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POLICY

•Who gets what?•Why?•What difference does it

make?

POLICY

• Increase Quality of Life • Right a Wrong• Prevent End of Something Good

Basics• Look (Hair, Makeup, Hands, Jewelry)• Uniform – Pressed and Polished!• Walk, Stand, Hands• Handshakes• Eye Contact• Smiles• Body Language• Never Greet from Seat• Introductions…May I present…• Business Cards

HOSA MissionThe mission of HOSA is to enhance the delivery

of compassionate, quality health care by providing opportunities for knowledge, skill and

leadership development of all health science technology education students, therefore, helping students to meet the needs of the

health care community.

Step 1: You

• Describe who you are (School, Grade, Town, Mom’s & Dad’s, Title/Position, and how many students and schools you represent; your job)

• What is HOSA? (you may need to use the full name as a historic reference to “fill in the acronym blank”)

• Why you are here today– Make sure you knew about HOSA and the important work

we’re doing back home– Invite you to our organization– Pledge our support for advances in health care and health

science education

Step 2: HOSA

All About HOSA• 501(c)3 nonprofit organization• Mission• Founded 1976• Nearly 60 healthcare competitions• 100% Healthcare• 131,000 members nationwide• 1 million estimated alumni

Step 2: HOSA Partners• American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists• American Association for Respiratory Care• American Association of Medical Transcriptionists• American Cancer Society• American Careers• American Dental Assistants Association• American Dental Association• American Health Care Association• American Health Information Management Association• American Hospital Association• American Medical Association• American Medical Technologies• Applied Technologies• American Red Cross• American Society for Health Education and Training• American Society of Radiologic Technologists• Applied Technologies• Army ROTC (Nurse Recruiting)• Association for Career and Technical Education• Association of Operating Room Nurses• Autism Speaks• Cover the Uninsured Week• DCIM/Instructional Systems• Delmar Learning• Elsevier-Mosby Science• Fundamentals Co., Inc• Glencoe/McGraw-Hill• HCA - The Hospital Corporation

• Hobsons• Johnson & Johnson• Kaiser Permanente• Lippincott Williams & Wilkins • Marsh Affinity Group Services• Medical Library Association• NASCO• National AHEC• National Association of EMTs• National Assiocation of Parliamentarians• National Association of Secondary School Principals• National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical

Education• National Athletic Trainer’s Association• National Consortium on Health and Science Technology Education• National Health Council• National Technical Honor Society• Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow• Nursing Organizations Alliance• Nursing Spectrum• Pearson/Prentice Hall• Pocket Nurse Enterprises, Inc. • President’s Volunteer Service Award Purell• Quarters From Kids Coalition • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital• Sigma Theta Tau International• Traemus Books• USA TODAY• Health Professions Network

Step 3: Questions to be Ready to Answer

• What is HOSA?• How does HOSA work?• Who is your leader?• How are you structured?• How are you funded?• What do you do?

Step 4: Questions for Them

• Are you familiar with HOSA or student organization like ours?

• When are you coming back to the District/State—we’d love to have you visit our program?

• What are key education, family, community, career issues you are working on?

• How can we join in support you?• Do you support organizations like ours?• Are you affiliated with other student organizations?

(e.g. 4-H, FFA, Boys & Girls Clubs, Scouts, CTSOs)

Step 5: Key Asks

• Invite to State• Letter for our Conference Program• Picture• Proclamation• Message for our Newsletter• Listen to Connect to Their Network!

Step 6: End Strong

1. Exchange Business Cards2. Email & Fax a Thank You3. If you put in newsletter, send a copy or fax4. Excited to meet with you. Thank you for

your time, we know you have many important issues you’re working on. We’ll be sure to tell all the folks back home how great you are!

LEG LINGO

• Multiple indicators for assessing academic proficiency• Academics are integrated into programs and

competitions, so HOSA supports student achievement in academics

• Number of students in CTE: over 16 million students as of 2007; 250% increase in enrollment

• While every 26 seconds a student may drop out of school; we are proud that every 17 seconds a student joins a CTSO like HOSA. As a nation we need to work to make this one student per second getting a career and college advantage through a CTSO like HOSA.

TIPS

• Ask for a Picture• Get the Twitter Account of Your

Congressional Member • Send positive messages via Twitter about

your experience and contact• Follow them on Twitter• Pre- and Post-Tweet• Follow up…build the relationship!