The Washington State Health Advocacy Association (WASHAA), was originally founded in 2012 responding to the community’s interest in health and patient advocacy. Interest has included gathering people in the state who want to provide professional health advocacy services, academic institutions who are wanting to stay abreast of this emerging field including credentialing of health advocates and consumers who want help navigating the health care system. WASHAA is a 501 c 3 non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about health advocacy, teaching health advocacy skills and connecting patients to local health advocacy resources in Washington state. For more information, please visit: www.washaa.org. WASHAA is currently an all volunteer-run organization.