Support for the Tai Chi for Health Programs
Since the inception of the first Tai Chi for Health program 1997, the greatest supporters are the programs' users and teachers. Dr Lam and his authorized master trainers have trained over 10000 instructors/leaders, more than two million people around the world have learned one of the programs. Every day hundreds of people start to find enjoyment and gain health benefits from the programs.
Organisations, Universities, Government Departments and Tai Chi Schools around the world support the programs and their instructional material in different levels. For example, Arthritis Foundation of Australia, Diabetes Australia, Osteoporosis Australia, Arthritis Care of UK have offered their official logos for related DVDs and books. Arthritis Foundation of America has collaborated with Dr Lam in 2009 to produce the instructional DVD Tai Chi for Arthritis - 12 Lessons by Dr Lam, many universities teach the programs, and engaged in research of their effects. Governments funded the teaching of these programs and instructors training and research. Below are some quotes and links:-
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"...we recognised the very great merit of the program Tai Chi for Arthritis..." Arthritis Foundation of Australia
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The Arthritis Foundation of America collaborated with Dr. Paul Lam to produce the latest instructional DVD for the Tai Chi for Arthritis program >>more
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" ...we therefore support the training you provide for this program (Tai Chi for Arthritis)." Arthritis Care, UK
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Diabetes Australia for the Tai Chi for Diabetes program
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"Osteoporosis Australia supports the Tai Chi for Osteoporosis program designed by Dr Paul Lam" Judy Stenmark, CEO, Osteoporosis Australia
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Accident Compensation Corporation, a national governmental body has sponsored more than 100 Tai Chi classes (based on Tai Chi for Health programs) annually in New Zealand since 2005.>>more
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The largest tai chi for arthritis study published in the Journal of Arthritis Care and Research has shown Tai Chi for Arthritis program to be effective for arthritis.
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The world's largest fall prevention study done by Sydney Health Promotion Unit has shown Tai Chi to be effective at fall prevention >> more
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"We have brought the tai chi for arthritis program to 100 primary health centers thorough South Korea in four years, in future we are going to introduce the Tai Chi for Diabetes and Tai Chi for Cancer programs to our patients." Professor Eunok Lee, president of the Korean Rheumatology Health Professionals Society.
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