Tips and tools

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

Issue briefs, fact sheets and white papers

Public policy priorities 2009

• PPARCCA 2009 bill summary (PDF)
  
  
• Senate bill (S. 571)
• Full text
• Senate sponsorship status
  
  
• House bill (H.R. 930)
• Full text (PDF)
• House sponsorship status
  
  
• Ask sheet: House (PDF)
• Ask sheet: Senate (PDF)

Communicating with your elected officials

• How Citizens Can Change Public Policy (PDF)
• Tips for writing to your members of Congress and their staff (PDF)
• Tips for calling your members of Congress and their staff (PDF)
• Tips for meeting with your member of Congress and their staff (PDF)
• Tips for effective town hall meetings (PDF)
• Responding to frequently asked questions from congressional staffers (PDF)
• Template thank you letter (Word format)
• Support from members of Congress in 2005-2008 (PDF)
• Talking points for Congressional visits (PDF)

Fair Shake tools

• Fair Shake talking points (PDF)
• Fair Shake gallery

Town Hall Meeting tools

• Effectively using town hall meetings: Top ten tips (PDF)
• Questions to ask during town hall meetings with members of Congress (PDF)
• Template follow-up letter (Word)
• Capitol Hill Day 2009 materials

Why advocacy matters

• Advocacy myths and misconceptions

Contact our advocacy department

• Sheila Rittenberg, Sr. Director of Advocacy & External Affairs
• Bethany Wofford, Health Policy Manager