Hello,
The Naturopathic Public Awareness Campaign (NPAC) is a grass roots
organization committed to securing licensure for naturopathic doctors
in all 50 states. The vision of dedicated naturopathic students at
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona, this
organization has already demonstrated what desire, focus and
organization can do by spearheading successful efforts to secure
licensing in California. With this momentum, NPAC is prepared to
assist Florida, Washington D.C., New York and many other states who
have legislation in place and just need support and back-up to make
licensure a reality.
Why is licensing important?
Licensing protects doctors and patients. It provides for regulation
that insures safe practice and allows patients to make
informeddecisions about their health care. Naturopathic doctors attend
a post-baccalaureate four year medical program that prepares them to
provide primary health care. The philosophy guiding this health care
is 1) First, Do No Harm, 2) The Healing Power of Nature, 3) Discover
and Treat the Cause, 4) Treat the Whole Person, 5) The Physician as
Teacher, and 6) Prevention is the Best Cure. Guided by this
philosophy, Naturopathic Doctors offer choices in health management
that extend beyond prescriptions and surgery to include botanical
medicine, homeopathy, mind/body work, physical medicine, hydrotherapy,
traditional Chinese medicine, and other modalities uniquely tailored
to the individual's need.
On April 17th, 2004, NPAC is hosting a fundraising event to offset the
costs of raising awareness for Naturopathic Licensing.
Activities will include a live auction for valuable prizes and a
raffle where you have better than a 1 in 54 chance of winning. If you
just can't be there, you still have a chance to win and support this
important cause by purchasing raffle tickets in advance online. Only
2,000 raffle tickets will be sold for a price of $25.00 per ticket.
Over $6000 in prizes will be given away and include a seven day resort
vacation valued at $1,750, an $800 sports entertainment package, fine
jewelry, professional health care services, golf pro lessons, gift
certificates to restaurants and specialty stores, acupuncture and
massage sessions, decorator items, fitness training, tickets to
sporting events and much more.
Visit www.globalnpac.org for more information.