Patient and Health Advocacy is a growing career choice, especially for those making mid-career changes, or people who are looking for an "encore career", perhaps transitioning to retirement, wishing to be independent, and hoping to find a great way to help others while not tying themselves down to the demands of an employer. Whether you have spent a career as a nurse or physician or in another clinical profession, or you've had your own experiences with navigating the healthcare system or figuring out payment systems, a career as a private, professional health advocate, may be a wonderful choice for you. Find resources here to help you learn more about becoming a patient or health advocate.

The Alliance of Professional Health Advocates is a membership organization that provides independent patient advocates and navigators, and those interested in exploring this profession, with the tools they need to grow their practices www.APHAdvocates.org Membership in the Alliance is also what drives the listings in the AdvoConnection Directory. www.AdvoConnection.com The Health Advocate's Start & Grow Your Own Practice Handbook is a step-by-step guide to getting you started in your own private advocacy practice. Includes a free trial membership in The Alliance of Professional Health Advocates. Link here for more information. --- or, if you already own the book --- Link here to access the Workbook and Resources The Health Advocate's Marketing Handbook makes marketing your advocacy services far easier than you think it will be. Marketing is one key to success in your practice. Here's how to do it right, do it well, and save money in the process. Link here for more information. --- or, if you already own the book --- Link here to access the Workbook and Resources Do you feel the need to take courses or earn a certificate to prepare you for an advocacy career?  Are you interested in learning more about the membership organizations that exist to support your efforts?   Find all known advocacy educational opportunities listed at Health Advocate Programs, along with reviews posted by other advocates and students. Health Advocate Programs Have you attended one of these programs?  Please provide a review. The APHA blog takes a look at advocacy issues, provides business advice and ideas, news about advocacy and individual members of APHA, plus links to a vast array of articles about private advocacy. www.APHABlog.com in collaboration with You Bet Your Life! The 10 Mistakes Every Patient Makes provides an excellent and easy-to-understand overview of the healthcare system and what really drives it. This book is used as a text book by many of the educational programs now being taught for health advocacy. Link here for more information. Because no national certification exists yet for private advocates, this Code of Conduct and Professional Standards was developed to enable those who believe in their ethical tenets a way to express their beliefs to the public.  You're invited to include your name on the subscriber list. Link here for more information. Patients are often stymied with healthcare system problems that seem to have elusive answers.  The Ask a Health Advocate website allows them to ask a question, then possibly have that question answered by a professional advocate. When an advocate answers the question, it actually provides a marketing boost to his or her practice. Ask a Health Advocate

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