Back Exchange

Be Healthy & Green

Offering free chiropractic care to the Kansas City community, Back Exchange provides an opportunity to receive optimal health in exchange for volunteering at a local environmental group. The clinic helps improve the health of individuals and builds a stronger community.

How It Works
Our Health Approach
Volunteering
Grand Opening
Board of Directors
Donations
Contact

Contact

Loading,

% complete

How It Works

How It Works
- New Patient Treatment Plans
  Includes up to 8 free visits (visits will expire 45 days after initial visit)
  25 hours of volunteering is suggested at Bridging the Gap (must be before time of service)
  Continued Treatment Plans for Established Patients (patients who have not been treated in 45 days will no longer be considered established patients and will have to follow the new patient guidelines)
  Includes up to 6 free visits (visits will expire 45 days after initial visit)
  15 hours of volunteering is suggested at Bridging the Gap (must be before time of service)
  Free Chiropractic Care is only available to those enrolled in Missouri's Medicaid program or whose family earns less than 300% of the federal poverty level
  For example, a family of four living on $67,000 in total family income in 2012, although above the federal poverty line, still can not afford chiropractic care http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/12poverty.shtml
  (Limited patients accepted due to resources)
Our Health Approach

Our Health Approach
- Many Components to Health
  
  Chiropractic care primarily focuses on spinal function and its relationship to the nervous system. Keeping your body balanced with spinal manipulations, posture exercises, functional fitness, nutritional advice, material handling education, and ergonomic tips can all assist in optimal health.
Volunteering

Volunteering
- HEALTH BENEFITS
  Research has shown there is a strong relationship between volunteering and health
  Social benefits
  Lower mortality rates
  Greater functional ability
  Lower rates of depression later in life
  http://www.nationalservice.gov/pdf/07_0506_hbr_brief.pdf
  
  Why volunteer at Bridging the Gap?
  Works to make the Kansas City region sustainable by connecting environment, economy and community
  A clean environment contributes to healthier air we breathe, water we drink, food we eat.
  http://www.bridgingthegap.org/index.php
  
  Even the chiropractors providing your treatment are volunteering their time.
Grand Opening

Grand Opening
- Searching for donated office space!
Board of Directors

Board of Directors
- More volunteers
  
  Kristen Bunting
  Disease Intervention Specialist, Wyandotte County Health Department
  
  Kendra Dickson
  Ryan White Case Manager, KC Free Health Clinic
  
  Marc Bobrow
  Chiropractor, Light Touch Chiropractic and Rehab
Donations

Donations
- We are a nonprofit organization, please contribute to help others improve their health!