The Health Center Advocacy Action Team is a short-term workgroup that will educate members on key policy issues for health centers and how to engage locally to advocate for patients and health centers. The primary focus of the group will be protecting federal health center funding. Health center staff from across the Dakotas are invited to join. People should consider joining if they are passionate about protecting health center funding, are interested in policy issues, or simply want to learn more about how to engage in advocacy efforts aimed at access to health care. Sign-up is appreciated by Friday, August 18, but additions are always welcome.

CHAD will host four virtual, one-hour sessions in 2023:

•    September: Federal Health Center Funding

•    October: Advocacy 101;

•    November: State Issues & Advocacy (breakout groups by state); and,

•    December: Next Steps: Staying Informed & Advocating Effectively.