1990-1999

1990

President speaks to AMA House about working together on legislation, HIV education, and other matters of mutual concern; "Message from the President" video made available for state and county use; AMA and AMA Auxiliary Headquarters move from 535 North Dearborn to new building at 515 North State Street.

1991

AMA Auxiliary joins the AMA Campaign Against Family Violence; Adopt-A-County program gets underway; All leaders' newsletters rolled into Newsline, a bi-monthly, eight-page tabloid.

1992

House of Delegates approves name change from AMA Auxiliary to AMA Alliance; 10 field directors replace four regional directors in order to offer more direct assistance to states and counties; House adopts policy of gender-neutral language.

1993

New seal adopted by House of Delegates; strategic planning task force appointed for two-year study; AMA Alliance develops second in series of children's workbooks, "I Can Choose," a conflict-resolution exercise which sells more than one million copies.

1994

House of Delegates calls for a Bylaws revision to begin in 1995; three Alliance members are chosen to serve on the AMA Consortium to Study the Federation; March is declared the first annual Medical Alliance Month; the executive director, president, and president-elect meet with First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton; the SAVE initiative to Stop America's Violence Everywhere is one of 19 recommendations in the AMA Alliance's 2004-05 Strategic Plan.

1995

AMA Alliance calls on grassroots to urge U.S. House to pass liability reform, and the high response earns an editorial in AMNews; AMA Alliance launches the nationwide SAVE program, its first single focus; first "SAVE Today" held on Oct. 11, 1995; AMA Alliance designates the second Wednesday in October as SAVE Today; more than 600 SAVE programs in states and counties are organized; Horizons is rolled into Newsline and sent to all spouses of physicians-in-training.

1996

AMA Alliance partners with the AMA to launch SAVE-A-Shelter on second annual "SAVE Today," Oct. 9, 1996. State and county alliances team up with medical societies to adopt shelters, rape crisis centers and transitional homes; FACETS becomes AMA Alliance Today, health promotion committee develops "Hands Are Not for Hitting," a second conflict-resolution activity book distributed by Alliances to more than one million children; first annual Future Planning Survey sent to state leaders.

1997

AMA Alliance celebrates 75th Anniversary; first membership training session held at Confluence for membership chairs; president attends the Presidents' Summit for America's Future; Executive Director Hazel J. Lewis celebrates 45th Anniversary; SAVE-A-Shelter earns a Summit Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its generous contribution to society.

1998

On SAVE Today, the AMA Alliance and AMA team up to distribute thousands of first aid kits to domestic violence shelters nationwide; the AMA Alliance premieres the "Hands Are Not For Hitting" activity book.

1999

High school shootings motivate Alliance leaders to create the SAVE school from violence campaign and "adopt" three schools; the "I Can Be" activity book debuts at the Fall Leadership Development Conference; the SAVE program receives coverage on NBC's "Today Show," in USA Today and through several congressional statements; President Bill Clinton thanks the Alliance for its work.

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