Push for better health care

With SCHIP (Healthy Families in California) up for federal reauthorization this year and several health care reform proposals in the California legislature, advocates are pushing for better health care for children and adults.

The Children's Defense Fund has two campaigns for health insurance for all children in the US:

Covering All Children in 2007 is a campaign to ensure that all children have comprehensive health and mental health care. For more information, contact the Children's Defense Fund, 202-628-8787, http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/PageServer?pagename=healthy_child

Elect Susie is a fictional presidential campaign for Susie Flynn, a 10-year-old girl who is calling for health insurance for all children in the US. For information about the campaign (sponsored by the Children's Defense Fund), visit http://www.electsusie.com

Health Access and organizations representing seniors, labor, and people of color are pushing for better health care in California:

It's Our Health Care is a campaign for quality, affordable health care in California. It will include outreach to gather health care stories and concerns, town hall meetings around the state, house parties, and opportunities to communicate with policymakers about health care reform proposals. For more information, contact Health Access, 916-442-2308, http://www.itsourhealthcare.org

Health Access also has a new-ish blog at http://www.health-access.org/blogger.html