Speak Now for Kids~ We Have a Voice for Health Reform

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Health care accessibility is one of the most hotly debated topics in America today. We hear about many different proposed solutions, from various experts and politicians. However, we rarely see a spotlight put on children’s health care. And we rarely hear from ordinary citizens – moms and dads, about what they would like to see in healthcare reform for their children.

From the website: “Speak Now for Kids in Health Reform is a national campaign sponsored by the National Association of Children’s Hospitals (N.A.C.H.). N.A.C.H. is joined by national partners and supporting organizations from around the country who all care deeply about how children will be treated in health reform. Speak Now for Kids in Health Reform urges parents, family members, health care providers and other advocates to tell Congress why children matter in health reform – through stories, photos and videos. Be a champion for children and Speak Now.”

Beginning May 1, you can visit www.SpeakNowforKids.org and tell President Obama and Congress what children need in health care. You will be able to join children’s advocates from around the country and:

• Be a champion for children in health reform
• Register your priorities for health reform
• Learn more about the way health care is delivered to children
• Share your health care stories, photos or video testimonials

There are no better voices for what children need in health reform than the parents, family members, physicians, nurses and others who care for them. Join us, and give children a voice in national health reform!

Now, the great thing about this campaign is that it is not necessarily partisan in its reach. They want ordinary parents, doctors and caregivers to just speak out! Your messages will go straight to Capitol Hill.

Honestly, the cynic in me is trying to rear its ugly head in several different ways. I mean, we have seen so many political games, hidden agendas, and propaganda in Washington, as well as “political action campaigns.”

But the fact that this is rooted in real people, our experiences, our ideas is promising! Speak Now for Kids isn’t coming with one message, but they are encouraging YOU to share YOURS!

I definitely have some strong ideas of what I want for my health care coverage, and that of my children. Many of them differ from what the administration has promised. But, I am not letting that stop me from letting my voice be heard! Listening to each other- and really hearing- is the first step in any progress!

So if YOU want a voice in the Children’s Healthcare discussion in America, go now to www.SpeakNowForKids.org. Sign up, and share YOUR story!

Children’s Hospitals That Have Joined the Campaign

Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland, CA
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, CA
Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach, CA
Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Children’s Hospital Central California, Madera, CA
CHOC Children’s (Children’s Hospital of Orange County), CA
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, CA
The Children’s Center at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
The Children’s Hospital, Denver, CO
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT
Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, New Haven, CT
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC
Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
The Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, Lee Memorial Health System Fort Myers, FL
Miami Children’s Hospital, FL
All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Of Tampa, FL
MCGHealth Children’s Medical Center MCGHealth, Inc., Augusta, GA
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, GA
Blank Children’s Hospital, Des Moines, IA
St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital, Boise, ID
Sinai Health System/Sinai Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL
Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
La Rabida Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL
Kosair Children’s Hospital, Louisville, KY
Children’s Hospital Boston, MA
MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, MA
University of Michigan C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Beaumont Children’s Hospital, Lansing, MI
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
St. Cloud Hospital- Children’s Center, St. Cloud, MN
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, MN
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
Ranken Jordan – A Pediatric Specialty Hospital, Maryland Heights, MO
St. Louis Children’s Hospital, MO
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center, Durham, NC
Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ
Children’s Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ
Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, Neptune, NJ
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla NY
Blythedale Children’s Hospital, Valhalla, NY
St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children, Bayside, NY
Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong University of Rochester Medical Center, NY
Akron Children’s Hospital, OH
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH
Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton, OH
Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, PA
Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital, Charleston, SC
Children’s Hospital Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center, Greenville, SC
Avera Children’s, Sioux Falls, SD
Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center, Memphis, TN
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Knoxville, TN
Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Cook Children’s Health Care System, Fort Worth, TX
Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital, San Antonio, TX
Methodist Children’s Hospital of South Texas, San Antonio, TX
Children’s Hospital at Scott & White, Temple, TX
Primary Children’s Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Fairfax, VA
Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital Children’s Services, Richmond, VA
Children’s Hospital, Richmond, VA
VCU Children’s Medical Center, Richmond, VA
Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, Spokane, WA
Seattle Children’s, WA
Children’s Hospital & Health System, Milwaukee, WI
CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital, Charleston, WV

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