Tell President Obama why the U.S. needs naturopaths

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians is working to give voice to naturopathic medicine at the national level, by asking President Obama to appoint a naturopath to a new 25-member health advisory board. As naturopathic medicine continues to gain respect among more conventional practitioners, we believe this is a step in the right direction.
More support at the national level could give naturopathic patients like you louder a voice too, hopefully encouraging more insurance companies to support the preventative care that naturopaths provide.

Here’s an excerpt from AANP’s website:

“The new health care reform law includes the creation of many councils and advisory groups who will be tasked with creating policy and programs. AANP has nominated naturopathic physician Dr. Tara Levy to serve on one of these advisory groups. Having an ND participate in the design of health and wellness policy will significantly change the future of health care in this country for generations to come. Please let President Obama know how naturopathic medicine has changed your life, and ask him to name Dr. Levy to the “National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council Advisory Board.”

Your ND, like Dr. Levy, works every day to transform lives. It’s time they had a say in transforming our health care system.”

If you’d like to send a letter in support of naturopathic medicine to President Obama, AANP is making it easy for you to do. Click here to go to their form letter.

Thanks for supporting naturopathic medicine!

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