Membership : Join the Coalition
Join the Coalition
Organizations whose goals are congruent with the mission and goals of the P.A.D. Coalition may become members. The Coalition has created the following membership categories to include all potential stakeholders, large and small, in this important public health mission.
Full members: National public health and professional health care societies and nonprofit organizations, inclusive of Charter members, whose mission is fully concordant with that of the Coalition.
Liaison Members: Limited to government agencies and any other non-profit public health and professional organizations whose bylaws and traditions may limit joining the Coalition, but who wish to coordinate their mission and activities with that of the Coalition.
Associate Members: Regional or national non-profit organizations with an interest in Coalition activities, but with a lesser stake in national P.A.D. public and clinician education. This category includes consumer advocacy groups, regional health organizations, local screening programs and research associations.
Supporters: For-profit corporations (e.g., pharmaceutical, diagnostic device, and therapeutic device manufacturers) and non-profit and for-profit hospitals, health plans and health systems that choose to aid the Coalition in its public health efforts. Supporters will be invited to use Coalition messages, thereby expanding P.A.D. message dissemination. Annual membership fee is required.
Role of Member Organizations
Members are asked to support Coalition goals by:
- Providing leadership in P.A.D. awareness and education.
- Disseminating key awareness and education messages, products and materials.
- Reviewing and helping to ensure the accuracy of the Coalition’s science-based messages.
- Promoting the work and resources of the Coalition to the organization’s members.
- Helping to assess the efficacy of the P.A.D. campaign and guiding creation of future campaigns.
Full members will further support the Coalition by sending one delegate to serve in a voting capacity on the Coordinating Committee. Liaison members will send one delegate to serve in a nonvoting capacity on the Coordinating Committee. Members are exempt from specific member responsibilities to the extent that they are specifically limited by the member organization’s rules or bylaws.
To Join
Voluntary health organizations, professional societies and government agencies: Please complete and submit a PAD Coalition Membership Application.
Hospitals, imaging and surgical centers, health plans and health systems: Please click here for information about the P.A.D. Education Network, a new membership program for health services organizations.
