Interest Groups

Overview

AcademyHealth Interest Groups facilitate interaction of individuals around specific topic areas relating to health services research and health policy. Interest Group members have an opportunity to exchange knowledge, disseminate research findings, inform policy and clinical decision-making, build research skills, and network with those sharing common goals.

Interest Group members have the opportunity to meet online and face-to-face. Through the Interest Group Web-based discussion forums, members can connect with and learn from their colleagues across the country. Each Interest Group is provided with a web-based discussion forum to facilitate on-going communication throughout the year, and each forum is moderated by members of the Interest Group.

Interest Groups also meet annually at AcademyHealth meetings. Many Interest Groups will meet at the Annual Research Meeting (ARM), as space is available, and at other AcademyHealth-sponsored meetings. In addition, if a related theme is offered during the ARM, the theme leader will be encouraged to invite an Interest Group member to review abstracts.

Current Interest Groups focus on the following areas:

• Behavioral Health Services Research
• Child Health Services Research
• Disability Research
• Disparities
• Gender and Health
• Genomic Health and Personalized Medicine
• Health Economics
• Health Information Technology
• Health Workforce
• Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues
• Long-Term Care
• Public Health Systems Research
• Quality
• State Health Research and Policy
• Translation and Communications

JOIN AN INTEREST GROUP

The Long Term Care, Public Health Systems Research, and State Health Research and Policy Interest Groups are open to members and nonmembers alike. Membership is required to join the 12 remaining Interest Groups. Selecting these groups as a nonmember places you on a mailing list to receive event announcements for this group. Nonmembers can register for and attend Interest Group meetings at higher registration fees.

If you have a question, or want to know how you can become involved in Interest Group leadership opportunities, please contact Alison Farley at alison.farley@academyhealth.org.

Interest Group Web Forums
To access the Web forums you will need to log in to the AcademyHealth Web site. If you are a member of AcademyHealth, or have registered for one of our programs in the last three years, you may have an existing user name and password. Click here to retrieve your information or call 202.292.6700 for assistance.

Once you have logged in, go to the Interest Group homepage and select the link to your Interest Group page. On the individual Interest Group page you will be able to enter the Web forum by clicking on the Discussion Topics link.