Legislation / Advocacy

From Left to Right: Suzanne Bruels, Monica Hunsberger, Nancy Becker, Jessie Pavlinac and Danielle Podesta at our Nation’s Capital for PPW 2008

“If DIETETICS is your profession, POLITICS is your business!”

Click here for a map of Oregon's congressional districts    
     Oregon Senators:  Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley
     Oregon Representatives:  David Wu, Greg Walden, Earl Blumenauer,
         Pete DeFazio, Kurt Schrader

Looking to Get Involved?
If you’d like to be involved in policy considering joining the Policy Team or contact Monica Hunsberger for participation in specific events.

Click here to learn more at ADA’s Policy and Advocacy Page
Here you can:
1. Sign up to receive On The Pulse or review past issues. 
2. Find numerous other resources

Other Policy Resources include:

1. The Food Research Action Center

2. The State of Oregon Maintains “Food, Cash, and Housing”

3. Additionally you can learn more about Public Health Programming-a list of who’s in the Legislature, Other elected officials, and contact information.

4. State Medicaid Office

5. National Conference of State Legislatures
 
6. The Henry J. Kaiser Foundation

7. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

 8. The Partnership to Prevent Chronic Disease

 9. ADA Washington, DC Staff at 800-877-0877

10. Read your local paper and write letters to the editor

11. Go to the state capital and meet your representatives

12. Know your local officials