Congressional Action Network
The Voice of Local Health Departments
NACCHO's Congressional Action Network (CAN) was started in 2009 to foster the grassroots voice in Washington on behalf of local health departments and their communities. The CAN now has more than 500 members who communicate regularly with their members of Congress, attend NACCHO webinars on advocacy topics, and receive e-mail updates on current issues in Washington. Scroll down to sign up for the CAN. CAN members are local health department professionals who work to build relationships with their elected officials and respond to NACCHO action alerts by contacting their Representative and Senators. If you are not allowed to communicate with elected officials, you can still participate by sharing information with others in your community. Materials for At-Home Advocacy with Members of Congress Stop Public Health Spending Cuts Now Republicans in the House of Representatives have signaled their intention to enact further spending cuts in the FY12 budget process. Your voice is needed now to urge Members of Congress not to support these cuts. It does more harm than good to make cuts to programs that improve and safeguard the public's health.
Through NACCHO's Legislative Action Center, send a letter to your Representative and Senators. Click here to send a letter to the editor to your local media. Save the Prevention and Public Health Fund The House of Representatives passed a bill April 13 to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund and rescind unobligated funds. The Prevention and Public Health Fund provides $15 billion over ten years for prevention and public health activities. The Senate is not currently expected to take up this bill, but we need to send a strong message to urge Senators to preserve the fund. President Obama has proposed cutting the Fund by $3.5 billion as part of deficit reduction efforts. Even though many communities have yet to see significant investment from this fund, it provides an opportunity for local health departments to receive future funding to support prevention activities. More information about funding by Congressional district and state is available here. Click here for a letter to your senators. 
U.S. Senate website | Find contact information for your Senators Senate Committees Appropriations (full committee) | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee U.S. House of Representatives website | Find contact information for your Representative House Committees Appropriations (full committee) | Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee Congressional Action Network Resources
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