NYS Association of Health Care Providers hires Salvi as director for government affairs

Kristin M. Salvi has joined the New York State Association of HealthCare Providers Inc. (HCP) as director for government affairs. She will play a key role in HCP’s legislative and regulatory advocacy, strategy development, grassroots campaigns, and other related policy initiatives in support of New York’s home-care industry, the association said in a news release. 

Salvi brings more than a decade of public-health policy experience to her position at HCP. She previously was the director of government relations for the American Heart Association (AHA), a not-for-profit organization devoted to fighting heart disease and stroke. Salvi was responsible for directing and implementing all public-policy campaign activities for the AHA in New York state. She previously worked for the NYS Nurses Association and the New York State Office of Mental Health, the release stated.

Salvi has a bachelor’s degree in English and journalism from SUNY Albany and is currently earning her master’s degree in public administration from Syracuse University. 

The New York State Association of HCP says it is a trade association representing licensed home-care services agencies, certified home health agencies, health-related organizations, and organizations that support the home care industry in this state. The nonprofit was founded in 1974 and is based in Albany. Claudia Hammar is its president