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                                        Washington State Public Health Association
                                                                 Improving the health & safety of Washingtonians through leadership & advancement of public health

                                                                                 An Affiliate of the American Public Health Association                                                   Founded in 1935

Public Health Advocacy 


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Public Health Advocacy Day in Olympia
Concerned about unhealthy products?  Wondering what the future of public health funding will be?  Believe that we need to do more for emergency preparedness?  These are the types of issues that WSPHA advocates about, as your single voice for forward-looking public health policy.  Here are three action steps you can take right now:
  • ADD YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS TO YOUR ONLINE PROFILE WITH WSPHA.  If you cannot receive advocacy alerts at work, consider adding your personal email and zip code to our database, so you can receive email alerts specific to your Congressional and legislative districts.
  • FAN US ON FACEBOOK.  Help build a viral network of Public Health Supporters.  (The good kind of virus.)  Visit our Facebook page.
  • PARTICIPATE IN WSPHA'S LEGISLATIVE AGENDA PROCESS.  Members of the Association can propose Policy Resolutions through our annual Resolutions process.  You can also suggest important legislative and Congressional agenda items (specific bills or legislation) via our online submission process throughout the year. 
Public Health Advocacy is one of WSPHA's 2 core program areas, along with Improving Public Health Through Training & Development. 

Watch for other opportunities, here!  Contact the Legislative Committee for more details.







See WSPHA Executive Director's Opinion Editorial in the Seattle Times on public health funding cuts in 2009.
Read a report co-released by WSPHA on Washington's budget cuts to Public Health.
 
 


Washington State Public Health Association, PO Box 15641, Seattle, WA 98115 
(206) 524-3107 www.wspha.org