Universal Health Care

Universal Health Care - it’s time to do something about it.  As I wrote in my recent blog:  “Health Insurance.  It should be an issue of basic humanity.”  I said I’m usually not very political and that is true.  But in this instance, I can’t sit still while my friend, my family and so many people are without insurance and without health care.  This is an issue that affects every person, I’ve come to the conclusion that not only MUST I become involved but I must encourage everyone to become involved. Below are some things you can do to help change the United States for the better, encourage health care reform and get health care for all Americans who need care.

If you want to work towards a Universal Health Care System, some organizations to investigate follow. I am in the process of learning more about the organizations below. Any feedback you can give me would be most appreciated.

AFL-CIO - www.aflcio.org/issues/healthcare
American Baptist Churches – www.abc-usa.org
American Medical Women’s Association - www.amwa-doc.org
American Public Health Association –www.apha.org
Avery Institute for Social Change - www.averyinstitute.org
Campaign for America’s Future – www.ourfuture.org
Center for American Progress – www.americanprogress.org
Church Women United – www.churchwomen.org
Communication Workers of America (CWA) – www.cwa-union.org
Consumers Union – www.consumersunion.org
National Episcopal Health Ministries – www.episcopalhealthministries.org
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – www.elca.org
Gray Panthers - www.graypanthers.org
Health Care Now! – www.healthcare-now.org
Islamic Society of North America – www.isna.net
Jewish Council for Public Affairs - www.jewishpublicaffairs.org
Medicare Rights Center - www.medicarerights.org
MergerWatch Project of Community Catalyst - www.mergerwatch.org
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) – www.naacp.org
National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM) – www.nacpm.org
National Association of Community Health Centers - www.nachc.com
National Association of Social Workers – www.socialworkers.org
National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals & Consumers - www.thenationalcoalition.org
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA - www.ncccusa.org
National Health Care for the Homeless Council - www.nhchc.org
National Health Law Program - www.healthlaw.org
National Medical Association – www.nmanet.org
National Physicians Alliance – www.npalliance.org
National Women's Health Network - www.nwhn.org
National Women's Law Center - www.nwlc.org
NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby - www.networklobby.org
Physicians for a National Health Program – www.pnhp.org
Presbyterian Church USA – www.pcusa.org
Rekindling Reform – www.rekindlingreform.org
Religious Action Center of Reformed Judaism – www.rac.org
RESULTS - www.results.org
Service Employees International Union – www.seiu.org
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee – www.uusc.org
United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministry - www.ucc.org
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) - www.ufcw.org
United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society - www.UMC-GBCS.ORG
USAction/USAction Education Fund - www.usaction.org
VoteHealthcare.org - www.votehealthcare.org
Women's Universal Health Initiative - www.wuhi.org
Workmen’s Circle – Arbeter Ring - www.circle.org
Commonwealth Fund - http://www.commonwealthfund.org
Physician’s for a National Health Program - http://www.pnhp.org/

Universal Health Care Action Network