Naturopathic Medicine Week

Celebrate the Healing Power of Nature! October 7-13, 2013, will be Naturopathic Medicine Week, the first national awareness week in AANP’s history – and a terrific opportunity to promote the benefits of naturopathic medicine to the public, prospective patients, legislators, and opinion leaders. Here are some ideas for activities and events that you or your association may want to organize...plus a variety of resources to help make them happen. Figure out what you have the time and ability to do – then share and AANP will spread the word. Have questions or suggestions? Contact Mike Jawer, Director of Government and Public Affairs. To submit an event for circulation please email Mandisa Jones or click the button below.

Event Ideas Hold an open house Give a talk at your local library or book store Collaborate on a health or nutrition fair Work with your local Whole Foods Market or health food store to hold an activity there Sponsor a fun run/walk Ask your business partners and vendors to support the event and help to promote it Ask your mayor or governor to issue a proclamation "recognizing" the Week How to Promote Your Event Reach out to the media through a Letter to the Editor or guest column Write a blog Use Facebook, Twitter, and your local Patch Seek out an interview Arrange for photos  Enlist your patients to help spread the word Ask naturopathic students to get the word out Use AANP’s new tagline – Naturopathic Physicians: Natural Medicine. Real Solutions. Click here for t-shirts, totes, magnets, mugs and more VIDEO: How to participate in Naturopathic Medicine Week Resources Available from AANP Model news release announcing your event Flyer to publicize your event Letter to the editor - click here for a list of newspapers and links to email  Guest column - for your use in a licensed state Guest column - for your use in a yet-to-be-licensed state   Educational PowerPoint on naturopathic medicine (add your state association's or school's URL on the next-to-last slide) Download this appealing one-pager about naturopathic physicians; email us your logo and we'll customize it Naturopathic Medicine Week logo for your website and event marketing materials Video clips of NDs explaining naturopathic approaches Snapshot of the Congressional Resolution to establish Naturopathic Medicine Week Brochures about naturopathic medicine to distibute Announce your state association's participation through this model news release Create "success story" profiles such as this one (SCNM)  Apply for limited AANP financial support event of your event

Thanks to our Naturopathic Medicine Week Sponsors!

All of this will seed the ground for success in subsequent years and future Naturopathic Medicine Weeks. Right now, let's make the benefits of naturopathic medicine ever more visible during October 7-13!

Attention press! If you are looking for more information about naturopathic medicine, click here for the AANP press kit.   You can also click to view S. Res. 221, the Resolution to establish Naturopathic Medicine Week. It passed the Senate unanimously on September 10. Congress has now officially recognized the important role naturopathic medicine plays in providing safe, effective and affordable health care as well as in addressing the nation's increasingly severe shortage of primary care physicians.