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We often hear from our advocates that they would love to have access to fact sheets on our issues - the purpose of this Resource Center is to provide exactly that. We want to keep you informed and we want you to have the tools that YOU need to be the best advocate you can be!

State Fact Sheets
Delaware YTC Overview
Kentucky YTC Overview
Ohio YTC Overview
Pennsylvania YTC Overview
West Virginia YTC Overview

State Public Policy Agendas 2011-2012
Each state in the Great Rivers Affiliate establishes a public policy agenda for the fiscal year. To find out what your state will be focused on, click the link to view the agenda.

Delaware Public Policy Agenda 2011-2012
Kentucky Public Policy Agenda 2011-2012
Ohio Public Policy Agenda 2011-2012
Pennsylvania Public Policy Agenda 2011-2012
West Virginia Public Policy Agenda 2011-2012

Federal Issues
Federal Healthcare Reform: What It Means for Heart Disease and Stroke Patients

You're the Cure Activist Guide
You have the ability to influence decision-makers and make heart healthy changes in your community. This manual is designed to give you all the tools necessary to effectively reach out and impact key decision makers at both the local and national level to ensure that policies and programs that help fight heart disease and stroke will be supported and implemented.

Download the You're the Cure Activist Guide

Being the Cure is easy! The following document provides quick tips for being an effective advocates to your lawmakers.

Download You're the Cure in 3 Simple Ways

What You Can Do to Be the Cure

Being an advocate for the American Heart Association is easy! We provide you with the tools - you just have to use them! Here are some quick ideas for ways for you to be the Cure!

• Take Action
• Our action alerts (which you will receive via email) are the BEST way to make your voice heard by your legislators regularly! The email we send will give you a brief synopsis of the issue and a link to the alert. It only take 3 clicks and just seconds of your time to send the email on to your legislators!
• Forward Alerts
• Share our alerts with family, friends, colleagues or anyone you know that may be interested in the issue! The email you receive from us can be forwarded to anyone - they can use the same link to respond to the alert (they will not be logged in to your account). Share the Cure today!
• Meet with Legislators
• Meeting with your legislators face-to-face is highly valuable and key to building a relationship with them. Most legislators have offices in the district somewhere and are happy to have meetings with constituents. If you are interested in meeting with your legislators to advocate for American Heart Association priorities, contact Melissa Brown, our Grassroots Director, at melissa.brown@heart.org
  
  
• Attend Lobby Day
• Each of our states hosts a Lobby Day annually, usually in the spring. Lobby Day is an opportunity for You're the Cure advocates from around the state to convene at the capitol to meet with their legislators and advocate for an important, hot-topic issue. Many advocates find the experience extremely rewarding.
• Lobby Days 2011-2012
• Delaware:  May 2012
• Kentucky:  February 14, 2012 (tentative)
• Ohio:  November 16, 2011 and March 14, 2012
• Pennsylvania:  February 2012
• West Virginia:  February/March 2012
• Recruit New Advocates
• Tell everyone you know about You're the Cure! As stated above, forwarding our alerts is the easiest way; however, there are plenty of other ways. Are you a member of any professional associations? PTA? Any group that would be particularly interested in public health issues? Share the information about You're the Cure, refer them to this blog - each voice added to the cause will help fight the dangers of heart disease and stroke!

Thank you and remember that You're the Cure!