Critical evaluation of the impact that public health challenges have on contemporary chiropractic practice

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1,500 word written assignment: ‘Critical evaluation of the impact that public health challenges have on contemporary chiropractic practice’
• What is health?
• Explain the different components of health and what influences these
• Define what Public Health is and understand factors to which it is related
Broader dimensions of health
• Societal
• Environmental
• Global
How can disease, illness and ill health relate to MSK pain conditions with which people seek Chiropractic care for?
What is public health? What is a Chiropractors role within Public Health?
MSK pain
Wider health and lifestyle
Benefits of Chiropractors engaging with Public Health
Public health initiatives
Within the profession
Outside the profession
• What do you feel are some of the biggest challenges when it comes to the UK’s Publics Health in the present day?
Skills of a Chiropractor
• SMT and manual therapy
• Biopsychosocial model
• Communication and behaviour change skillset
• Chiropractors already do Public Health!
• Highlight the fact we do
• Could we do it more?
• How could we do it better?
How can Chiropractors engage with Public health ?
• Ask lifestyle / health behaviour questions
• Promote better lifestyles
• Posters in clinic
• Social media
• As part of BPS model of care
• Signposting
• Engage with wider Public Health initiatives
• One life Lincolnshire
• GP letters
benefits of engaging with public health
practical ways in which Chiropractors can engage with public health
Public health initiatives within the profession and outside the profession of Chiropractic and explain their relevance.
• What is evidence-based public health practice – Based on three pillars, which guides decision-making for specific interventions
• Sugar consumption – Can lead to negative health consequences; Sugar reduction program
• Examples of public health initiatives
Harvard reference (15-20 references)
An article useful for assignments
https://chiromt.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12998-015-0053-z
https://rcc-uk.org/public-health-resources/ .
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