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About the Consumer Health Publishers Association

What is This New Association?
The Consumer Health Publishers Association (CHPA) is a new international membership organization of publishers and senior managers who are involved in producing and distributing consumer health materials. The Association is Web-based and provides its members with information and resources in the fast-growing area of consumer health publishing.

Who Can Join CHPA?
Membership is open to all public, private and non-profit executives working in consumer health publishing. These include professionals with responsibilities for consumer health resources in all formats—print, electronic, video/audio, etc.

Why A Web-Based Professional Association?
The Internet provides members with instant-access to important association information. Members will find job opportunities. discussion groups/bulletin boards, industry news, and more—24 hours a day/7 days a week—at the special members-only area of this Web site.

Who Organizes CHPA?
CHPA is a membership division of the Health Information Resource Center (HIRC), a national clearinghouse for consumer health information professionals. Other well-known HIRC programs/services include the nine year old National Health Information Awards, the three year old World Wide Web Health Awards, Family Health & Fitness Day USA, the new National Women's Health & Fitness Day, and related consumer health professional publications and services.

Where Can I Get Further Information?
Please contact Janet H. Bowman, HIRC Assistant Director, at 1-800-828-8225, weekdays 8-6 Central time. E-mail: jbowman@healthprograms.com. Fax: 847-816-8662.