Care2 member? Log in
|
|
 |
Urgent Vote This Week: Make Public Health a National Priority!
Target: U.S. SenateSponsored by: Trust for America's Health
CRITICAL VOTE THIS WEEK: Urge Your Senators to Vote "YES" on Specter/Harkin/Kennedy Amendment to Increase Funding for Health and Education Programs in the Senate Budget Resolution
Public health is all about preventing and reducing disease and minimizing health threats -- whether naturally occurring like pandemic influenza or the result of a bioterrorist attack. On February 6, 2006, the President released his FY 2007 budget request which significantly shortchanges our nation's public health programs.
Cuts to programs intended to prevent chronic diseases like cancer, asthma and diabetes are especially troubling, given that seventy percent of U.S. deaths are caused by of chronic diseases every year. Allowing proposed cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency responsible for reducing disease and improving health, runs counter to Americans' desire to improve health in this country.
Senators Specter, Harkin and Kennedy have offered an amendment to the Senate Budget Resolution that will increase the budget level by $7 billion, providing much needed additional funds for important programs, including those promoting the public's health.
We need your voice today - sign now to send an email to your Senators, and urge them to restore cuts to public health programs by supporting the Specter/Harkin/Kennedy Amendment. It's time that we ensure our public's health is a national priority!
Public health is all about preventing and reducing disease and minimizing health threats -- whether naturally occurring like pandemic influenza or the result of a bioterrorist attack. On February 6, 2006, the President released his FY 2007 budget request which significantly shortchanges our nation's public health programs.
Cuts to programs intended to prevent chronic diseases like cancer, asthma and diabetes are especially troubling, given that seventy percent of U.S. deaths are caused by of chronic diseases every year. Allowing proposed cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency responsible for reducing disease and improving health, runs counter to Americans' desire to improve health in this country.
Senators Specter, Harkin and Kennedy have offered an amendment to the Senate Budget Resolution that will increase the budget level by $7 billion, providing much needed additional funds for important programs, including those promoting the public's health.
We need your voice today - sign now to send an email to your Senators, and urge them to restore cuts to public health programs by supporting the Specter/Harkin/Kennedy Amendment. It's time that we ensure our public's health is a national priority!
Sign Petition! see who signed this
We signed the “Urgent Vote This Week: Make Public Health a National Priority!” petition!
# 150:
6:00 pm PST, Mar 14,
Paul Lindblad, California
# 149:
6:00 pm PST, Mar 14,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
# 148:
6:00 pm PST, Mar 14,
Priscilla Peters, Florida
# 147:
5:59 pm PST, Mar 14,
Lisa Bare, North Carolina
# 146:
5:59 pm PST, Mar 14,
Monique Teves, Rhode Island
It is inhumane to let people go without proper health care.
It is inhumane to let people go without proper health care.
# 145:
5:59 pm PST, Mar 14,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 144:
5:59 pm PST, Mar 14,
Linda Francisco, Michigan
Please support the Specter/Harkin/Kennedy Amendment to increase health and education spending!
Please support the Specter/Harkin/Kennedy Amendment to increase health and education spending!
# 143:
5:58 pm PST, Mar 14,
Lyn Benfield, Pennsylvania
# 142:
5:58 pm PST, Mar 14,
Barb Knight, North Carolina
It's important for our children, physically-challenged and the elderly who can't defend themselves should they become ill. Thank You, Barb Knight =)
It's important for our children, physically-challenged and the elderly who can't defend themselves should they become ill. Thank You, Barb Knight =)
# 141:
5:58 pm PST, Mar 14,
NANCE O, California
PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING IS CRITICAL FOR EVERYONE
PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING IS CRITICAL FOR EVERYONE
# 140:
5:58 pm PST, Mar 14,
Sandra Williamson, Colorado
What if it were YOUR spouse or child who was sick, and you couldn't pay for his/her care??
What if it were YOUR spouse or child who was sick, and you couldn't pay for his/her care??
# 139:
5:57 pm PST, Mar 14,
Michelle Mauler, Kansas
# 138:
5:57 pm PST, Mar 14,
James Hall, Texas
let's cut some out of the war budget and put it back to helping our own people's health right here in the USA!!
let's cut some out of the war budget and put it back to helping our own people's health right here in the USA!!
# 137:
5:57 pm PST, Mar 14,
Owen Lewis, Utah
# 136:
5:57 pm PST, Mar 14,
Amdsli Amdsli, Iowa
By visiting this page and seeing the banners above, you have removed 2 pounds of CO2 (carbon dioxide) - which causes global warming - from the atmosphere, by helping to plant trees in the monarch butterfly forest of Michoacan, Mexico; through the Michoacan Reforestation Fund. (more info.) These forests are the winter home for the millions of North American monarch butterflies living east of the Rocky Mountains. By planting native trees to protect the remaining forests, we are helping to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and also insure that monarch butterflies will continue to exist. If you would like to plant trees to honor a loved one and have them receive a certificate please click here. Note: one ton of carbon is removed from the atmosphere over the next 42 years for every 3.45 trees planted in this forest, so when you plant 25 trees you are also removing 7 and 1/4 tons of CO2! (EcologyFund and The Rainforest Site have planted over 20,000 trees since 1999). As of 10/01/03, the reduce pollution project on EcologyFund has retired over 2600 tons of CO2 (to fight global warming) and 5 tons of sulfur dioxide (to fight acid rain) by purchasing CO2 and SO2 credits from the Environmental Action Desk and having them retired by the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC). If you would like to purchase credits directly, click here. By visiting this page and seeing the banners above, you have removed 2 pounds of CO2 (carbon dioxide) - which causes global warming - from the atmosphere, by helping to plant trees in the monarch butterfly forest of Michoacan, Mexico; through the Michoacan Reforestation Fund. (more info.) These forests are the winter home for the millions of North American monarch butterflies living east of the Rocky Mountains. By planting native trees to protect the remaining forests, we are helping to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and also insure that monarch butterflies will continue to exist. If you would like to plant trees to honor a loved one and have them receive a certificate please click here. Note: one ton of carbon is removed from the atmosphere over the next 42 years for every 3.45 trees planted in this forest, so when you plant 25 trees you are also removing 7 and 1/4 tons of CO2! (EcologyFund and The Rainforest Site have planted over 20,000 trees since 1999). As of 10/01/03, the reduce pollution project on EcologyFund has retired over 2600 tons of CO2 (to fight global warming) and 5 tons of sulfur dioxide (to fight acid rain) by purchasing CO2 and SO2 credits from the Environmental Action Desk and having them retired by the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC). If you would like to purchase credits directly, click here.
By visiting this page and seeing the banners above, you have removed 2 pounds of CO2 (carbon dioxide) - which causes global warming - from the atmosphere, by helping to plant trees in the monarch butterfly forest of Michoacan, Mexico; through the Michoacan Reforestation Fund. (more info.) These forests are the winter home for the millions of North American monarch butterflies living east of the Rocky Mountains. By planting native trees to protect the remaining forests, we are helping to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and also insure that monarch butterflies will continue to exist. If you would like to plant trees to honor a loved one and have them receive a certificate please click here. Note: one ton of carbon is removed from the atmosphere over the next 42 years for every 3.45 trees planted in this forest, so when you plant 25 trees you are also removing 7 and 1/4 tons of CO2! (EcologyFund and The Rainforest Site have planted over 20,000 trees since 1999). As of 10/01/03, the reduce pollution project on EcologyFund has retired over 2600 tons of CO2 (to fight global warming) and 5 tons of sulfur dioxide (to fight acid rain) by purchasing CO2 and SO2 credits from the Environmental Action Desk and having them retired by the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC). If you would like to purchase credits directly, click here. By visiting this page and seeing the banners above, you have removed 2 pounds of CO2 (carbon dioxide) - which causes global warming - from the atmosphere, by helping to plant trees in the monarch butterfly forest of Michoacan, Mexico; through the Michoacan Reforestation Fund. (more info.) These forests are the winter home for the millions of North American monarch butterflies living east of the Rocky Mountains. By planting native trees to protect the remaining forests, we are helping to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and also insure that monarch butterflies will continue to exist. If you would like to plant trees to honor a loved one and have them receive a certificate please click here. Note: one ton of carbon is removed from the atmosphere over the next 42 years for every 3.45 trees planted in this forest, so when you plant 25 trees you are also removing 7 and 1/4 tons of CO2! (EcologyFund and The Rainforest Site have planted over 20,000 trees since 1999). As of 10/01/03, the reduce pollution project on EcologyFund has retired over 2600 tons of CO2 (to fight global warming) and 5 tons of sulfur dioxide (to fight acid rain) by purchasing CO2 and SO2 credits from the Environmental Action Desk and having them retired by the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC). If you would like to purchase credits directly, click here.
# 135:
5:56 pm PST, Mar 14,
Jennifer Daniels, Virginia
# 134:
5:56 pm PST, Mar 14,
Brandee Daniels, Minnesota
# 133:
5:56 pm PST, Mar 14,
Kazume Arakaki, Hawaii
# 132:
5:55 pm PST, Mar 14,
John Tatara, South Carolina
# 131:
5:55 pm PST, Mar 14,
Tim Hammond, Iowa
# 130:
5:55 pm PST, Mar 14,
Name not displayed, California
# 129:
5:54 pm PST, Mar 14,
Tamara Callahan, New Hampshire
# 128:
5:54 pm PST, Mar 14,
Khouryanna Diprima, Massachusetts
# 127:
5:54 pm PST, Mar 14,
Ellen Chateau, New York
# 126:
5:54 pm PST, Mar 14,
Lilith Jones, New York
Cutting back on public health funding is false economy!
Cutting back on public health funding is false economy!
# 125:
5:53 pm PST, Mar 14,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 124:
5:53 pm PST, Mar 14,
Name not displayed, Virginia
# 123:
5:52 pm PST, Mar 14,
Rolando Agustin Jr, Virginia
# 122:
5:52 pm PST, Mar 14,
Marty Brown, North Carolina
# 121:
5:52 pm PST, Mar 14,
Valerie Brown, New Jersey
# 120:
5:52 pm PST, Mar 14,
Mary and Fred Acree, Texas
Health care is a necessity--not just a frivolous tax break which the wealthy get all the time. Own up to your responsibility to the people in your district.
Health care is a necessity--not just a frivolous tax break which the wealthy get all the time. Own up to your responsibility to the people in your district.
# 119:
5:51 pm PST, Mar 14,
Lydia Diaco, North Carolina
# 118:
5:51 pm PST, Mar 14,
Icuguy Guy, Hawaii
By visiting this page and seeing the banners above, you have removed 2 pounds of CO2 (carbon dioxide) - which causes global warming - from the atmosphere, by helping to plant trees in the monarch butterfly forest of Michoacan, Mexico; through the Michoacan Reforestation Fund. (more info.) These forests are the winter home for the millions of North American monarch butterflies living east of the Rocky Mountains. By planting native trees to protect the remaining forests, we are helping to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and also insure that monarch butterflies will continue to exist. If you would like to plant trees to honor a loved one and have them receive a certificate please click here. Note: one ton of carbon is removed from the atmosphere over the next 42 years for every 3.45 trees planted in this forest, so when you plant 25 trees you are also removing 7 and 1/4 tons of CO2! (EcologyFund and The Rainforest Site have planted over 20,000 trees since 1999). As of 10/01/03, the reduce pollution project on EcologyFund has retired over 2600 tons of CO2 (to fight global warming) and 5 tons of sulfur dioxide (to fight acid rain) by purchasing CO2 and SO2 credits from the Environmental Action Desk and having them retired by the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC). If you would like to purchase credits directly, click here.
By visiting this page and seeing the banners above, you have removed 2 pounds of CO2 (carbon dioxide) - which causes global warming - from the atmosphere, by helping to plant trees in the monarch butterfly forest of Michoacan, Mexico; through the Michoacan Reforestation Fund. (more info.) These forests are the winter home for the millions of North American monarch butterflies living east of the Rocky Mountains. By planting native trees to protect the remaining forests, we are helping to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and also insure that monarch butterflies will continue to exist. If you would like to plant trees to honor a loved one and have them receive a certificate please click here. Note: one ton of carbon is removed from the atmosphere over the next 42 years for every 3.45 trees planted in this forest, so when you plant 25 trees you are also removing 7 and 1/4 tons of CO2! (EcologyFund and The Rainforest Site have planted over 20,000 trees since 1999). As of 10/01/03, the reduce pollution project on EcologyFund has retired over 2600 tons of CO2 (to fight global warming) and 5 tons of sulfur dioxide (to fight acid rain) by purchasing CO2 and SO2 credits from the Environmental Action Desk and having them retired by the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC). If you would like to purchase credits directly, click here.
# 117:
5:51 pm PST, Mar 14,
Dana Krumholz, Arizona
# 116:
5:51 pm PST, Mar 14,
Jane Auger, New Hampshire
# 115:
5:49 pm PST, Mar 14,
Paula Vanbuskirk, New Hampshire
# 114:
5:49 pm PST, Mar 14,
John Reeves, Ohio
Mr.Bush has lost all the political points the election may have granted him...This continued assault on the poor and middle class, that make up most of the voters in this country,will eventually come back to visit those taking part in this on-going assault. Please oppose this cut in health care for those of us that can't afford it. Thank you
Mr.Bush has lost all the political points the election may have granted him...This continued assault on the poor and middle class, that make up most of the voters in this country,will eventually come back to visit those taking part in this on-going assault. Please oppose this cut in health care for those of us that can't afford it. Thank you
# 113:
5:49 pm PST, Mar 14,
Chris Lacy, Ohio
# 112:
5:49 pm PST, Mar 14,
Jarrett Morgan, Texas
# 111:
5:49 pm PST, Mar 14,
Karen Ramirez, Texas
# 110:
5:48 pm PST, Mar 14,
Give Love A Chance, Utah
Health care saves money in the long run, when people are healthy, they are more productive, and for children this is especially important so that they don't miss school!
Health care saves money in the long run, when people are healthy, they are more productive, and for children this is especially important so that they don't miss school!
# 109:
5:48 pm PST, Mar 14,
Bianca Baker, Georgia
# 108:
5:47 pm PST, Mar 14,
A Tellez, Texas
# 107:
5:46 pm PST, Mar 14,
Jonathan Stein, Oregon
# 106:
5:46 pm PST, Mar 14,
Stephanie Hines, Kansas
# 105:
5:45 pm PST, Mar 14,
Aidyn Laurynz, Wisconsin
# 104:
5:45 pm PST, Mar 14,
Eliza Laughlin, New Hampshire
# 103:
5:45 pm PST, Mar 14,
Carrie Redfern, California
# 102:
5:44 pm PST, Mar 14,
Kathryn Miller, Mississippi
As a senior citizen on a fixed income, public health funding is very important to me. I have several conditions requiring a doctor's care.
As a senior citizen on a fixed income, public health funding is very important to me. I have several conditions requiring a doctor's care.
# 101:
5:44 pm PST, Mar 14,
Art Asner, Pennsylvania
President Bush's FY 2007 budget request significantly shortchanges public health programs in Philadelphia and across our nation. Seventy percent of U.S. deaths are caused by of chronic diseases every year - yet the President's budget cuts programs intended to prevent chronic diseases like cancer, asthma and diabetes! PLEASE urge your Senators to oppose these dangerous cuts and instead support the Specter/Harkin/Kennedy Amendment to increase health and education spending! President Bush's FY 2007 budget request significantly shortchanges public health programs in Philadelphia and across our nation. Seventy percent of U.S. deaths are caused by of chronic diseases every year - yet the President's budget cuts programs intended to prevent chronic diseases like cancer, asthma and diabetes! PLEASE urge your Senators to oppose these dangerous cuts and instead support the Specter/Harkin/Kennedy Amendment to increase health and education spending!
President Bush's FY 2007 budget request significantly shortchanges public health programs in Philadelphia and across our nation. Seventy percent of U.S. deaths are caused by of chronic diseases every year - yet the President's budget cuts programs intended to prevent chronic diseases like cancer, asthma and diabetes! PLEASE urge your Senators to oppose these dangerous cuts and instead support the Specter/Harkin/Kennedy Amendment to increase health and education spending! President Bush's FY 2007 budget request significantly shortchanges public health programs in Philadelphia and across our nation. Seventy percent of U.S. deaths are caused by of chronic diseases every year - yet the President's budget cuts programs intended to prevent chronic diseases like cancer, asthma and diabetes! PLEASE urge your Senators to oppose these dangerous cuts and instead support the Specter/Harkin/Kennedy Amendment to increase health and education spending!