The mission of the chiropractic section of the Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA) is to contribute to public health through application of chiropractic knowledge to conservative care, disease prevention, and wellness promotion.
Objectives:
To encourage interdisciplinary communication and cooperation between chiropractic and other health care professions regarding public health.
To promote and disseminate chiropractic research pertinent to public health.
To promote conservative care in community health.
To encourage participation by chiropractic physicians and chiropractic institutions in public health.
To encourage chiropractic physicians, educators, and students to join and participate in OPHA and the section.
To collaborate with the OPHA community in advancing public health policy.
Chair: Kara Burnham, Ph.D. kburnham@wschiro.edu
Treasurer: Matthew Peahl mpeahl@wschiro.edu
Board Representative: Sean Herrin, D.C. sherrin@wschiro.edu