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Meeting of Members May 27, 2011

Meeting of Members May 27, 2011. Meeting Overview. Welcome and Introductions CHF Position on Fiscal Policy Other Business. CHF Position on Fiscal Policy. What position could your organization support? What activities could your organization support?

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Meeting of Members May 27, 2011

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  1. Meeting of MembersMay 27, 2011

  2. Meeting Overview • Welcome and Introductions • CHF Position on Fiscal Policy • Other Business

  3. CHF Position on Fiscal Policy • What position could your organization support? • What activities could your organization support? • What tools could CHF provide to help your organization in its own advocacy?

  4. Fiscal Policy: Items on the Table • Global spending caps • Deficit caps • Constitutional balanced budget amendment • Other deficit reduction plans • Gang of 5 or 6 • Biden Group • Others

  5. Fiscal Policy: Options • No position: CHF remains silent on fiscal policy • Position 1: CHF opposes any/all policies that cut health funding • Position 2: CHF supports a “balanced approach” to deficit reduction • Position 3: CHF endorses specific deficit reduction proposal that minimizes harm to health funding • If so, how far can we go?

  6. Fiscal Policy: Activities • CHF signs letters consistent with our position AND/OR • CHF drafts statements, without signatures AND/OR • CHF circulates sign-ons among CHF members AND/OR • CHF circulates sign-ons throughout community

  7. Tactical Options at A Glance

  8. Member Support • What tools could CHF provide to help your organization in its own fiscal policy advocacy? • Talking points for organization on why these issues are important? • Talking points for grassroots? • Strategic direction on when to engage?

  9. Next Steps • Board will develop position and guidelines for tactics • CHF Members invited to provide feedback

  10. Other Business • New! www.publichealthfunding.org • Migration of current content complete • Site improvements • Event calendar • Members Only • July 15 Launch • Communications Committee • Will Lang (Chair), Julio Abreu, Ben Corb, Mary Jo Hoeksema, Don Hoppert, Andrew Kessler, Donna Meltzer, Suzanne Miyamoto, Judy Sherman, Jennifer Zeitzer

  11. Other Business • September Congressional Briefing • Public Health: Keeping America Safe and Secure • CHF Members Only Events • June 6: Annual Meeting with OMB • June 23: Building a Movement for Health Funding

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