Rapidly changing regulations and funding levels impacting public health and the cost, quality, and delivery of healthcare have more people exploring policy implications and how they can best communicate their needs to elected officials.

If you’re looking for ways to get involved and advocate for state and federal policies that support Healthcare and Public Health please check out the following resources:

• National Association for Community Health Centers – NACHC
• American Public Health Association – APHA
• National Association of City and County Health Officials – NACCHO
• Public Health Institute – PHI
• National Academy for State Public Health Policy – NASPHP
• NC Justice Center – Health Advocacy Project
• North Carolina Healthcare Association – NCHA
• NC Public Health Association – NCPHA
• NC Community Health Center Association – NCCHCA
• NC Medical Society – NCMS
• Virginia Rural Health Association – VRHA
• Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association – VHHA
• Virginia Community Healthcare Association – VCHA
• Medical Society of Virginia – MSV

For advocacy specific to individuals with disabilities:

• The Arc – ARC
• National Disability Rights Network – NDRN
• Disability Rights North Carolina – DRNC
• Disability Law Center of Virginia – DLCV

For advocacy specific to individuals with mental illness:

• National Alliance on Mental Illness – NAMI
• Mental Health America – MHA
• NAMI North Carolina – NAMINC
• Mental Health Virginia – MHV

For advocacy specific to maternal and/or child health:

• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs – AMCHP
• America Academy of Pediatrics – AAP
• Voices for Virginia’s Children – VVC
• NC Child – NCChild