Action Alert: Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act
CONTACT YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TODAY! Ask them to cosponsor the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act!
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA) along with Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (CHFRA) today, November 5, 2015. Ask your Senators and your Representative to sign on as a cosponsor to this important legislation!
Save the Date to Join ACHA in Orlando in 2016
You are invited to attend ACHA’s 8th National Conference on October 7-8, 2016, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Universal Orlando!
ACHA Participating in 2015 Combined Federal Campaign
ACHA is pleased to announce its participation in the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign!
The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), a federal program administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), is the world’s most successful annual workplace charity campaign.
ACHA Engages in New Advocacy Efforts
ACHA is pleased to be working with key members at the government relations firm Cavarocchi Ruscio Dennis (CRD) Associates to develop and implement a new comprehensive advocacy strategy. Our team has been busy meeting with key stakeholders, including members of the Board, Medical Advisory Board, patients and family members to develop an advocacy plan that raises awareness of adult congenital heart disease and ACHA’s profile in Washington, D.C.
Congratulations to ACHA's New Senior Ambassadors
ACHA is happy to announce a new leadership role, Senior Ambassador, within the Heart to Heart program. A Heart to Heart Senior Ambassador is an Ambassador who has successfully served in their current role for at least two years. Senior Ambassadors are interested in providing support, guidance, education and resources to other ambassadors and local CHD programs.
Welcoming ACHA's National Director of Development
Please join me in welcoming the newest member of the ACHA team, National Director of Development Georgia Krehbiel. Some of you may have met Georgia in April at our Los Angeles Regional Event, where she hit the ground running before her official start date later in the month.
A Thank You During National Volunteer Week
It is our honor and pleasure to personally express our appreciation and to give special recognition to our ACHA volunteers—the Board of Directors and Medical Advisory Board, Heart to Heart Ambassadors, Congenital Heart Walk chairs and committee members, volunteer fundraisers, Young Professionals Committee, ACHA bloggers, and so many more. You motivate us and keep us fully engaged in creating a brighter tomorrow for those born today—those living with, those surviving and those flourishing with CHD.
ACHD Certification to Begin This Year
We are happy to announce to our members and supporters that the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is preparing to offer the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Certification Examination for the first time on October 20, 2015.
110+ Congenital Heart Disease Advocates Visit D.C.
What an exciting Congenital Heart Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., February 25-26! Teaming up together, the Adult Congenital Heart Association, Children’s Heart Foundation and the Pediatric Congenital Heart Association brought together 116 advocates from 29 states who attended more than 130 meetings with Senators, Representatives and their staffs to spread the word about congenital heart disease.
A Community United: Contact Your Legislators on February 26
On February 26, 2015, more than 130 congenital heart disease (CHD) advocates will be reaching out to their lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to ask for three simple things. We hope you will join from home, too!