Program areas at Mobile Healthcare Association
Membership:mobile Healthcare Association currently has more than 420 member organizations. Mhca provides members with education and networking opportunities such as special interest group discussions, news forums, and a quarterly electronic newsletter. Mhca offers a quarterly live webinar series and makes the recording available for member viewing. Members also receive access to management resources and program development and operation assistance tools. The Association launched a fundraising toolkit with 6 companion webinars to assist members in sustainability efforts. (see schedule o) special interest groups:in 2022, the Association hosted 13 different special interest group meetings. Sigs provide a forum for interactive discussion, best practice sharing and informational speakers on specfic content areas of interest to the membership. Sigs focus on program evaluation and impact, mammography, vision, and sexual & reproductive health.spring intensive training course:in 2022, the Association offered its members a 6 hour online training course on how to start & operate a Mobile program. This course was attended by 125 members.
Regional coalitions: over 500 members attended 17 different meetings of our 13 regional coalitions throughout the country to discuss best practices, innovations in the Mobile Health care sector, and to network with other Mobile providers. The regional coalitions are independent, regional grassroots communities of Mobile Healthcare providers and allied organizations.
Annual conference:mobile Healthcare Association's 2022 national conference was held at the phoenix convention center, returning to an in-person conference for the first time since 2019. Attendees participated in workshops, courses, and networking sessions presented by over 60 speakers.with over 350 attendees, the conference provides opportunity to share best practices, learn about innovations in the field and network with others in the field of Mobile Health. Continuing education credits are available for doctors, dentists, nurses and dental hygenists.
Advocacy - mha works with federal representatives to support legislation relative to Mobile Healthcare. Mha has discussions with congressional representatives to explore opportunities for the inclusion of support for Mobile Healthcare in pending legislation.