This page lists professional associations relevant to health care marketing. Associations in related fields, such as communications, public relations, and advertising, are also included.
| Name | Website | Desciption |
|---|---|---|
| Academy of Communication in Healthcare (ACH) | https://www.achonline.org | ACH is the professional home for all those who are committed to improving communication and relationships in healthcare. |
| American College of Healthcare Executives | https://www.ache.org | For over 85 years, the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) has focused on one mission—advancing leaders and the field of healthcare management excellence. We are the professional home to more than 48,000 healthcare executives who are committed to integrity, lifelong learning, leadership and diversity and inclusion. |
| American Hospital Association (AHA) | https://www.aha.org | The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Nearly 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 43,000 individual members come together to form the AHA. |
| American Marketing Association (AMA) | https://www.ama.org | The American Marketing Association strives to be the most relevant force and voice shaping marketing around the world, an essential community for marketers. |
| Association for Healthcare Social Media (AHSM) | https://ahsm.org | As an organization, we, Association for Healthcare Social Media, play a key role in developing best practices for social media use in health and to advocate for the recognition of social media as an important public health tool in the fight to combat misinformation. |
| Association for Marketing & Health Care Research | https://amhcr.org | The Association for Marketing & Health Care Research is dedicated to advancing relevant knowledge and increasing the professional competence of individuals and organizations working to develop and market products and services related to healthcare; to promoting and providing a forum for the presentation and application of research and related scientific activities; to assisting the formation of public policy by accumulating knowledge related to healthcare; and to analyze and develop strategies associated with operating a small business in the health care sector. |
| Healthcare Communications Association (HCA) | https://the-hca.org | The Healthcare Communications Association proactively represents and champions on behalf of the healthcare communications sector. |
| Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD) | http://www.shsmd.org/ | Serving more than 4,000 members, the Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD), a professional membership group of the American Hospital Association, powers the professions of health care, including but not limited to marketing, digital engagement, communications, strategic planning and business development. |
| Society for Health Communication (SHC) | https://www.societyforhealthcommunication.org | The Society for Health Communication is a member-driven organization bringing together health communication professionals, students, and scholars from the diverse areas of teaching, research and practice. |