Health care is one of the most pressing social issues in the U.S. today. In the fight for health care justice, faith communities are uniquely positioned to help lead the way.

Take Action! Local clergy, members of congregations, and religious orders: Check the Web sites of your state and national faith offices for current events and activities. Click on the link below to find voter registration tools for this year’s elections.

Welcome! This resource center is intended to empower those in the faith community who wish to advocate for high-quality, affordable health care for all. The tools and resources listed below outline specific strategies for the faith community to use in achieving health care equity. In the days to come, we hope to add additional resources to this list. 

Resource Directory will help you locate national faith-based organizations who work on health care issues.

Additional Resources is where you can review publications and web resources on faith-based health care information.

Tools for Faith Leaders includes discussion guides, sample bulletins, action strategies, and other tools for communities of faith.

Upcoming Events provides information on upcoming faith-based events from around the country.

What's New

• Vision & Voice: Faithful Citizens and Health Care is an innovative four-session adult education series for faith communities during the 2008 elections and beyond. Participants will learn ways they can help keep health care a top priority during the upcoming election and into 2009. A DVD with faith leaders will be available soon. Go to www.visionandvoice.org for more information.
  
  
• NETWORK’s A Convention for the Common Good, Philadelphia, PA, July 11-13, 2008
  NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby invites activists to Philadelphia this summer to draft a Platform for the Common Good, which will be designed to educate and organize voters in their areas. Go to www.networklobby.org for more information.
  

We would love to hear from you. If you have suggestions for materials we should post or organizations we should link to; are interested in learning more about this work; or would like us to come speak to your faith community, please let us know. If you would like to receive e-mails specifically related to faith-based health care access efforts, click here to sign up.

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