Take Action

Citizen involvement and mobilization in support of strong public health policies that prevent chronic disease and save lives is a vital component of the North Carolina Alliance for Health and its success.

NCAH sponsors advocate training workshops and rallies, sends legislative updates and action alerts, and provides informational materials to keep citizens informed about how they can be an active voice for tobacco use prevention and cessation; and obesity prevention.

Here are four easy ways to get involved today:

• Join the Alliance
  
  
• Sign the Secondhand Smoke Resolution
  
  
• Sign the Resolution in Support of Quality PE
  
  
• Contact your legislator about smoke-free public places and worksites

OTHER WAYS TO BE INVOLVED

• Become active with one of the Alliance Policy Committees

• Respond to our Action Alerts, which are sent by e-mail during the General Assembly Session

• Forward our Action Alerts and Weekly Briefings to other organizations and individuals interested in this issue

• Get organizations you are involved in to sign on to the NC Alliance for Health resolutions to eliminate secondhand smoke in NC worksites and public places and to define quality physical education in NC's basic education plan.

• Approach your county's board of health or county commissioners to endorse the Resolution

• Write letters to the editor to your local paper

• Use ideas from the letters to the editor and the key points in the resolution and contact your local senator or representatives and ask them to support an increase in the cigarette ta

• Invite an Alliance Representative to come speak to your organization

• Approach candidates for office and asking them to support an Alliance Resolution

• Contact your county House and Senate Representatives

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• How a bill becomes law in North Carolina
  
  
• NC Alliance for Health Advocacy Guide and Workbook