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Global Health Issues
Educate yourself by reading
a synopsis of the global health
bills that are currently being
considered in Congress. |
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Action Alerts
Keep up to date on the key
global health bills with
Action Alerts. |
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Contact Congress
Let your legislators know how important their votes are for global health.
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Write a Letter
Let your friends, neighbors and community leaders know about global health issues by sending a letter to your local or national newspaper or other newsletter, journal, or even a commonly visited blog.
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Did you know U.S. policies and politics play key roles in the way
our neighbors in the developing world get and stay healthy? And that our neighbors’ health has a direct effect on our own? Did you know you can make a difference in those policies and politics? There is a common misperception that advocates have to be well-known or highly influential people, but the truth is that many of the most successful advocacy movements have been led by ordinary people, who are well-informed and moved by an issue and are committed |
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to making a change. The late U.S. Senator Paul Simon (D-IL) once said, "If there were just 10 people in every congressional district
who really pushed on the issue...we could literally change the world." The Global Health Council can help you find out what’s happening - in your district, in your state, and in the country - that will affect the lives of people around the world. Then you can make a difference by becoming an advocate for those children and adults whose voices are not now heard.
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 The Global Health Council’s Advocacy Manual offers simple tips for writing letters to your representatives, scripts for calling them, and directions for arranging and completing face-to-face meetings. |
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Rx for Child Survival has helped you understand more about the ever-expanding issues in global health and the needless deaths of children around the world.
Get involved!
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Sometimes, the fastest way to make
a difference is to donate money. If
you would like to make sure a child
or a family in one of the world’s
poorest countries has a fighting
chance at life, please make a
donation to
Rx for Child Survival now! |
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