PROCLAMATION GUIDELINES

  1. Notify your administrator or supervisor in writing of your intent; proclamations can be presented to you at your facility.

  2. Obtain a mailing list of all elected officials in your area. A telephone book or town hall usually has listings.

  3. Use the form letter (which you can adjust to meet the needs of your state) and mail it by the latest May 1st of each year, so the recipients have time to research who we are. See sample proclamation form letter.

  4. Write a short follow up letter by the end of June/July, so they will not set your request aside.

  5. Write a thank you note when you receive a proclamation.

  6. Show the original proclamation to your administrator or supervisor.

  7. Send copies of all proclamations to the NAHUC office for display purposes for all conferences.
     

SAMPLE PROCLAMATION FORM LETTER

Dear:

Our association, The National Association of Health Unit Coordinators, was founded in 1980 by our founding President, Myrna LaFleur-Brooks. Each year thereafter, August 23rd has been declared Health Unit Coordinators Day by mayors, governors, senate and assemblies of many states across the nation, including the Senate and Congress in Washington, DC.  We are asking for all of our elected officials to help with "Proclaiming August 23rd as Health Unit Coordinators Day" throughout the nation.

 

Rapid advances in medicine have encouraged the growth and expansion of the Unit Coordinator's responsibilities.  Over the last 50 years this professional occupation has been known by as many as 75 titles, even though we all perform the same or similar tasks.  The most popular titles are Unit Clerk, Ward Clerk, Unit Secretary, Unit Manager and Unit Coordinator.  We prefer the title Unit Coordinator because it best describes what we do daily at health facilities across the nation.  We set up charts for patients admitted to the hospital, order their lab test, x-rays, transcribe physician orders, do payroll and scheduling; so many different tasks that keeps our units running smoothly.

 

Our Mission Statement is as follows: "The National Association of Health Unit Coordinators, Inc.; is dedicated to promoting health unit coordinating as a profession through education, certification, complying with the NAHUC Standards of Practice, Standards of Education and Code of Ethics". We promote health unit coordinating as a profession with skills and expertise in unit coordinating.  NAHUC's goals are to increase acceptance of and bring uniformity to the use of the title nationally.  We demonstrate to our employers, allied health workers and patients that we are actively participating in our professional growth by pursing education, certification and if desired, climbing the career ladder.

 

We would appreciate your support to this request of proclaiming August 23rd as a national day of recognition throughout the United States.  If you have any questions about our association please contact our national office, at 888-226-2482 or visit our web site at www.nahuc.org.

Sincerely,