Advocacy Toolkit

COVID-19 Toolkit:

Click here to access the COVID-19 advocacy page.

• Guidance Memo for 4th Stimulus Package:
  • Health Center Request — 4th Stimulus
    • Q&A: 4th Stimulus Request
  • Message Points for 4th Stimulus Package
  • Letter to Congress from NACHC
  • Templates to Identity and enlist new allies and advocates.
    • Letter to Governors
    • Letter to Local Officials
    • Letter to Local Businesses/Community Organizations
    • Social Media Graphics
• COVID-19 Member of Congress Meeting Report Form
• California Primary Care Association Letter to Congressional Leadership

• Summary of Key CHC Provisions in the CARES Act
  • Blog Post Explaining the CARES Act

For more information on COVID-19 relevant to Community Health Centers, click here to go to NACHC’s informational resources.

Advocacy Building Blocks:

• 2020 Advocacy Calendar
• How to Craft Your Elevator Pitch

Congressional Toolkit:

• Tips for Successful Meetings with Elected Officials

Media Toolkit:

• How to Create a Communication Strategy
• Social Media Graphics

“Fund”amentals:

Resources to explain the impact of federal investment in Community Health Centers

• One-Pager: What federal investments in Health Centers support
• Congressional District Maps
• State Fact Sheets and Maps
• Policy Brief: Community Health Centers — A Guide to a Vital Network of Care
• Community Health Centers as Economic Engines
• America’s Health Centers Fact Sheet

For more information on policy relevant to Community Health Centers, click here to go to NACHC’s informational resources.

Congressional Actions:

• FY21 House Appropriations “Dear Colleague” Sign-On Letter
  • Closed March 11, 2020