Tips and tools for advocates

This section includes resources to help you most effectively advocate for better treatments and a cure for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Communicating with your elected officials

• How Citizens Can Change Public Policy (PDF)
• Tips for writing to your members of Congress and their staff (PDF)
• Tips for meeting with your member of Congress and their staff (PDF)
• Tips for effective town hall meetings (PDF)
• Frequently asked questions from congressional staffers (PDF)
• Template thank-you letter (Word)

Issue Briefs

Learn more about the National Psoriasis Foundation's position on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis research, access to care issues, and psoriasis and related health conditions.

Fact Sheets

The Psoriasis Foundation has downloadable fact sheets on the range of topics related to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Useful links for advocates

Federal government

• U.S. Congress
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate
• White House
• Library of Congress
• Legislative Information from the Library of Congress

Publications

• Congressional Quarterly
• Roll Call
• National Journal

Organizations

• Kaiser Family Foundation
• National Health Council
• National Institutes of Health
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS)

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