The Catholic Health Association
www.OurHealthCareValues.org
The Catholic health care ministry has articulated its values and developed principles for health care reform in "Our Vision for U.S. Health Care." You may visit www.ourhealthcarevalues.org to learn more. CHA also has a guide for conducting community dialogues. "Building Consensus for Change: A Guide to Organizing Roundtable Discussions on Health Reform" (.pdf and also available as an editable Word document).This step-by-step guide provides the tips and templates you need to organize a values-based discussion in your community including a planning timeline, template press advisory, talking points for panelists, and moderator Q & A guide.
Center for Healthcare Reform
www.stjhs.org/CFHR/resource
Founded and directed by Jack Glaser of St. Joseph of Orange Health System, the center is focused on conducting community dialogues in order to bring about health care reform. The website has helpful resources and contains an important link to www.OurHealthCareFuture.org which describes the dialogue process and also provides resources for conducting dialogues.
Kaiser Family Foundation
www.kff.org
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community and the general public.
National Coalition on Healthcare
www.nchc.org
The National Coalition on Healthcare is the nation's largest and most broadly representative alliance working to improve America's health care. Honorary co-chairs are former presidents George Bush, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford. Member organizations represent about 150 million health and pension fund interests.
Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN)
www.uhcan.org
UHCAN was formed in 1992 to bring together diverse groups and activists working for comprehensive health care for all in state and national campaigns across the country.
CodeBlueNow!
www.codebluenow.org
The goal of CodeBlueNow! is to change the health care system so it works for the American public with a grass roots, non-partisan approach that focuses first on the outcomes we want from our health care system. Politicians should follow the American people, not special interests.
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