community health of south florida inc. (chi) employee advocacy program for national association of...
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Please take a moment now ( i f not a l ready done so ) to reg i s ter a s a CHI Grass roots Advocate .
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“Employee Advocacy”
o Why? o CHI prov ides care to over 68 ,000 pat ients , many o f
whom are un insured or under insured . Our advocacy e f fort s a l low for cont inued fund ing so that we can o f f e r qua l i ty, a f fordable care to people south o f the Miami A irport a l l the way to Key West .
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“Employee Advocacy”
o What wi l l you be asked to do?
o On occas ion , usua l ly by e -mai l , the Nat iona l Assoc iat ion o f Community Hea l th Centers (NACHC) wi l l a sk us to reach out to our e lected o f f i c ia l s and leg i s lators ( inc lud ing the Pres ident , Senators , and Representat ives ) about i s sues important to Hea l th Centers l ike CHI . This usua l ly means a s imple e -mai l or phone ca l l ( they prov ide you wi th in format ion) on your part that w i l l normal ly take no more than 2 minutes .
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“Employee Advocacy”
o YOUR ACTION MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
o In the pas t , CHI Advocates and advocates f rom other Hea l th Centers have he lped save fund ing for Community Hea l th Centers which we a l l need for operat ions . Federa l fund ing i s a l a rge reason why Community Hea l th Centers l ike us a re able to prov ide a f fordable care .
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“Employee Advocacy”
o How do you s ign up?
o Fol low the d i rect ions be low.
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Go to the NACHC website: WWW.NACHC.ORG
“Employee Advocacy”
o What now? o Be on the lookout for e -mai l s f rom the Nat iona l
Assoc iat ion o f Community Hea l th Centers (NACHC) or f rom CHI leadersh ip. Somet imes i t ’s an update on important i s sues to Hea l th Centers . Somet imes act ion wi l l need to be taken . I f NACHC asks for he lp by contact ing our e lected o f f i c ia l s on an i s sue important to hea l th centers , p lease do so immediate ly !
o PS – a l so p lease encourage others to s ign up as an advocate . Fee l f ree to pass th i s on to others !
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“Employee Advocacy”