Advocacy Day Starts Tomorrow

Good afternoon, everyone.

We’re putting some of the final touches on our Advocacy Day, and it’s really looking terrific.  We’ve scheduled more than 110 meetings (more are coming in even as I type), thanks to the great work of our field.  At least nineteen of those meetings are with the appropriators who are pivotal to making sure SBHCs get the resources they need to keep their doors open and continue providing care.  We have meetings with twelve offices whose members sit on the education committees – Education and Labor in the House and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in the Senate.  Everywhere we go, we’ll be making the common-sense case for why healthy students make better learners.

I hope we’ll have some blog posts as the day goes on to let you know how the rally in the morning goes and what feedback we hear from the Congressional offices in our meetings.  If you’re not coming to the convention, please be sure to contact your members to express support for school-based health care in your community.  Invite your representative to tour a clinic.  Write a letter to the editor.

But for the hundreds of you who are traveling to the Convention: I can’t wait to see you.  Bring your spirit and your passion.  Let’s make it a great day!
Josh Rovner, NASBHC Policy & Advocacy Director