Are patients receiving health promotion advice in the teaching clinic setting? An assessment of one teaching clinic

New Chiropractic Council on Education standards require health promotion and wellness measures be taught in chiropractic colleges and demonstrated in the clinical setting. This project is assessing patient-reported levels of engagement by interns and staff doctors in one teaching clinic. A survey was designed to be administered to patients while visiting the clinic. College IRB approved the study and it was made available in English and Spanish. A pre/post assessment was made regarding intern/staff doctor advising on smoking, healthy weight, physical activity, stress management, sleep patterns and diet. Provision of information, goal setting with the clinicians was also assessed and collection of data was separated by implementation of new wellness and health promotion education modules. The results are reported including frequencies and significance testing based on inferential statistics as well as a brief description of the educational modules. (Pre-data collection performed week of January 18 and post to be collected in May of 2010.)