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 Colorado
Chapter and PPSIG
Celebrate
PT Month 2004!
The Colorado Chapter requested mayors and city councils
of 25 communities in the state to proclaim October 2004
as Physical Therapy Month. Sixteen
municipalities responded with a signed proclamation
(Arvada, Aspen, Brighton, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Durango, Estes Park,
Grand Junction, Lakewood, Littleton, Montrose, Pueblo,
Thornton, Westminster and Wheat Ridge). PPSIG members
in the localities accepted the proclamations.
In addition, the PPSIG copied and distributed APTA's
"Moments Like These" public service
announcement to 23 Public Access Channels throughout
the state. The announcement aired during PT
Month.
Click
on the three samples below to read the text of the first
proclamations to come in:
(Adobe Arcobat PDF format)
| City
of Denver
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"The
practice of physical therapy involves a
variety of aspects from injury prevention to
general health and fitness to rehabilitation
following an injury, disease or surgery . .
."
Mayor John Hickenlooper
City of Denver |
"Physical
therapy helps improve the quality of life
and physical well being of people of all
ages, including cardiac patients, children,
athletes and elderly
...
Through physical therapy practice, education
and research, physical therapists are able
to prevent disease, promote health, reduce
pain and enhance the
quality of life ..."
Mayor Noel Busck
City of Thornton
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City of Thornton
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City of Lakewood
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"It
is appropriate that we recognize these
individuals who dedicate their time and
talent toward enhancing the physical health
of the citizens of our state and thank them
for making Colorado an even better and
healthier place to live, work and raise a
family."
Mayor Stephen Burkholder
City of Lakewood |
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