Your Guide to Sleep Advocacy Summer 2018: Local Congressional Visits

Thank you for raising your voice for sleep health and sleep disorders! By meeting with your Members of Congress this summer at their local offices, you are playing a key role in educating Congress and advancing critical research and awareness.

In our recent Advocacy Webinar, held on July 24th, 2018, we went over tips for telling your story, talking points, and how Congress can help! To get started, please watch the Webinar Video.

Watch Webinar Video:

Checklist for Taking Action:

1. Find your legislators’ local office info at house.gov and senate.gov
2. Call/email to schedule the local meeting on behalf of sleep community
3. Print leave-behind materials to bring to meeting
4. Arrive early for meeting
5. Share your story and use the leave-behind materials to ask for your legislator’s support, including ensuring sleep awareness efforts at CDC
6. Get their business card and send “thank you” email afterward
7. Important: Report back on how it went! Email: julie@project-sleep.com and christiansen@hmcw.org.

Questions? Please feel free to reach out to Julie at julie@project-sleep.com or Dane at christiansen@hmcw.org. We’re here to help.

Thank you for your support!