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  What You Can Do Connect Up! Events Calendar Inspiring Stories
How to Plan an Event Action Toolkit Discussion Guide Policy Guide Handouts and Tools
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Welcome to the UNNATURAL CAUSES Action Center  The Laotian community organizes to address health issues in Richmond, CA. In this section we've included tools such as the Connect Up! database, the Events Calendar, and Inspiring Stories to help you find and reach out to others working for health equity across the nation. You will also find in-depth guides and resources for planning events that foster dialogue and action in your organization, community, and classroom. Whether you're a long-time advocate or new to these issues, we hope you'll find something here to help you educate, advocate and organize for health equity.
Here are a few ideas you can use to get started and encourage others to become involved in working towards health equity:
Identify and connect people in your community or workplace who are interested in the root causes of health inequities and form a committee to identify opportunities for action. The Connect Up! database will help you find other organizations working on similar issues or in your local area. Organize a “brown bag” screening at work or with your PTA, book club, neighborhood association, church, tenants group, racial justice group, or trade union to discuss how social conditions—where we are born, live, work and play—impact our chances for health. The Events Calendar will give you an idea of how other groups are bringing people together. Build strategic partnerships and work across sectors. Connect with community-based organizations, government agencies, and policymakers and link health to housing, education, employment, political power and other arenas. Read our Inspiring Stories to learn about innovative changes that are happening around the country. Broaden the discussion by seeking out opportunities to bring public attention to inequities and the need for better social policies. Submit op ed articles and letters to the editor, call in to radio talk shows, and form meeting groups to discuss creating open space, living wages, paid sick leave, affordable housing, toxic clean-ups, accessible public transportation, decent public education, and more. Use our Policy Guide and Handouts for talking points and ideas. Plan a screening event to educate people, organize local action and advocate for initiatives and policies that will improve chances for health and well-being. Whether it's a Town Hall meeting or a policy briefing, the possibilities are limited only by your imagination and organizational capacity. Check out our Action Toolkit and Discussion Guide for valuable planning tips and tools. Link to this site! Download the graphic below to create a Web button on your site that links to www.unnaturalcauses.org:  To receive regular updates on the UNNATURAL CAUSES public engagement campaign, send us an email with your complete contact information . For more ideas on how you can get involved, see our Taking Action handout (PDF) or read our FAQ (PDF) . |
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