UHPP Action Center

Tools for the 2008 Session:

• 2008 Legislative Session Calendar for Health Advocates (pdf)
• Health Matters On the Hill Newsletter
• UHPP Fact Sheets
• 2008 UHPP Legislative Priority Matrix (pdf)
• 2008 Health Bill Tracker (pdf) (updated 3/7/08)
• Legislator Call List
• HB364 Health Coverage Promotion (Rep. Holdaway)
  

The Utah State Legislature:

• Utah State Legislature Website
• About Committees
• Organization of the Utah State Legislature
• Budgetary Process (pdf)
• Glossary of Legislative terms
• Five things to do at the Capitol (word doc)
  

Contacting Your Legislator:

• CANDIDATES LIST 2008 POST CONVENTION (NEW! Excel spreadsheet w/complete contact information).
• Legislator contact info - perfect for mail merge! (excel spreadsheet)
• Writing your legislator
• Visiting with your legislator – tips for an effective meeting
• Sample 60 second speech
• Fact sheets to take with you
  

Advocacy:

• Take Five - Advocacy Made Easy for Busy People (word doc)
• When Your Elected Official Seems Hopeless (word doc)
• Worksheet to plan your testimony at a public hearing (word doc)
• Writing a letter to the editor