CHCANYS 2020-21 Advocacy Priorities

STATE BUDGET ADVOCACY RESOURCES

GENERAL INFOMATION

• 2020 Fact Sheet
• CHC Services and Payments
• Economic Impact Analysis
• Public Charge Impact
• Legislator Look Up Tool
• Empire State Plaza Concourse Map

BUDGET PRIORITIES

• FY2021 Budget Priorities
• PCMH One Pager

FEDERAL RESOURCES

GENERAL INFOMATION

• Immigrant Health and Public Charge Resources
• Find your Representative
• Find your Senator
• Advocacy Centers of Excellence (ACE) Program Information
• New York's ACE Health Centers

HILL DAY ADVOCACY

• NACHC's Funding Cliff Corner
• NACHC P&I and Hill Day

ARCHIVED WEBINARS / PRESENTATIONS

Preparing Health Center Staff for Public Charge Implementation
Hosted by CHCANYS on 2.21.2020, presented by NYIC
Recording

Health Centers & Census 2020
Presented by CHCANYS & NYIC on 2.13.2020
Slide Deck / Recording

Advocacy 101 Webinar
2.19.19
Slide Deck / Recording

Advocacy Dos and Don'ts
Hosted by CHCANYS on 5.09.18; presented by NACHC
Recording / Slide Deck

Social Media and Health Center Advocacy
Hosted by CHCANYS on 6.27.17; presented by NACHC

 

TAKE ACTION!

• Join CHCANYS' Grassroots Action Network
  Signing up to become a health center advocate is an easy way to stay informed about important developments in the health center community and to be notified when critical health center policy issues are being considered by our state and federal policymakers.
  
  
• Appoint an Advocacy Coordinator
  If your health center has not yet appointed an Advocacy Coordinator, click the above link to do so now. 
  
  
• Tweet your Representatives!
  A list of NYS Lawmaker Twitter handles.
  
  
• Press Release Template
  Download and customize CHCANYS' press release template.

 PUBLIC COMMENTS

• Archive of CHCANYS Public Comments and Public Hearing Testimony
  

STORYTELLING FOR ADVOCACY 

"Real life" stories from patients about the positive impact that your health center has had on their lives are extremely effective tools to use when working with elected officials and the media. See below for some resources to assist you in collecting and sharing patient stories. 

• Storytelling for Advocacy
  compiled by NACHC
  
• Storytelling Guide
  compiled by the National Consumer Advisory Board of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council
  
  
• Samples:
  Real Patient Stories: The Impact of Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act Coverage Expansions
  compiled by HRHCare
  
  

CHCANYS PUBLIC STATEMENTS 

• CHCANYS Statement of Support for Universal Coverage and Access to Primary Care


• Memo in Support A.5248 (Gottfried)/ S.3577 (Rivera)
  CHCANYS supports Assembly bill A.5248 (Gottfried) and Senate bill S.3577 (Rivera) which would create a single payer health care system in New York State.