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Tips and tools for advocates

This section includes resources to help you effectively advocate for better treatments and a cure for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Communicating with your elected officials

• How Citizens Can Change Public Policy 
• Tips for writing to your members of Congress and their staff 
• Tips for meeting with your member of Congress and their staff 
• Tips for effective town hall meetings 
• Template thank-you letter 

Issue Briefs

Learn more about the National Psoriasis Foundation's position on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis research, access to care issues, and psoriasis- related health conditions.

Fact Sheets

The Psoriasis Foundation has downloadable fact sheets on a range of topics related to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Useful links for advocates

Federal government

• U.S. Congress
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate
• White House
• Legislative Information and bill status

Organizations

• Kaiser Family Foundation
• National Health Council
• National Institutes of Health
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)