Customize Your Membership Experience
Create a membership package uniquely tailored to your career goals and professional needs. As an AAHPERD member, you can
belong to any two of the national associations listed below (one if you are a student), plus you automatically become a member
of your district association by virtue of where you work or live. For those with an interest in research, you can select the Research
Consortium at no additional cost. It really is five memberships for the price of one…AAHPERD + 2 of its national associations +
district association + optional research consortium membership.
National Associations of AAHPERD
American Association National Dance Association (NDA)
for Physical Activity Leads the way in advocating for
and Recreation (AAPAR) quality dance programs at all levels
AAPAR’s purpose is to link in the arts and physical education.
professionals in education with community and agency-based NDA produces essential resources
programs to facilitate on-going education for professionals to develop and market quality dance programs and important
providing physical activity, recreation, and fitness programs networking opportunities to advance careers in dance
across the lifespan. education.
American Association for
Health Education (AAHE)
Research Consortium Membership
Specializing in on-going
If you conduct, need, or want to keep up on industry
professional development and
research, then you’ll appreciate AAHPERD’s Research
continuing education for health educators in schools, public
Consortium. The Research Consortium promotes the
health agencies, medical care settings, business and industry.
exchange of ideas, scientific knowledge and resources
National Association for Girls and Women
through various grants and publications. This important
in Sport (NAGWS) The force behind Title
and highly respected research trust is open to all AAHPERD
IX—NAGWS has advocated for girls and
members without cost and is in addition to your two
women in sport for more than a century.
national association selections.
Through its National Girls and Women
in Sports Day, lobbying initiatives, and
Backyards and Beyond programs, NAGWS makes invaluable
Get Local! AAHPERD District Associations
information and programming readily available for all
Assigned by where you live or work, AAHPERD’s six district associations
administrators and teachers working with girls and women.
offer unique opportunities for members to interact more directly and
frequently with fellow professionals and students.
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informational conferences, professional
development opportunities, and cutting
edge resources to help you become a leader in your classroom,
To become a member, or
school and community.
for more information, visit
www.aahperd.org
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