Educational Resources

Connect With Colleagues And National Organizations

Educating ourselves about the practice of Health Care Advocacy and connecting with colleagues and like-minded organizations is foundational to whom NAHAC is and what NAHAC does for its members.

We have gathered here information on educational programs for professional patient and health care advocates, national associations related to advocacy and educational information on advocacy for consumers.

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Academic Programs

Assumption University Graduate and Certificate Health Advocacy Program

Boston University Metropolitan College MS in Health Communication

Center for Public Health Practice, University of Colorado, Patient Navigation and Community Health Worker Training Program

Cleveland State University Patient Advocacy Certificate Program

Mount Mercy University Master of Science in Nursing with An Area on Emphasis: Health Advocacy

National Institute of Whole Health Patient Health Advocacy Program

Professional Patient Advocates in Life Sciences (PPALS), in conjunction with Sanford Research Institute, created the Patient Advocacy Certificate Training (PACT)

Sarah Lawrence College

UCLA Extension Certificate Program in Patient Advocacy

University of Illinois at Chicago Master's Patient Safety Leadership

University of Miami Patient Advocacy Certificate Program

University of Wisconsin, Madison Center for Patient Partnerships

Professional Associations

Aging Life Care Association™ (ALCA)

Alliance of Healthcare Professionals (APHA)

Greater National Advocates

Health Advocate X

Patient Advocate Certification Board

Society of Certified Senior Advisors (SCSA)

The Cancer Journey

National Patient Advocate Foundation

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy (CPPA)

Patient Advocate Foundation