The Political Action webinar was held on Tuesday, April 15, 4:00 – 5:00 PM Eastern time. Public Affairs consultant Patrick Nelson joined AFHTO President Keri Selkirk and ED Angie Heydon to:
- Give an overview of the current political landscape as it relates to primary care;
- Review AFHTO’s political action activities and responses to date;
- Share tips and techniques for making the most of your meetings with MPPs and candidates;
- Answer your questions and ensure you receive the support you need for your meetings
AFHTO’s advocacy campaign – “Better Care. Healthier Families. Best Value.” – is reinforcing the message across the full political spectrum. The call to “enable recruitment” is one of three key messages in campaign. Kicked off in the Legislature on the 10th Anniversary of the announcement of Family Health Teams, the campaign brochure has been mailed to all MPPs and AFHTO’s President and ED have met with the opposition health critics. We need your help to keep up the momentum. We encourage you to book a meeting with your local MPP and election candidates as soon as possible. To make it as easy as possible, we’ve prepared a number of materials to support your efforts:
- A slide presentation that you can use to guide your meeting. (Note that we’ve left space for you to insert local successes and challenges).
- A PDF of the campaign brochure that you can print to use in your meetings or in other ways appropriate to your community.
- A key messages document and spreadsheet with riding and MPP contact information for each AFHTO member was e-mailed to you at the end of March.