Part 1: Advocacy Letter
Part 1a: Research
Read
the
Writing Letters to Elected Officials
page on the Community
Toolbox website (
https://ctb.ku.edu/en
).
Work
onsite with a public health or community agency representative
who is employed for an organization in your state that can affect key
public health issues to complete Part 1a.
Identify
1 global health care issue that impacts health populations in
your zip code through law or policy at the state or national level.
Ensure it is one that it is crucial that continued funding be approved.
You can find this information by:
o
Visiting the
Healthy People 2030
website to identify a health care
issue
o
Searching the
California Legislative
Information
or
Congress.gov
websites to determine if there is
pending action or established policy supporting the identified
health care issue
Research
the health care law or policy to determine:
o
The main purpose of the selected health care law or policy
o
The main population affected by this health care law or policy
o
How this health care law or policy affects the population it is
intended to serve
o
The impact of current domestic and global issues on this health
care law or policy
Investigate
the need for advocacy (i.e., support of and strategic
approach toward supporting) for the health care issue you selected. To
do this, use data from the community health needs assessment (CHNA)
report from a public hospital or health facility in your zip code.
Identify
1 state or federal legislator representing your selected zip
code. To do this, search by address to identify your legislators using the
resources on the
Members
page on the California State Assembly
website or the
Congress.gov
website.
Determine
the selected legislator’s level of support for your selected
health care issue in your community. If necessary, call the legislator’s
office and ask an aide what actions are being taken on behalf of the
community on that issue.
