- Request a proclamation recognizing National Health Center Week from your governor, state legislature, mayor, city council, county or local governing body. Click here for the 2024 NHCW proclamation template.
- Invite elected officials and their staff to tour your health center or participate in National Health Center Week activities. Click here for the 2024 template invitation.
- Craft your message and connect current legislative asks to your health center’s story. Click here for suggested talking points and here for a template letter encouraging local elected officials to support health center funding with Members of Congress in Washington, D.C.
- Explore other Health Center Advocacy Network resources designed to help you engage with your elected officials.
Let us know! If a Member of Congress confirms a visit to your health center during National Health Center Week, or if an elected official issues a proclamation to recognize National Health Center Week in your state or city, drop us an email at grassroots@nachc.org.