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GREEN CRESCENT
Herbs & Acupuncture Clinic, Inc.
Our mission is to help as many people as possible to increase their overall well-being and health using the most natural and safest means possible.
NIH
(National Institutes of Health)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency—making important medical discoveries that improve health and save lives.
Thanks in large part to NIH-funded medical research, Americans today are living longer and healthier. Life expectancy in the United States has jumped from 47 years in 1900 to 77 years today, and disability in people over age 65 has dropped dramatically in the past 3 decades. In recent years, nationwide rates of new diagnoses and deaths from all cancers combined have fallen significantly.
NIH Statement on Acupuncture:
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/acupuncture/
WHO
(WHO - World Health Organization)
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
WHO Report on Acupuncture:
http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/pdf/s4926e/s4926e.pdf
NCCAOM
(National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine)
The mission of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) is to establish, assess, and promote recognized standards of competence and safety in acupuncture and Oriental medicine for the protection and benefit of the public. Since its inception, the NCCAOM has issued more than 19,000 certificates in Acupuncture, Oriental Medicine, Chinese Herbology and Asian Bodywork Therapy.
AAMA
(American Academy of Medical Acupuncture®)
The purpose of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture® is to promote the integration of concepts from traditional and modern forms of acupuncture with Western medical training and thereby synthesize a more comprehensive approach to health care.
