress.org.
Since it's acceptable to send more than one letter or
postcard on a single issue, patients should be encouraged to sign a
postcard every time they come into the office.
Doctors and staff members should also send at least one
each month until the resolution passes.
The more representatives who sign on as co-sponsors, the
more likely the resolution is to be approved by the House as a whole.
Postcards and explanatory flyers can be requested from
the WCA online by faxing 480/732-9313 -- OR -- by mail request to: 2950 N.
Dobson Rd. #1, Chandler, AZ 85224 -- OR -- via e-mail.
