The Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy work to ensure our advocacy effectively supports the needs and interests of health services research.
An advisory committee of the AcademyHealth Board of Directors, the Committee on Advocacy (CAPP) and Public Policy advises staff and the Board on the development of the organization’s guiding principles and policy priorities, the formulation of policy positions, and the implementation of advocacy strategies. Members of the CAPP may also engage in direct outreach and education to key partners and stakeholders, including but not limited to the legislative and executive branches of the federal government.
The CAPP is currently led by Lucia Savage, Chief Privacy and Regulatory Officer at Omada Health.
To contact the CAPP, email Advocacy@AcademyHealth.org
Lucia Savage is a nationally-recognized thought leader on using HIPAA to advance digital health while protecti... Read Bio
Karen Minyard, Ph.D., has been director of the Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) since 2001 and is also a re... Read Bio
Dr. April Joy Damian is a psychiatric epidemiologist, health services researcher, and classically trained publ... Read Bio
Ellie Dehoney has been vice president of policy and advocacy at Research!America since March of 2011. Read Bio
Tom Leary is senior vice president & head of government relations at HIMSS. In this role, Leary leads the orga... Read Bio
Danielle A. Lloyd is the senior vice president of private market innovations and quality initiatives for AHIP,... Read Bio
Angela S. Mattie is a professor in the Schools of Business & Medicine at Quinnipiac University. Read Bio
