American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD)

www.aapd.org

AAPD is an organization representing the specialty of pediatric dentistry. Members serve as primary care providers for millions of children from infancy through adolescence, providing advanced, specialty-level care for infants, children, adolescents, and patients with special health care needs in private offices, clinics, and hospital settings.

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American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

www.aafp.org/online/en/home.html

AAFP is a national medical organization representing family physicians, family practice residents, and medical students nationwide. AAFP’s mission is to preserve and promote the science and art of family medicine and to ensure high-quality, cost-effective health care for patients of all ages.

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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)

www.astho.org

ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing state and territorial public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia.

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Family Voices

www.familyvoices.org

Family Voices is a national, grassroots clearinghouse for information and education about the health care of children with special health needs. Family Voices monitors current public and private sector health care changes that affect children and families through the collective efforts of a volunteer coordinator in every state, 10 regional coordinators, and a small staff working in several locations around the country.

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Indian Health Service (IHS)

www.ihs.gov

IHS, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The provision of health services to members of federally recognized tribes grew out of the special government-to-government relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes. The IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for American Indians and Alaska Natives, and its goal is to raise their health status to the highest possible level.

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National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)

www.nachc.com

NACHC is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enhance and expand access to quality, community-responsive health care for America’s medically underserved and uninsured. In serving its mission, NACHC represents the nation’s network of more than 1,000 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) which serve 16 million people through 5,000 sites located in all of the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.

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National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)

www.nashp.org

NASHP is an independent academy of state health policymakers working together to identify emerging issues, develop policy solutions, and improve state health policy and practice. NASHP provides a forum for constructive, nonpartisan work across branches and agencies of state government on critical health issues facing states.

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National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)

www.naccho.org

The national organization representing local health departments, NACCHO works to support efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity, and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.

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National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD)

www.nasmd.org/Home/home_news.asp

A bipartisan, professional, nonprofit organization of representatives of state Medicaid agencies (including the District of Columbia and the territories), NASMD serves as a focal point of communication between the states and the federal government and provides an information network among the states on issues pertinent to Medicaid.

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National Business Group on Health (NBGH)

www.wbgh.org

NBGH is the national voice of large employers dedicated to finding innovative and forward-thinking solutions to the nation's most important health care issues.

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National Center for Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs

www.medicalhomeinfo.org

The National Center works cooperatively with federal agencies, particularly MCHB, to ensure that children with special needs have access to a medical home. The National Center provides support to physicians, families, and other medical and non-medical providers who care for children with special needs.

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National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

www.ncsl.org

NCSL is a bipartisan organization that advocates for the interests of state governments before Congress and federal agencies on behalf of the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths, and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance, and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues.

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National Governors Association (NGA)

www.nga.org/portal/site/nga

NGA is the collective voice of the nation's governors. NGA provides governors and their senior staff members with services that range from representing states on Capitol Hill and before the Administration on key federal issues to developing policy reports on innovative state programs and hosting networking seminars for state government executive branch officials.

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National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center

www.mchoralhealth.org

This is a national organization dedicated to oral health promotion, disease prevention, and care with the goal of building oral health into existing health programs and ensuring that oral health is included where appropriate in other state health initiatives.

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National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)

www.napnap.org/index_home.cfm

A nonprofit specialty nursing organization devoted to improving the quality of infant and child health care, NAPNAP represents practitioners working with populations across the pediatric spectrum, including infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. The pediatric nurse practitioner provides an advanced level of care to children and their families, including counseling on normal development and behavioral problems, the prevention of illness and preventable injuries, and care of children with acute or chronic conditions.

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National Head Start Association (NHSA)

www.nhsa.org

NHSA is a private nonprofit membership organization dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families. It represents more than 1 million children, 200,000 staff, and 2,700 Head Start programs in the United States. The Association provides support for the entire Head Start community by advocating for policies that strengthen services to Head Start children and their families; by providing extensive training and professional development to Head Start staff; and by developing and disseminating research, information, and resources that enrich Head Start program delivery.

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National Parent Teacher Association (National PTA)

www.pta.org

The largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the United States, the National PTA is a nonprofit association of parents, educators, students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities.

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New York University School of Medicine

www.med.nyu.edu

This is one of the nation's premier centers of excellence in health care, scientific research, and medical education. The school has innovative programs in cyber learning, evidence-based practice, humanistic medicine, and urban and global health.

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

www.samhsa.gov

An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA’s mission is to build resilience and facilitate recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders.

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The Commonwealth Fund

www.cmwf.org

This is a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults. The Fund carries out this mandate by supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy.

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