The Green Issue C U R R E N T PEDORTHICS Volume 41, Issue 2 www.pedorthics.org SHOES GONE GREEN ENERG Y EFFI CIENT NON-TOXIC BLE A L C Y C E R NAT URA Pedorthic Footwear Association (PFA), 2025 M St., NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036 LM ATE R IALS C U R R E N T PEDORTHICS Volume 41, Issue 2 Footwear Companies Are Making an Impact on the Environment 5 FEATURES Departments Don’t Follow in These Footprints: Reduce Your Carbon Emissions 24 Industry News By Kristi Hayes 8 Footwear Companies Are Making an Impact on the Environment By Kristi Hayes 12 7 Steps to Being a Better Listener By Joe Takash 16 PFA Submits Proposal to NIH Healthy People 2020 Project 21 Think Positive (And Act that Way, Too): Convert Organizational Cynicism 28 Association News 30 Vendor News 31 Pedorthic Educators Directory 32 Pedorthic Industry Events 34 Resource Center 36 Pedorthic Marketplace 37 Product Reference Guide By Paul Trout CURRENT PEDORTHICS • Volume 41, Issue 2 1 C U R R E N T PEDORTHICS Pedorthic Footwear Association Board of Directors Executive Committee President: Dane LaFontsee, C. Ped. Vice President: Kristi Hayes, C. Ped. Treasurer: Liz Chiles, C. Ped. Secretary: Jamie Dick, C. Ped., PT Immediate Past President: Randy Stevens, C. Ped. Directors John T. Hooper, C. Ped. Stuart L. Pressman, C. Ped., CO Arthur Smuckler, C. Ped. Michael D. Veder, C. Ped., CO, BOCO Faith Ballard, C. Ped., CO Harlon Compton, C. Ped., CO Tamara A. Daulton, C. Ped. Headquarters Staff Executive Director Brian K. Lagana Membership Services Coordinator Caroline Stainback Director of Education Al Baggett Education Associate Pedorthic Educators Liaison: Rick E. Sevier, C. Ped. Vendor/Manufacturer Liaison: Stephen O’Hare Legal Counsel: Allan J. Weiner Lauren Kemp Medical Advisors Raymond L. Fritz, DPM, C. Ped. Allan B. Grossman, DPM, FACFAS Craig Young, MD John Rubsamen Editorial Staff Jay Strother. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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ABC Accreditation COMPREHENSIVE PEDORTHICS The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc. Visit www.abcop.org or call to learn more. T: 703-836-7114 F: 703-836-0838 Pedorthist Preferences Our customer service reps told us we should change our pedorthic ad to tell practitioners about the products that they get requests for day after day. Some of these have been around for awhile and are proven winners. And some of them are new products that everyone seems excited about. But all of them are worth taking a look at if you haven’t tried them before. So call your friendly, knowledgeable PEL customer service rep today and order an old friend — or a new favorite. 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