| "WHAT ROLE SHOULD COMPLEMENTARY | | | | American schools giving talks not only to the |
| HEALTH CARE PLAY IN RESOLVING THE | | | | administrators, but also to the parents and kids |
| HEALTH CARE CRISIS?" | | | | during assembly. These talks would focus on |
| Education reform is a topic discussed around the | | | | diabetes type II and ADD. The talks would |
| clock. Healthcare reform is right alongside. Has | | | | address prevention, signs/symptoms, dietary |
| anyone thought perhaps both issues may be | | | | suggestions, menu design and health risks. The |
| linked successfully? | | | | trick is not just having another lecture. It must be |
| Having worked for the Headstart program this | | | | interactive, fun and rewarding for all attending and |
| summer in two elementary schools, I saw first | | | | listening. A good plan would be having ND |
| hand the absolute necessity for educating | | | | residents traveling about as they are younger and |
| students, teachers and the entire administration | | | | school kids would relate better with them. The |
| about dietary issues. | | | | carefully chosen ND residents would have the |
| Day after day, I saw the lunches for kindergarten | | | | opportunity to travel nationally putting them into |
| up to 3rd grade. These lunches came in | | | | the spotlight thereby ensuring a successful future. |
| Styrofoam boxes with French fries and a main | | | | Giving T-shirts, games, books and healthy snacks |
| entrée. Ketchup, milk and chocolate milk | | | | away to participating teachers, parents and kids |
| lay waiting on a shelf below with the teachers | | | | would increase the interactive activity. Raffling off |
| asking - "Would you like chocolate or regular milk?" | | | | a grand prize would also increase attendance and |
| Obviously, the little ones demanded chocolate | | | | participation. |
| roughly 80% of the time. The French fries painted | | | | The funds would come from donations - |
| liberally with processed Heinz ketchup. | | | | supplement companies (required to remain |
| With non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (Type | | | | anonymous thereby preventing sales pressures |
| II Diabetes) on the exponential rise and Attention | | | | and bad press), clinics, hospitals, doctors, parents, |
| Deficit Disorder (ADD) labeled on any child who | | | | school districts, airline companies, local businesses |
| does not sit still, the necessity for Naturopathic | | | | and numerous other possibilities. |
| consultations is beyond enormous. | | | | The tours would be advertised on local public radio |
| Those of us in the healthcare bubble know that | | | | stations (donated air time), local and state papers, |
| type II is on the rise and Ritalin is over-prescribed; | | | | and throughout the school districts by memos and |
| but do the little ones? Do teachers, parents and | | | | e-mails. The schools and districts would meet a |
| school administrators? They may have heard | | | | year in advance to plan this yearly event. |
| about it on the news one night along with the | | | | There exists a nurse on staff in each school. That |
| fires, weather and shootings. | | | | is great but the preventative aspect of medicine |
| We now have ND's on the Medicare board. We | | | | is absent. ND's are known for preventative |
| have ND's in hospitals. We have ND's working with | | | | medicine and kids are known for their enthusiasm. |
| MD's in specialty clinics. This is incredible and our | | | | What a perfect mix. I can already see the news |
| medicine is helping numerous people. Yet we have | | | | bulletins - "Traveling ND's successfully decrease |
| missed a big target - a big preventative target. | | | | diabetes and ADD in schools. |
| My plan is this: Have a team of naturopaths tour | | | | |