Activist Starter Kit
- Civic Power Through Engagement (start here for an overview on getting active)
- Physician Mapping (reach out to your colleagues)
- PNHP Chapter 101 (learn how to form a chapter)
- Tabling 101 (reach out at public events)
- Call-a-thon (pick up the phone – the results might surprise you)
- Social Media 101 (learn the basics of Facebook and Twitter)
- Social Media 201 (explore Facebook Live and Twitter threads)
- Social Media 301 (create a Facebook group, live-tweet an event, or post a video to YouTube)
Ask your rep. to co-sponsor the Medicare for All Act
- Write an email using our simple webform
- Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121
- Tag your rep. on social media using the hashtags #SinglePayer and #MedicareForAll
Writing and Media
- How to Write an Op-Ed and Letter to the Editor
- Letter to the Editor Examples
- How to contact the media and make calls to the press
- Sample city / medical society resolution (PDF)
- Sample city / medical society resolution (Word)
Public Speaking
- Public speaking tips
- How to prepare a single-payer PowerPoint
- How to build the movement through public speaking
Lobbying Materials
- How to meet with legislators in-district
- Case Study: Meeting with legislators in D.C.
- Talking Points
- A Superior System: HR 676 vs. the ACA
- Medicare for All Act summary
- Medicare at 50: Key Facts about Medicare’s Fiscal Status and History
- Financing single-payer national health insurance: Myths and facts
- Executive Summary: Funding HR 676
Organizing
- How to hold a house party for health reform
- How to hold a successful public screening of the “Healthcare Movie” (from PNHP California)
- Sign-in sheets for medical events (MSWord)
- Sign-in sheets for community events (MSWord)
- Petition guide for patients to support H.R. 676
Working with Allied Organizations
- Healthcare-NOW!
- Public Citizen
- All Unions Committee for Single Payer Healthcare — HR 676
- Labor Campaign for Single Payer
- California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
- Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
- Progressive Democrats of America
- Single Payer Action
- National Health Care for the Homeless Council
The PNHP national office is here to support the activism of our members. E-mail info@pnhp.org or call phone at 312-782-6006 for assistance.