The National Association of Health Education Centers:
Provides Members with a single, focused voice to influence the legislative and policy making processes
Gives Members access to and facilitates national-level funding relationships that would otherwise be difficult to obtain
Allows diverse Members with various structures, tactics and individual missions to unite under a common cause of providing meaningful children’s health education
Serves as a nexus of communication, facilitating an open exchange of ideas and productive discourse between Members – as well as with key constituents
Champions technology critical to effective delivery of health educations messages to today’s information-age children
Functions as a conduit for the development and widespread deployment of top quality programming
Helps ensure consistently high levels of performance throughout the organization through it’s role in evaluation and accreditation
Tells a larger story about the collective impact of Members to help demonstrate R.O.I. to Partners, legislators and funding sources
Is uniquely able to forge lasting alliances with complementary entities (other organizations, universities, medical institutions)