AHIA Health Chairs
The AHIA state and local health chairs play a significant part in the advancement and promotion of AHIA's member benefits in the areas of legislative actions, educational programming, professional development and overall member satisfaction. As an AHIA health chair you serve as the key liaison to NAIFA committee chairs within your association. This is a very important role because you stand out among your colleagues as the sole representative of AHIA's issues and concerns. The health chair is appointed by local or state NAIFA president and should be reported to NAIFA when appointed.
This page is designed to provide you with the quick links on the information you need in order to recruit and retain valuable AHIA members and keep them informed.
AHIA Health Chair Guidelines
Please click here to download your copy of the Health Chair Guidelines. This guide was developed to provide health chairs with important background information on AHIA, details on the role of the health chair within the state and local associations, and information on current AHIA member benefits, products and services. Please read through this guide and note the month-by-month schedule of activities. If you have any questions about your role as a health chair, or need additional guidance, please contact us at ahia@naifa.org or 703-770-8200.
AHIA Health Chair State and Local Listings
For a listing of the current state AHIA Health Chairs, please click here.
For a listing of the current local AHIA Health Chairs, please click here.
AHIA Award of Excellence
The AHIA Award of Excellence recognizes local and state associations that have 10 percent or 15 percent of their total NAIFA members as AHIA members. To win the Award of Excellence, associations must meet the following requirements:
- Your association must hold at least one meeting on a health-related topic
- Your association must have a designated health chair that is a current member of AHIA
- Based on NAIFA’s association year-end membership total on June 30, 2007, you must have 10 percent (for Silver) or 15 percent (for Gold) as AHIA members by June 30, 2008.
Qualifying for the AHIA Award of Excellence will help your association accumulate points towards the NAIFA Jack E. Bobo Award of Excellence.
Please click here for a listing of the 2006-2007 Award of Excellence winners.
Information about your association’s membership numbers and award status will be sent to each local and state health chair throughout the membership year, starting in early October. These status reports are sent by email in October, December, February, April and May. A copy of the application that each health chair will need to fill out and submit before June 30, 2008 will be mailed to the association health chair in late April.
To view your state AHIA Award of Excellence application, please click here.
Membership Marketing Matters
Membership Marketing Matters (MMM) is emailed on a quarterly basis to all AHIA Health Chairs. This newsletter will provide you with current information on membership marketing efforts at state and local levels and offer suggestions for helping increase interest and enthusiasm for AHIA within your association. Click here to view the newsletter.
Other Health Chair Resources
As the health chair for your association, current and prospective AHIA members will be coming to you with questions about AHIA membership and benefits. Please familiarize yourself with our membership resource guide, which is sent to members annually.
It is also helpful to have a supply of AHIA membership applications that you can print and copy for easy distribution at your association meetings.
As advocacy and legislative issues are always the forefront of AHIA efforts, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our Legislative and Regulatory Update and read our Year-In-Review.
And don’t forget the great products and discounts AHIA members will receive with their membership! Our Membership Resource Guide can be downloaded and printed here and benefits can also be seen through our online AHIA store.
