ACTIVITIES
• Train consumers to advocate
• Build coalitions
• Provide communications infrastructure
• Coordinate media campaigns
• Supply policy expertise
• Research and evaluate public policy
• Give technical assistance to organizations

FLORIDA CHAIN'S ANNUAL REPORT 2007

 
 

MISSION
Florida CHAIN is a statewide network organization dedicated to improving the health of all Floridians by promoting sustainable access to affordable, effective health care.

VISION
• Unrestricted access to health care
• People will actively shape their world through civic participation
• People and programs will be designed around people with their participation
• Health care systems will be accountable
• Health care is a right


 

Consumer Empowerment
Town Hall Meetings; Legislative Visits; Media Exposure; Refer Consumers to Media

Coalition Building
Alliance for a Healthy Florida; Medicaid Reform Advocates Coalition

Policy Education
Medicaid Reform; Children's Health; Tobacco Tax; Uninsured

Communications Infrastructure
Bi-Weekly Newsletter and Action Alerts; Meetings;Conference Calls; Listservs and Blogs

 

Media Campaigns
Editorial Board Meetings; Speaker's Bureau; Opinion Pieces; Sample Opinion Pieces; Delivery of Unified Message

Public Policy Research and Evaluation Focus Groups; Research Reports; Policy Briefs

Technical Assistance
Grant Writing; Website Design; Shared Usage of Advocacy Software; Electronic Surveying Media Training

 

BOARD MEMBERS

LuMarie Polivka-West, Chair
Florida Health Care Association
lpwest@fhca.org

Cheri Wright Jones, Vice Chair
Tampa Bay Healthcare Collaborative
director@tampabayhealth.org

Karen Van Caulil, Secretary 
Health Council of East Central Florida
kvancaulil@hcecf.org

Lori Bilello, Treasurer
Health Planning Council of NE FLorida
lori_bilello@hpcnef.org

John Kretzer
Daytona  Bch. Housing Authority
johnkretzer44@cfl.rr.com

Santiago Leon
Health Care for All- Florida
sleon@accbrokers.com

Josephine Mercado
Hispanic Health Initiatives
hhi2001@aol.com 

Linda Merrell
Health and Human Services Consultant
lindakids1@aol.com

David Pizzi
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
david.pizzi@bcbsfl.com

Andrea Schuver
National Council of Jewish Women- Florida
schuver@parentingproject.org

Lisa Tilson
Service Employees International Union
lisa.tilson@seiu.org