SPRING 2024 LICENSE RENEWAL ANNOUNCEMENT
for licenses with May 31, 2024 expiration date.
The Spring Renewal Season for standard, timely license renewal opened Monday, April 1, 2024 and ended Friday, May 31, 2024. Standard renewal has ended. June is the grace period for late renewals. The online renewal portal is accessible for late renewals until Sunday, June 30, 2024. The reporting period for earned continuing education credits/units, including NCCAOM PDAs is June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2024. Please click on the Apply For A License tab in the horizontal menu above and scroll down to the Renewing Licensees tab for more information.
The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) features National Health Observances each month as a part of its mission to improve the health of Americans nationwide. This month
ODPHP is focusing on:
- Alzheimer’s disease
- HIV testing
- Sickle Cell disease
June is also
Men’s Health Month, which includes the global celebration of
Father’s Day, June 16th. According to a
USA.gov feature article about men’s health, the life expectancy of men continues to be less than women in the United States. The decreased life expectancy could also evidence a decrease in quality of life based on the aforementioned ODPHP health factors and/or the following health conditions shared in the USA.gov feature article:
- Cancer
- Heart disease
- Mental Health
To make the most of the nationwide recognition of Father’s Day (1910) and Men’s Health Month (1992)it is the perfect time to talk with fathers (dad, brother, uncle, husband, son, cousin, nephew and friend) about their self care routine and resources. This talk could also include a discussion about
the benefits of integrating acupuncture and East Asian medicine in their health tool box.
In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) June is in the Yang season representing:
- Outward energy, expansion, movement, and activity;
- A time to use the energy stored during the Winter season;
- The heart and small intestine organs; and
- Is associated with the element fire and heat energy.
The heart is associated with excitement & happiness, red hot colors, the fire element, passion, activity & movement, and fun & enjoyment. The fire element focuses on energy and heat, which is directly connected to the heart, pericardium and small intestines.
Fire is symbolic of maximum activity, growth, and upward motion. When balanced the heart properly governs and circulates blood and the initial breakdown of food in the small intestines. Additionally, mental stability and true fulfillment is evidenced in the expression of enthusiasm, joy and love. Imbalance is characterized by agitation, nervous exhaustion, heartburn, insomnia as well as depressive and manic episodes.
This month’s ODPHP health observances inspire us to pay some much deserved attention to the men in our lives. Our communities and families are better when they are healthy and the men in our lives help lead the way to healthy practices. Take the time to use your influence on the men in your life, to introduce some and to reacquaint others to the practice of Acupuncture and East Asian medicine. June is the perfect time for them to learn of the overall health benefits.
Some other fun facts about the month of June are as follows:
- June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and conversely, June has the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.
- June’s birthstone is the pearl, the Moonstone and the Alexandrite.
- The June birth flower is the Rose and the Honeysuckle.
- June is viewed as a gender neutral name and in 2022ranked 171st most popular name for girls in the USA.
- June is derived from Juno, the goddess of marriage.
- In both common and leap years, no other month begins on the same day of the week as June. Weird, isn’t it?
- June is one of the most popular months to get married.
- The June bug, is named after the month, is normally only found within the months of May and June in the United States of America.
- June was called
sera monath by the Anglo-Saxons, which translated into “dry month”.
- June is home to multiple
non-health observances.
DON’T FORGET that the Board has eliminated manual payments (checks and money orders). Electronic payments are a convenience for Licensees and improves the efficiency of the services provided by the Board. Board staff is excited about the progress made in this area of the operation and is appreciative of your cooperation.
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WHAT’S ON THE CALENDAR:
- Spring 2024 License Renewal Season: April 1 - June 30, 2024
- Fall 2024 License Renewal Season: October 1 - December 30, 2024
- Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Day - October 24, 2024
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