Health advocacy organizations play a crucial role in promoting public health, influencing policy, and ensuring access to healthcare services across the United States. Each state has its own set of organizations dedicated to these efforts, often focusing on the unique health challenges faced by their communities. Below is a list of notable health advocacy organizations in each state:

 

Alabama

• Alabama Arise

 

Alaska

• Alaska Public Health Association

 

Arizona

• Children's Action Alliance

 

Arkansas

• Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families

 

California

• Health Access California

 

Colorado

• Colorado Consumer Health Initiative

 

Connecticut

• Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut

 

Delaware

• Delaware Health Care Commission

 

Florida

• Florida Mental Health Advocacy Coalition

 

Georgia

• Georgians for a Healthy Future

 

Hawaii

• Hawai'i Public Health Institute

Idaho

• Idaho Voices for Children

 

Illinois

• Illinois Public Health Association

 

Indiana

• Covering Kids & Families of Indiana

 

Iowa

• Iowa Public Health Association

 

Kansas

• Alliance for a Healthy Kansas

 

Kentucky

• Kentucky Voices for Health

 

Louisiana

• Louisiana Public Health Institute

 

Maine

• Consumers for Affordable Health Care

 

Maryland

• Maryland Health Care for All! Coalition

 

Massachusetts

• Health Care for All Massachusetts

 

Michigan

• Michigan League for Public Policy

 

Minnesota

• Health Care for All Minnesota

 

Mississippi

• Mississippi Center for Justice

• Mississippi Health Advocacy Program

 

Missouri

• Missouri Foundation for Health

 

Montana

• Healthy Montana Coalition

 

Nebraska

• Nebraska Appleseed

Nevada

• Nevada Minority Health & Equity Coalition

 

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Public Health Association

 

New Jersey

• New Jersey Citizen Action

 

New Mexico

• Health Action New Mexico

 

New York

• Community Service Society of New York

 

North Carolina

• North Carolina Justice Center

 

North Dakota

• North Dakota Rural Health Association

 

Ohio

• Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio

 

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Policy Institute

 

Oregon

• Oregon Health Equity Alliance

 

Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Health Access Network

 

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Public Health Institute

 

South Carolina

• South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center

 

South Dakota

• South Dakota Voices for Peace

 

Tennessee

• Tennessee Justice Center

Texas

• Texas Health Institute

• Every Texan

 

Utah

• Utah Health Policy Project

 

Vermont

• Vermont Medicaid Society

 

Virginia

• Virginia Health Catalyst

 

Washington

• Northwest Health Law Advocates

 

West Virginia

• West Virginians for Affordable Health Care

 

Wisconsin

• Kids Forward

• Embolden Wisconsin

 

Wyoming

• Healthy Wyoming

 

Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and many states have multiple organizations dedicated to various aspects of health advocacy. For more comprehensive information, consider exploring resources such as the American Public Health Association's Affiliate Directory , which provides links to state and regional public health associations.