Health care events 2013

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36. Complementary Healthcare Practitioners to Speak About their Experiences; Bellingham 10/24

Complementary Healthcare Practitioners Alliance (CHPA) Members to Speak About their Experiences in Healthcare in Whatcom County and What the Future May Hold

Thursday, October 24, 2013, 7 pm

St. Luke’s Community Health Education Center
3333 Squalicum Parkway - Bellingham
Near St. Joseph’s Hospital


Sponsored by United for National Healthcare [phone]
[e-mail] http://www.unitedforhealthcare.org

Having noticed a general hub-bub in Whatcom County's medical community in the last two years as we were given the directive of "creating the best healthcare for all Whatcom County", a group of complementary health practitioners decided to form an Alliance. Many of us are motivated to help create a more effective and efficient healthcare system. Our current U.S. health care system is the most expensive in the world but is ranked #37 among the world's countries.

In our presentation we will explain why we choose our respective fields and share our experiences in Whatcom County as practitioners of acupuncture, massage therapy, naturopathy, physical therapy, and chiropractic. We will talk about what we find is important for healthy living and best healthcare.


A new development for us has been that we are meeting with allopathic medical practitioners more than ever before. We will discuss how we see ourselves dovetailing more with the "main" medical system and what changes we hope for in health care in Whatcom County.

There are about 650 licensed complementary healthcare practitioners in Whatcom County . We are hoping that by joining together we will have a larger voice in how we are included and regarded by the "main" medical establishment. Thousands of people of all ages in Whatcom County have been using complementary healthcare services since the 1970s; and the number of people who use our services continues to grow.
Cheryl Hockett-Prelle, Bellingham Massage Therapist