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TAKE ACTION NOW!
Urge Support for Stable Public
Health Funding
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Contact state legislators and other local elected officials and
candidates to urge their support for stable dedicated funding
for public health.
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Across our state WIC is being impacted by lack of stable funding
for Public Health with almost half of our clients getting WIC at
a public health site.
E-mail your legislators by computer at home, a
friend’s or the library:
DO NOT use your WORK computer
1)
Click on this address or copy it into your browser:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx
Then type in your
address.
2)
Your 3 legislators’ names will appear with your state
legislative district. Click on the first legislator’s name.
3)
Your legislator’s address and photo will appear. Click on
“e-mail” at the bottom of the address.
4)
Type in a short message describing the need for dedicated
and permanent funding for public health funding (personalize
the example below). Urge their support for communities to
identify local funding to support Public Health.
5)
Then push “send”. Repeat for other 2 legislators.
________________________________________________________________
Dear
I am writing on behalf of WIC clients and WIC staff across
Washington State to urge support for dedicated funding for
public health. Over 50% of WIC clients obtain WIC services at
public health clinics in Washington.
Washington is 44th in the nation in per capita
spending for public health. Stable funding for public health
was eliminated with reductions for license tabs in 1999. Public
Health in Washington has been struggling with reduced funding
despite special funding from the State that has not kept up with
inflation, the increased population and the emergence of new
health problems.
I am concerned that the weakened infrastructure of public health
will continue to get worse without dedicated, stable funding.
Everyone in Washington benefits from public health services–
communicable disease control (including West Nile virus),
immunizations, food safety inspections and education, safe
drinking water (testing), WIC and maternity and infant services
to ensure healthy families, chronic disease and obesity
prevention, injury prevention, family planning and bio-terrorism
response and detection.
Public health is just like fire and police that providing
essential services, public health is responsible for protecting
the public’s health. Please help find a solution that includes
state and local sources of funding. Your support for public
health funding is critical because without adequate funding,
everyone is at risk.
Sincerely,
Name / Home Address
For more
info about public health funding:
www.ifpte17.org
www.wsna.org
www.wacounties.org/wsalpho
www.metrokc.gov/budget/2009/briefs/Health.pdf |
