All the pages listed below are full of info, tips, training, ideas and lists of people to contact.
Now, at your fingertips, you have a complete advocacy toolkit all just upDated:
LYMPHEDEMA ADVOCACY
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/wiki/do ... a_advocacy
American Medical Association
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... _med_a.htm
Attorneys General - National List/Links
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... nerals.htm
US Conference of Mayors
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... mayors.htm
ConsumerCustomer Action Websites
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... action.htm
County Governments
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... _gover.htm
Executive branch
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... branch.htm
Government Guide
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... _guide.htm
Governors
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... ernors.htm
Health policy
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... policy.htm
How to lobby
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... _lobby.htm
How Advocate to the Media
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... _media.htm
How to be an advocate
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... vocate.htm
Information - Advocacy
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... mation.htm
Insurance commissioners
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... e_comm.htm
Insurance legislators
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... lators.htm
Judicial courts
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... courts.htm
Legislative exchange council
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... ouncil.htm
Lymphedema sample letter to medical television reporter
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... porter.htm
Lymphedema insurance coverage for Treatment
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... atment.htm
Lymphedema proposed treatment law cost savings
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... avings.htm
Lymphedema sample letter to your congressperson
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... person.htm
Lymphedema treatment law (example)
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... nt_law.htm
Lymphedema Legislation Massacheusetts
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... _Fargo.htm
Lymphedema Legislation New York (2003-2004)
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... _9208A.htm
Lymphedema treatment legislation
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... lation.htm
National Institutes of Health
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... health.htm
Patient advocacy
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... vocacy.htm
Project Vote Smart
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... _smart.htm
State government
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... govern.htm
State health officials
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... icials.htm
State legislatures
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... atures.htm
U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... atives.htm
U.S. Senate
http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite ... senate.htm
