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ForwardSeeing the Forest for the Trees - Incorporating Population Health into History Taking (Zelko, online 2026)
Overview
This seminar explores how the chiropractor can utilize a population health framework to take a comprehensive history, identify risks and needs, and connect patients to vital community resources. Special attention will be paid to social determinants of health and Healthy People 2030 goals.
Credits
2.0 Hours of History Taking CE
Approval pending for:
Florida
Georgia
Michigan
California
Hawaii
Kentucky
Duration
This course is available through December 31. Download or print your certificate before that date.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the seminar, participants will be better able to:
- Appreciate the interdependence of individual patient care and population health
- Take a focused history to ascertain patients’ risks of poor health outcomes and need for community resources
- Utilize a population health lens to contribute meaningfully to integrative patient care
- Appraise local community resources to provide applicable referrals for patients
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Zelko Population Health Bibliography.pdf | 36.2 KB |
Hour 1: Population Health and Chiropractic Patient Care
Topic/category: Public Health, History Taking
Chiropractic in the 4 levels of prevention - primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary. Review of the social determinants of health, with an emphasis on socioeconomic status. Walk-through of Healthy People 2030 website and relevance to chiropractors in clinical practice. Review of 2 types of ergonomics and occupations with high exposure to heavy metals. Walk-through of how to analyze local water and air contamination using trusted sources. Review common patient presentations of poor ergonomics and heavy metal toxicity.
Hour 2: Application in Clinical Practice
Topic/category: History Taking, Collaborative care
Utilizing intake forms to set tone for office culture and care expectations. Asking questions in history to ascertain the effects of social determinants of health on individual patient experience. Including opportunities for patients to opt-in to referrals to needed or desired community resources. Seeking and appraising community resources for accessibility, relevance to patient base, and potential for collaboration.
 | LAURA ZELKO, DC Laura Zelko D.C. is a graduate of Life West and a faculty member teaching public health, mentoring interns in Knee Chest Upper Cervical technique, and supervising a community-based learning site in Oakland. Though currently on pause from private practice, she ran a fully mobile Knee Chest practice in the East Bay. She is passionate about making high-quality chiropractic care accessible to low-income communities in a systemic and sustainable way. |
Life Chiropractic College West has received programmatic accreditation through the Council on Chiropractic Education and institutional/regional accreditation through WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).
See below for a list of credits that may be available for this seminar.
*The following State and Province boards do not require an application when a program is sponsored by a college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE): CO, CT, DE, DC, ID, IL, IA, MD, MA, MI, MT, NE, NH, NJ, OR, RI, SC, UT, VT, VA, WA, WY, BC, NB, ON, QC. Life Chiropractic College West cannot guarantee that these licensing board(s) will accept any session of this offering. Life West urges licensees to familiarize themselves with the laws governing continuing education in the jurisdictions where they hold licensure.
Available Credit Hours
- 2.00 AK Chiropractic BoardAlaska Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 BC Chiropractic CollegeBritish Columbia College of Chiropractors
- 2.00 CA Chiro Board, Category BCA Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Cat B
- 2.00 CO Chiropractic BoardColorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 CT Chiropractic BoardConnecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiner
- 2.00 DC Chiropractic BoardDistrict of Columbia Board of Chiropractic
- 2.00 DE Chiropractic BoardDelaware Board of Chiropractic
- 2.00 FL Chiropractic BoardFlorida Board of Chiropractic Medicine
- 2.00 GA Chiropractic BoardGeorgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 HI Chiropractic BoardHawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 IA Chiropractic BoardIowa Board of Chiropractic
- 2.00 ID Chiropractic BoardIdaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians
- 2.00 IL Chiropractic BoardIllinois Medical Licensing Board
- 2.00 IN Chiropractic BoardIndiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 KS Chiropractic AssocKansas Chiropractic Association
- 2.00 KY Chiropractic BoardKentucky Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 MA Chiropractic BoardMassachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors
- 2.00 MB Chiropractic AssocManitoba Chiropractors' Association
- 2.00 MD Chiropractic BoardMaryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 ME Chiropractic BoardMaine Board of Chiropractic Licensure
- 2.00 MI Chiropractic BoardMichigan Board of Chiropractic
- 2.00 MN Chiropractic BoardMinnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 MO Chiropractic BoardMissouri Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 MS Chiropractic BoardMississippi Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 MT Chiropractic BoardMontana Board of Chiropractors
- 2.00 NB Chiropractic AssocNew Brunswick Chiropractors' Association
- 2.00 NC Chiropractic BoardNorth Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 ND Chiropractic BoardNorth Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 NE Chiropractic BoardNebraska Board of Chiropractic
- 2.00 NH Chiropractic BoardNew Hampshire Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 NJ Chiropractic BoardNew Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 NS Chiropractic CollegeNova Scotia College of Chiropractors
- 2.00 NV Chiropractic BoardNevada Chiropractic Physicians' Board
- 2.00 OH Chiropractic BoardOhio Chiropractic Board
- 2.00 OR Chiropractic BoardOregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 PACEFCLB Providers of Approved Continuing Education
- 0.00 Participation
- 1.00 PR Chiropractic BoardPuerto Rico Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 RI Chiropractic BoardRhode Island Board of Examiners in Chiropractic
- 2.00 SC Chiropractic BoardSouth Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 SD Chiropractic BoardSouth Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 TN Chiropractic BoardTennessee Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 UT Chiropractic BoardUtah Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board
- 2.00 VA Board of MedicineVirginia Board of Medicine
- 2.00 VI Chiropractic BoardU.S. Virgin Islands Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 VT Chiropractic BoardVermont Board of Chiropractic
- 2.00 WA Chiropractic CommWashington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
Price
Required Hardware/software
Computer, tablet, or phone with sufficient audio volume, and a strong Internet connection are required.
Help is available during business hours at [email protected] or 510.780.4508.