State Advocacy Network

The AACU State Advocacy Network supplies Physician Representatives and members with tools to efficiently advance the interests of their practice, patients and profession before state legislators and executive agencies. These resources include regular policy updates, analysis of legislative trends, facilitation of urologist engagement in state medical association activities and multi-specialty coalition building.

The AACU State Advocacy Network also supports the development of State, Section and Sub-specialty Organizations’ health policy initiatives and programs:

✅ Ongoing consultation to determine issues of interest and potential threats

✅ Transmission of AACU Action Alerts to leadership, staff and members

✅ Access to state-specific legislative report online

✅ State-specific health policy updates presented at annual meetings across the country

✅ Regular submissions to state/section/sub-specialty organizations’ newsletters

✅ Invitation to annual advocacy conference featuring Urology Society Presidents’ Forum activities

✅ Promotion of state meetings and events in AACU and the News