Coming to DC?

Are you, your section or other APHA group planning a trip to Washington, DC? Make visiting your members of Congress part of your agenda! APHA's staff is happy to help schedule meetings and provide participants tips on effective advocacy and materials to discuss with their members of Congress. Complete the following form and submit it at least 3 weeks before coming to DC.

APHA Hill Visit Request form

Tips for meeting with your members of Congress

Find your members of Congress by zip code:

Senators

Representative

Hill Packet Materials: Print copies of these materials to bring with you to your Hill visits.

• APHA Fact sheet on the Prevention and Public Health Fund 
• Letter to the House and Senate opposing efforts to hinder EPA's efforts to protect public health under the Clean Air Act
• CDC Coalition FY 2013 request
• Friends of HRSA FY 2013 request
• Transportation and Public Health Factsheet
• Public Health Funding: CDC and HRSA Fact Sheet
• CDC state funding fact sheets
• HRSA state funding fact sheets

Public Health Voting Record Resources

• APHA Congressional Vote Record (members only)
• Thomas.gov: search for how your members of Congress voted on public health bills  

Sample email to request a meeting if you are setting up your own meeting.

Getting around Capitol Hill: Washington, DC's metro system makes it easy to travel to Capitol Hill.

For meetings in the Senate, take the metro to the Union Station stop.

For meetings in the House, take the metro to the Capitol South stop.

We need your feedback!  Please complete this follow-up survey on your Capitol Hill meetings.