This new group is known as the UOAA (United Ostomy Associations of America) and will be composed of former UOA chapters throughout the United States. A new Website and forum have already been established; The first edition of a new magazine, The Phoenix, has recently been published.
The UOAA’s Mission Statement is:"UOAA is an association of affiliated, non-profit, support groups who are committed to the improvement of the quality of life of people who have, or will have, an intestinal or urinary diversion. It is dedicated to the provision of information, advocacy and service to, and for, its affiliated support groups, their members and the intestinal/urinary diversion community at large. It is organized to grow and develop while remaining independent and anemically viable."
At present the steering committee involved in the formation of UOAA is headed by Ken Aukett, a Past - President of both UOA Inc. and the International Ostomy Association. An election of the managing board of directors, including the officer and director positions, and a president elect, will take place in the fall of 2006.
Congratulations to our counterparts down south and good health to us all in 2006!
Here is the link to the new Home Page of the United Ostomy Associations of America, Click here.
