Universal Health Care Lobby Day - Jan 12, 2009 - Sacramento, CA
LOBBY DAY PARTICIPANTS: This year Lobby Day will cover two days for education and activism. We will meet together for our state wide Lobby Day Training at the UC Davis Medical School in Sacramento on Sunday January 11, 2009. Our program will run from noon to 6pm. After the training, we will have dinner as a large group in one of Sacramento’s downtown restaurants then stay the night at the Embassy Suites. On Monday January 12, 2009 we will march to the Capitol to hold our noon time rally on the North Steps. From 1pm-4pm we will break into small groups to meet with and lobby our California state legislators asking them to act on the California Universal Health Care Act (SB 840).Our program
this year is focused on building strong groups who will confidently lobby their
representatives on California’s Universal Health Care Act. If you would like to lobby on Monday January 12th
you must complete the training day program on January 11th!
·$39.99
includes round trip bus ride, training day conference, one night stay at the
Embassy Suites, rally, legislative visits and meals EXCEPT Sunday dinner.
·$15.99 includes
training day conference, rally, legislative visits and meals EXCEPT Sunday
dinner. (No bus, no hotel.)
TRAINING DAY
PROGRAM: (exact times may change)
Noon-1pm: Arrival,
registration and lunch provided
1pm-1:15pm: Introduction
to health care reform
1:15pm-1:30pm: The
Legislative Process
1:30pm-2:30pm: SB 840-Sara
Rogers, Health Consultant for Sen. Sheila Kuehl
2:40pm-3:30pm: Break out
session
3:40pm-4:30pm: Message in
a Box-Parker Duncan, MPH, MSIV, CAPA Fellow
4:40pm-5:30pm: Break out
session
5:40pm: Closing Remarks
6pm: Depart for dinner in
Sacramento. This is the only meal you are responsible for buying!
LOBBY DAY
2009: (schedule may change)
Breakfast at the Embassy
Suites (provided as part of your registration)
10am: Final preparation in
lobby group for afternoon visits with legislators
11:30am: March to Capitol
Noon: Lunch will be
provided at the Capitol
Noon-1pm: Rally on the
North Steps of the Capitol
1pm-4pm: Lobby Visits with
Representatives
4pm: Depart
·White coat-Look sharp on Monday for your lobby visit with professional attire and
your white coat.
·Comfortable walking shoes-There will be a lot of walking and standing on
Monday.
·Dress in layers-We’ll be both outdoors and indoors on Monday.
·Umbrella-The rally will go on rain or shine!
The
NorCal Universal Health Care Conference
November
2nd, 2008
UCSF
School of Medicine
http://norcalconference.eventbrite.com/
Register Today!!
http://www.pnhp.org/about/annual_meeting_leadership_training.php
·Senator Sheila Kuehl’s website: http://dist23.casen.govoffice.com/
·Institute of Medicine, Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance, 6
Reports: www.iom.edu/uninsured
·Physicians for a National Health Program: www.pnhp.org
·Quote of the Day: “best 2 minutes in health policy”: http://www.pnhp.org/news/quote_of_the_day.php
·California Physicians’ Alliance: www.capa.pnhp.org
·OneCareNow, a community based organization for California’s Universal
Health Care Act: www.conecarenow.org
·Frontline special “Sick Around the World”: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/fontline/sickaroundtheworld/
·Message-in-a-Box, instructional video to prepare you for a legislative
visit, which footage from Lobby Day ’08: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gfDS0Kd6Eug
·California Student Physicians for Healthcare Reform: www.csphr.org & http://clubs.uci.edu/amsagrad for
discussion events leading up to Lobby Day ’09.
·American Medical Student Association: www.amsa.org
Please contact any one of your state wide
organizers-
·Jennifer Alloo, MS2, UC Irvine SOM
·Erica Brode, MS2, UCSF SOM
·Rebecka Lopez, MS2, USC Keck SOM
Please stay tuned as we continue to
update our website and bring you more resources and up to date information.
Thank you!!
REGISTER TODAY FOR LOBBY DAY ’09!
DEADLINE TO SIGN UP IS
DECEMBER 5TH!
Please visit: http://lobbyday09.eventbrite.com/
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Questions or comments? Contact Cindy Xi & Natalie Ramos.
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California Alliance for Legislative Action for Universal HealthCare (CALAUHC)
"'CALA' stands for 'California Alliance for Legislative Action.' In response to the growing number of medically-uninsured and underinsured residents of California, CALA was founded in the summer of 2005 by California medical students affiliated with the American Medical Students Association (AMSA), originally to support a state Senate bill proposing the implementation of statewide single-payer health insurance (California Health Insurance Reliability Act, designated SB840). Led by Renu Tipirneni of the UCSF School of Medicine and Parker Duncan of the UCI School of Medicine, CALA quickly grew into a collaboration of dedicated medical and pre-medical students from nearly all California universities."
Senator Shiela Kuehl's site on SB840 and California health policy
"SB 840, the California Universal Healthcare Act, is California’s plan to establish a system of health insurance to cover all residents of the state with comprehensive benefits, stabilize growth in health care spending, improve the quality of care and guarantee the right of every Californian to choose his or her own physician." 
California Physicians Alliance (CaPA)
State chapter of the Physicians for a National Health Program focused on health care reform and bringing single-payer health care to California
One Care Now
"The California OneCareNow Campaign is the nation's first-ever statewide grassroots campaign for universal health insurance."
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)
A nonprofit organization of 14,000 physicians, medical students and health professionals who support single-payer national health insurance.
California Student Physicians for Healthcare Reform (CSPHR)
"As future physicians and healthcare professionals, we are committed to reforming the present system so that everyone will have access to comprehensive, high quality healthcare."
American Medical Student Association (AMSA) - Universal Health Care Initiative
"Universal health care refers to the idea that every American should have access to affordable, high-quality health care." Many educational resources to help understand and take action on this issue.