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HEALTHBEAT SHOW NOTES .... Episode #83 - Recorded February 9, 2007

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of HealthBeat, Chiropractic OnLine Today’s Health, News and informational Podcast.

In this week’s news:  We’ll Look At –  

• Business Forms
• California PTs authorized to use doctor title
• JMPT calls for papers
• Health Issues for 2007 – Childhood Obesity
• And Finally, Chiropractic Corner presents an Interview with the CCGPP

For HealthBeat, This is Dr. Todd Eglow.

Welcome to HealthBeat Podcast #83, recorded February 9, 2007.  HealthBeat is Chiropractic OnLine Today’s radio program, providing current news and commentary about Chiropractic and Health.

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Business Forms

The Business.gov Web site can save you time and money in locating the forms and guidance you need as well as searching the government for compliance resources.

Business.gov, the official business link to the U.S. government, provides federal form searches so you may quickly find and download U.S. federal tax forms and guides.

Businesses can log onto www.business.gov and get direct access to the U.S. Government’s Official Hub for Federal Forms by searching by form number or keyword in a catalog of 5,400 business and citizen forms. You can search for W-2 forms, wage and tax statements, or employment eligibility verification, and W-4 forms.

You may also view how-to topics on federal and state taxes in the Business Resource Library located on the site, such as how to apply for a tax ID number.

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, www.sba.gov

California PTs authorized to use doctor title

Licensed physical therapists in California holding a doctoral degree in physical therapy can now be called “doctor.” 

The California Physical Therapy Practice Act, passed in 1953, restricted physical therapists from using the title “doctor,” but as of Jan. 1, 2007, licensed physical therapists holding a doctoral degree in physical therapy are authorized to use the title “doctor.”

The Physical Therapy Board of California states that a significant number of students are now obtaining the DPT degree, and it predicts that this trend will continue. Over the last 10 years, the number of accredited physical therapist educational programs in the United States that offer the DPT degree has risen to 163.

The vision of the CPTA and the American Physical Therapy Association is that all licensed physical therapists will be trained at the doctoral level by 2020.

Source: California Physical Therapy Association, www.ccapta.org

JMPT calls for papers

The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT) is making a call for papers for its global theme issue on poverty and human development, which is being organized in partnership with the Council of Science Editors. 

During October 2007, science journals throughout the world, including JMPT, will simultaneously publish new original research, review articles, commentary, and/or other types of articles on the subject of poverty and human development. 

For more information about participating with this special issue, including instructions for authors, visit the JMPT Web site at www.mosby.com/jmpt or contact JMPT Editor Claire Johnson, DC, at cjohnson@nuhs.edu

Submissions are due by April 30.

Health Issues for 2007 – Childhood Obesity

Obesity or being overweight is seen as the most important health issue for U.S. children, according to a recent poll. More than a quarter of Americans named obesity as the top health issue for kids. The second and third biggest concerns were lack of health care/insurance and nutrition/unhealthy diet.

Fifty-two percent say obesity is a public health issue that society should help solve; 46 percent say it is a private issue that people should deal with on their own, according to the poll, which was commissioned by Research!America and The Endocrine Society.

Ninety-eight percent of Americans say the responsibility for addressing obesity lies to some or a great extent with the parents, while 96 percent say it lies with individuals. Other groups that those surveyed say bear some responsibility are schools (87 percent), health-care providers (84 percent), the food industry (81 percent) and government (67 percent).

Fifty-seven percent say most adults in the United States are overweight or obese, and 35 percent say most children are struggling with weight problems.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 66 percent of American adults (ages 20-74) are overweight or obese, although only about 17 percent of children (ages 2-19) are overweight or obese.

As always, COTs HealthBeat recommends discussing all nutritional recommendations with a Qualified Healthcare Professional.

Surf to our Show Notes for more about this article - http://fitnessbusinesspro.com/mag/fitness_obesity_important_issue/

Chiropractic Corner –In this edition of HealthBeat’s Health Corner, we present the first of a 2-part Interview with Dr. Wayne Whalen who is currently chair of the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP).  For long-time listeners of COT's HealthBeat, we have been covering this important topic of Practice guidelines and Best Practice documents throughout the show's history.

There has been much controversy over the years about Practice Guidelines and more recently over Best Practice documents.  Dr. Whalen shares some of the history of evidence based medicine along with the goals of the CCGPP's initiative.

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