Responsibilities :

· Representation before the coordination and development of policy statements and testimony;
· Coordination of any requests and responses to the executive and legislative branches;
· Coordination and development of position statements before federal advisory committees and other
     forums;
· Articulation of UIG policy positions before representatives of executive branch agencies;
· Coordination and development of policy positions articulated by UIG staff serving on external task
     forces and committees;
· Advance notice of policy statements made by UIG employees in articles submitted for publication to
     scientific journals.

UIG encourage the local government to realize that in order to establish an economically viable and sustainable integrated health community of this magnitude–a comprehensive partnership from the private and public sector is required.