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The Access Project: http://www.accessproject.org/

Assists local communities in developing and sustaining efforts that improve healthcare access and promote universal coverage, with a focus on people who are uninsured.

 

Administration for Children and Families: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/

Provides services and assistance to needy children and families through 60 programs.

 

Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research: http://www.ahcpr.org/

Supports research designed to improve the quality of healthcare, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services.

 

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality: http://www.ahrg.gov/research/minorix.htm(Minority Health Resources)

A federal government agency that provides information on healthcare coverage.

 

Air Lifeline: http://www.airlifeline.org/

A national non-profit charitable organization over 1,500 private pilots who fly ambulatory patients who cannot afford the cost of travel to medical facilities for diagnosis and treatment.

 

The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI): http://www.agi-usa.org/home.html

Promotes free, informed and responsible choices for all men and women with regard to sexual activity, reproduction and family formation.

 

Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD): http://www.aahperd.org/

Supports and assists those involved in physical education, leisure, fitness, dance, health promotion, and education and all specialties related to achieving a healthy lifestyle.

 

Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month: http://www.aanma.org/

Seeks to eliminate suffering and death due to asthma and allergies through education, advocacy, community outreach, and research.  

 

America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth: http://www.americaspromise.org/

Mobilizes individuals, groups and organizations to build and strengthen the character and competence of children.

 

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP): http://www.aacap.org/

Treats and improves the quality of life for children, adolescents, and families affected by mental behavioral or developmental disorders.

 

American Academy of Family Physicians: http://www.aafp.org/

Contains information about a wide range of health problems that family physicians are trained to manage.

 

American Association of Health Plans: http://www.aahp.org/

Provides extensive resources regarding health plans and policies.

 

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry: http://www.aapd.org/

Improves and maintains the oral health of infants, children, adolescents, and persons with special healthcare needs.

 

American Association of Pediatrics (AAP): http://www.aap.org/

Focuses on health issues re1ated to children.

 

American Association of Public Health Dentistry: www.pitt.edu/~aaphd

Promotes effective efforts in disease prevention, health promotion and service delivery, and educates the public, health professionals and decision-makers regarding the importance of oral health to total well-being.

 

American Association of Retired People (AARP): http://www.aarp.org/

Works to shape and enrich the experience of aging for its members and all Americans.

 

American Association of Suicidology: www.suicidology.org

Seeks to educate the public and prevent suicide.

 

American Cancer Society (ACS): http://www.cancer.org/

Works to eliminate cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.

 

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: http://www.acog.com/

Implements extensive educational programs for those professionals providing healthcare for women

 

American Dental Association (ADA): http://www.ada.org/

Serves both the public and the profession of dentistry, and provides grants to improve oral healthcare in the United States.

 

American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA): http://www.adha.org/

Advances the art and science of dental hygiene by increasing the awareness of and ensuring access to quality, cost-effective oral healthcare.

 

American Health Information Management Association: www.ahima.org 

Serves the healthcare industry and the public by managing, analyzing, and utilizing data vital for patient care, and by making it accessible to healthcare providers.

 

American Hospital Association (AHA): http://www.aha.org/

Leads, represents, and serves healthcare provider organizations that are accountable to the community and committed to health improvement.

 

American Lung Association (ALA): http://www.lungusa.org/

Fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.

 

American Medical Association (AMA): http://www.ama-assn.org/

Develops and promotes standards in medical practice, research, and education, advocates on behalf of patients and physicians, and provides accurate, timely information and discourse on matters important to the healthcare industry.

 

American Medical Women's Association: http://www.amwa-doc.org/

Serves as the unique voice for women's health and the advancement of women in the media. The organization has more than 13,000 women physicians as members.

 

American Nurses Association (ANA): http://www.nursingworld.org/

Fosters high standards of nursing practice, promotes the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, and lobbies the Congress and regulatory agencies on healthcare issues affecting nurses and the public.

 

American Public Health Association (APHA): http://www.apha.org/

Represents more than 50,000 members from over 50 occupations of public health. APHA is concerned with a broad set of issues affecting personal and environmental health, including federal and state funding for health programs.

 

American Public Human Services Association (APHSA): http://www.aphsa.org/

Educates members of Congress, the media, and the public on what is happening in the states concerning welfare, child welfare, healthcare reform, and other issues involving families and the elderly.

 

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA): http://www.asha.org/

Ensures that all people with speech, language, and hearing disorders have access to quality services to help them communicate more effectively.

 

American Trauma Society: http://www.amtrauma.org/

Seeks to prevent trauma and improve trauma care.

 

Annie E. Casey Foundation: http://www.aecf.org/

Works to build better futures for disadvantaged children. KIDS COUNT is the cornerstone of the Foundation’s efforts.

 

Asian American Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO): http://www.aapcho.org/

Promotes advocacy, collaboration and leadership that improves the health status and access of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders within the United States, its territories and freely associated states, primarily through member community health clinics.

 

Asian and Pacific Islanders American Health Forum: http://www.apiahf.org/

Promotes policy, program and research efforts for the improvement of the health status of all Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

 

Association for Health Services Research (AHSR): http://www.ahsr.org/

Increases the contribution of health services research to the improvement of the healthcare system and the health status of Americans.

 

Association of Clinicians for the Uninsured: http://www.clinicians.org/

Improves the health of underserved populations by enhancing the development and support of the healthcare clinicians serving these populations.

 

Autism Society of America: http://www.autism-society.org/

Promotes lifelong access and opportunities for persons with autism and their families through advocacy, public awareness, education, and research related to autism.

 

You may choose one of the identified sites to complete your practicum. You must contact the person identified on the application to make arrangements and have the Learning Contract signed. If you do not wish to use one of the sites, you are free to find your own site and make your own arrangements. If you are unsure of your choice, please speak to the Practicum Director who can offer advice on the site.