The City of Davenport, Iowa, in conjunction with Non-Profit Chiropractic Organization (NPCO) has officially proclaimed September 18th as Chiropractic Awareness Day.

City of Davenport, Iowa Official Proclamation:

Whereas

Non-Profit Chiropractic Organization (NPCO) is dedicated to providing Chiropractic healthcare and education to people living within the harsh realities of poverty around the world; and

Whereas

Davenport, Iowa is the City where the revolutionary health profession of Chiropractic began and developed; and

Whereas

Davenport, Iowa is world renowned as the location of the first Chiropractic school, Palmer College of Chiropractic, which is the Fountainhead of Chiropractic; and

Whereas

Chiropractic correction contributes to a healthy community, locally and throughout the world; and

Whereas

NPCO will plan community activities geared towards families, individuals, and students at various locations throughout the City, therefore stimulating the local economy and health education.

Now, Therefore, We, Bill Gluba, Mayor, and the City Council of the City of Davenport, Iowa, in recognition of the vision and actions of one D.D. Palmer who gave the first Chiropractic Correction to a man by the name of Harvey Lillard and restored his hearing loss, invite the citizens of Davenport to celebrate the birth of this revolutionary healthcare profession that is now utilized by millions of people around the world and do hereby proclaim September 18

Chiropractic Awareness Day