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Advocacy Committee

Florida is a special place for Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine.

Please help us keep it that way!

The FSOMA Advocacy Committee has been busy with public outreach through interviews, in person events and educational activities that highlight the whole person centered Eastern Medicine practice of Health. We are looking to expand our efforts to provide quarterly events in all of Florida and have opportunities for YOU our members  to share your experience and your passion  for your profession with your communities.  We have many great opportunities but we are missing YOU.

Please consider joining us to support our profession.

As a FSOMA MEMBER you are an important part of  one of the largest  Eastern Medicine Associations in the US.

Please enjoy the support and value of this trail blazing opportunity to support our schools,  practitioners and most importantly the health of our communities both in Florida and Nationally thru FSOMA and ASA.

Get Involved In Our Committee, Apply Today

Committee News

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The Advocacy Committee organizes the annual Acupuncture Education Day at the Florida State Capital in Tallahassee.

This is a fun volunteer opportunity and a wonderful way to support the profession! During this special annual event, practitioners from all over Florida travel to the State Capitol and spend the day educating our lawmakers and their staff about the benefits of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AOM). We provide treatments in the Capitol and introduce ourselves to our local Senators and Representatives and their aids. In this way, Florida lawmakers come to understand the benefits of AOM for Floridians and hopefully become more inclined to help us protect those benefits if challenged. As a result of the annual Acupuncture Education Days since 1997, Florida lawmakers look to FSOMA for information and advice about AOM. Some of the Capitol members look forward to their treatment every year. It’s a fun and important event and includes the chance to connect with fellow practitioners from around the state.

Look for information on 2026 coming in May

Find Our More About AcuEd Day Here

The Advocacy Committee monitors current issues that impact Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Current and Ongoing Initiatives:

  1. 2025 Acupuncture Education Day being held at the Florida State Capital in Tallahassee | Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
  2. FSOMA has declared July as Acupuncture Awareness Month every year.
  3. FSOMA is developing a new outreach program to enable and support members who wish to promote the benefits of AOM and the profession at public events in their local cities. More information on how to apply to our New Outreach Program coming soon.

PLEASE JOIN US AND HELP KEEP AOM STRONG IN FLORIDA & the US!

National Advocacy Initiatives:In addition to the advocacy work that FSOMA does, there are two additional national organizations that are currently active in national advocacy work. American Society of Acupuncturists and AcuCongress, are organizations that help build a powerful professional community base by organizing town-hall meetings for our professional community to have important discussions, provide trainings and build community.

  1. American Society of Acupuncturists (ASA): is made up of state associations like FSOMA. FSOMA supports the work of the ASA as a member organization, and our members are recognized as ASA members. Learn more by visiting their website:www.asacu.org
  2. Find out About Inclusion of our Profession in Medicare
    H.R. 3133, the Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act 2023

    Our Medicare Fact Sheet and Benefits of Medicare Provider Status for Acupuncturists are great resources to answer many common questions.

    The ASA and NCCAOM Taskforce continue to identify strategic members of congress and hold virtual congressional meetings along with constituents in each of those key districts. If you’re interested in meeting with your U.S. Representative’s Washington, D.C. office, sign up here. The ASA/NCCAOM team will take care of everything (scheduling your meeting, providing talking points, preparing you for the meeting) and will participate in these meetings with you.

Ocala Taking Action for Acupuncture

Don’t forget to explore Our Advocacy Projects YouTube Channel!

FSOMA also provides Social Media Images to help you quickly post and promote your practice online.

Explore Additional Resources

ASA Medicare Benefits
ASA 2025 Medicare Campaign Video

How can you get more involved in advocacy for your profession?

Register for the upcoming meeting: Details coming soon

  1. Educate. Inform yourself about the current policies and problems affecting your profession.
  2. Evaluate. Evaluate and examine whether current programs involve advocacy as a means to address problems or grievances in the profession.
  3. Collaborate. Join FSOMA or the ASA Committees working to promote our medicine. Together, pooling resources, all parties involved in the collaborative efforts to take on campaigns and work for change.

FSOMA Advocacy Committee Chairperson

Chair
Cynthiaann Hayes-Hurst AP
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Co-Chair
Rebecca Acosta
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Julia King
Kimberly Netling
Latasha Perez
Rebecca Hayes-Hurst
April Wang
Cynthiaann Hayes-Hurst
Dickie Walls
Elaine Huang

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Important updates to your account and the website platform

 

Hello FSOMA Acupuncturists! 

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new website platform for our valued members and the public! Your patience throughout this transition period has been greatly appreciated.

After diligent effort with our tech team, we’re proud to announce that we are launching a more stable and robust platform, designed to enhance your user experience and offer an array of new features and resources. Whether you’re accessing information or engaging with our community, we’re confident you’ll find the new website to be much more user-friendly. As we embark on this exciting journey together, we extend our gratitude for your ongoing support, which fuels our mission to serve and empower professional acupuncturists in Florida. 

Please take a moment to read through the important updates regarding membership renewal and payment processes outlined below. Your involvement is integral to our collective success, and we’re excited to grow and innovate together through this new platform. Thank you for being a vital part of the FSOMA community!

If this is the first time you are renewing your membership since March 1st, 2025, because of the changes to our system all memberships that were due to automatically renew will instead expire on their next renewal date. 

To keep your account active you must log in with your username and update your credit card information by manually re-registering your membership through our new gateway when it is time for your renewal. This is only a one time process. 

At the time of your first login you will be prompted to reset your password. Once logged in, just navigate to the Become a Member page and select your membership level and follow the checkout process.

For payment to process smoothly, please make sure that your payment method is active, and you have sufficient funds. And if you need to automate your payments in our new platform for the future, simply go to your Account Profile while logged in and under the ‘My Subscriptions’ tab select your active subscription and make sure auto-renew is toggled on.

As your renewal date gets close you will receive email reminders about this process and the steps to take. You will also receive reminders if your membership has lapsed as a helpful nudge in case you missed the initial reminder emails, so stay on the lookout through this process to help us help you keep your account active. 

Your ongoing support is what drives us to continue working to secure YOUR future as a professional acupuncturist in the state of Florida and to provide the best possible services to our members. The more we grow the more we can do and the new website will help take us there!

Please keep an eye out for future communications and updates as we move forward.

Best regards,

Your FSOMA Board of Directors