Benefits of membership

Share your organization's local or state initiatives.

Learn what Partners are doing to help communities, schools, workplaces, and healthcare systems.

Engage in planning and carrying out interventions that meet the needs of your community.

Stay informed about heart disease and stroke resources.

Advocate for issues affecting the prevention and treatment of heart disease and stroke.

Save money on reduced registration fees for the Partnership's annual educational conference.

Increase visibility with your organization's name on Partnership materials and website.

Impact policies, procedures, and activities by joining a committee.

Membership levels

Organizations that join the Partnership are called Partners.  There are three levels of organizational membership, as described below.  Individuals may join the Partnership as Members.

Lead Partners

• Develop objectives to accomplish Statewide Plan goals and design and implement strategies to engage others across the state on the issues and activities related to those objectives.
• Contribute resources (staff, funds, or other relevant in-kind support) to implement activities related to Statewide Plan goals.
• Identify partners to support Statewide Plan goals and related strategies and activities.
• Report progress on Statewide Plan objectives to the Partnership annually.
• Participate in the periodic review of the Statewide Plan.
• Participate in the semi-annual meetings of the Partnership.
• Allow the use of organization name and/or logo on the Partnership website and documents related to the Partnership.

Supporting Partners

• Develop and implement initiatives that will help accomplish Statewide Plan goals.
• Contribute resources (staff, funds, or other relevant in-kind support) to implement activities related to Statewide Plan goals.
• Assist in identifying additional partners to support Statewide Plan goals and related strategies and activities.
• Report progress on Statewide Plan activities to the Partnership annually.
• Participate in the semi-annual meetings of the Partnership.
• Allow the use of organization name on the Partnership website and documents related to the Partnership.

Endorsing Partners

• Participate in the semi-annual meetings of the Partnership.
• Allow the use of organization name on the Partnership website and documents related to the Partnership.

Individual Members

• Participate in the semi-annual meetings of the Partnership.
• Allow the use of name on the Partnership website and documents related to the Partnership.

Membership term:  July 1 - June 30

Commitment due date:  July 31

Membership dues:

Organizational Partners:  $125.00 (may be waived with reporting of accomplishments during previous year, submitted by May 1)

Individual Members:  $25.00/$20.00 students and retired (may be waived with committee participation during previous year; 50% attendance required, by phone when necessary)

Join the Partnership

For the online Partnership Membership Form, click here: online Membership Form

If you prefer to print out a form to mail in, click here: Membership Form

Make checks payable to the Partnership's fiscal agent:  MA Association of Health Boards
Mail them to:

Partnership for a Heart-Healthy, Stroke-Free MA
P. O. Box 63
Wheelwright, MA 01094-0063

We'll contact you as soon as we receive your completed form.

Together, we can reduce heart disease and stroke in Massachusetts.