Virtual Hill Day 2021

This year’s Virtual Hill Day will be on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Use the resources below to help prepare you for virtual meetings with Members of Congress. Find infographics, sample meeting scripts, webinars, and more!

Two Important Notes for PCAs: 

1. Have you scheduled your state delegation meeting? Let us know! Please email Marie Macaulay, mmacaulay@nachc.org, with the date, time, and link to access the virtual meeting.
2. Have you scheduled your meetings with Members of Congress? Let us know by filling out this form before March 11. Please fill out a separate form for each visit. 

Virtual Hill Day Packets

Use these resources to provide additional information to Members of Congress during your meetings. You can email these before the meeting or provide them in a follow-up email.

• Policy Papers – coming soon! 
• Policy Brief – coming soon!
• America’s Health Centers Fact Sheet
• Health Center Economic Impact Fact Sheet
• Infographics: National Findings on Health Centers’ Response to COVID-19
• State Level Fact Sheets and Maps

Virtual Meeting Prep Materials

• Handout: Be Ready to Head to the Hill – coming soon!
• 2021 Virtual State Delegation Meeting Schedule – coming soon! 
• Community Health Center Chart Book
• Tips for a Successful Meeting with your MOC
• COVID-19 Vaccination Messaging Points
• Sample Congressional Meetings Information & Resource Guide – provided by the Louisana Primary Care Association 
• Virtual Meeting Sample Script and Speaker Roles – provided by the North Carolina Community Health Center Association 
• Tips & Tricks for Virtual Meetings:
  • Meeting Roles
  • Run-of-Show
  • Don’t Panic!

Virtual Meeting Webinars 

• Congressional Management Foundation Webinar – “Virtual Citizen Advocate Toolkit: The Future of Citizen Engagement: Coronavirus, Congress, and Constituent Communications”: Tuesday, March 02
  • View recording here.
• P&I Prep Webinar for SLCs:
  • Click here to view the recording (begins ~12 minutes in).
  • Click here to download slides.
• P&I Prep Webinar – Open to All Advocates: Wednesday, March 2, at 2 p.m. EST
  • This webinar will cover 2021 Policy Papers, important conference logistics, and advocacy action items. Please promote this with all Members planning to attend the conference
  • Register here.