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Health Care for America Education Fund
Quality, affordable health care we can all count on.
The HCAEF Mission
Help create a guarantee of quality and affordable health care for all through public education, policy research, grassroots organizing, and coalition-building.
* HCAEF is a 501c3 sponsored by the Tides Foundation and works closely with its 501c4 partner, Health Care for America Now.
Why? 45 million people without insurance 20 million people underinsured 20% of uninsured Americans: children Rapidly increasing health care costs are
straining families, businesses and government
“Of all the forms of inequality, healthcare injustice is the most shocking and
inhumane.”- Martin Luther King, Jr.
HCAN Steering Committee Children’s Defense Fund
Action Council National Women’s Law
Center National Education
Association Campaign for Community
Change National Council of La Raza Leadership Conference on
Civil Rights USAction Working America
Americans United for Change
Campaign for America’s Future
Center for American Progress Action Fund
AFSCME SEIU ACORN UFCW MoveOn.org AFL-CIO** Over 500 national, state, and local organizations
signed on as supporters
Our Successes In Our First Few Months…
171 policymakers signed on to statement of principlesPresident-elect Barack
Obama:
"I am proud to join HCAN's efforts to tackle the tough challenges we face in reforming our nation's healthcare system."
See our television ad showing Obama in his own words and our pledge to help him fix health care.
Our Successes In Our First Few Months… Held unprecedented
launch in July 2008: Sent 5.2 million emails Conducted press events in
53 cities Garnered 96 million media
impressions In September, released
report: “Insuring Health or Ensuring Profits?”
In September, produced and distributed documentary: “Diagnosis Now!”
Our Successes In Our First Few Months… Over 39,000 individuals joined online and have taken action Two national call-in days in October generated over 5,000
calls to national, state and local policymakers In September, conducted 340 house parties with over 5,000
attending In October, national day of public “Which Side Are You On?”
had 34 events around the country
Now What?
The work has just begun. HCAEF will be doing the following over the next year: Public Education on health care, health care
reform, health disparities Research on industry, policy, and disparities Leadership Training at state and national
levels Coalition-building at state and national levels Small business education and outreach
The Urgency
Now is the time.
2009 is the year to educate the public, encourage action, form a plan, and implement policy that will provide every individual access to quality, affordable health care.
