Ohio’s March 14th Advocacy Day was extra exciting this year. Dressed in red, around 80 advocates from across the state descended upon Columbus and the statehouse for meetings with their legislators. With three priority issues, advocates had very full meetings. While the evaluations are still being reviewed, all indications are the event was a great success and helped move our priorities further. In addition, many advocates took the opportunity to begin their meeting follow up by writing specific messages to their legislators based on the meetings and discussion.
The day also saw a proponent hearing in the House Health and Aging Committee on HB 427, the Ohio Stroke Bill. The AHA had three advocates give testimony, which sparked thoughtful questions from committee members. Our thanks to Dr. Irene Katzan, Dr. Torbey, and survivor Jim Bischoff for their compelling testimony.
Ohio advocates certainly made a big impact that will be felt as we continue to work on these key issues – tobacco prevention and cessation funding, stroke systems of care and state health education standards.
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