What are the qualifications to join?
NAHAC membership is open to those who are
interested in the field of healthcare advocacy. They may be medical
professionals, consumer advocates, people in academia and research and
people involved in policy and legislative efforts.
Membership
The National Association of Healthcare Advocacy
Consultants (NAHAC) is a professional organization for people working
in the field of healthcare advocacy. The mission of this Association
is twofold:
- To promote the field of healthcare advocacy
- To
ensure consumer protection through development of professional
standards and best practices in the field of healthcare advocacy
The Association recognizes that there are
currently people with many types of experience and training who assist
the public with healthcare advocacy. These include medically trained
healthcare advocates, advocates in non-profits, individuals who have
learned “on the job” helping a friend or family member, researchers and
educators in the field of healthcare advocacy, and advocates working in
the fields of public policy and legislation. Each of these groups
brings a unique contribution, specialization or focus to this growing
field, and each is critical to the development of the profession.
NAHAC embraces this multiplicity of approaches, recognizing that, in
the end, the public will have a wide choice of services and advocates
and this diversity of approaches enhances the profession.
Members may now access the 2009 annual conference podcasts.
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