This afternoon, a major coalition to fight healthcare disparities is launching its national campaign with kick-off events in Washington, DC and twelve other states. The Healthcare Equality Project (HEP) is a national partnership between nationwide and community-based organizations, faith networks, students, parents and individuals working to achieve comprehensive health care reform that will eliminate healthcare disparities once and for all.
Over the next several months, the Healthcare Equality Project will be working with members of Congress, coalition partners, and activists on events and actions to pressure Congress to make the right choices on healthcare reform to eliminate healthcare disparities. HEP plans to fight to ensure that Obama's $634 billion down-payment on health reform gets the support from Congress it deserves, and has launched a website and an online petition where activists can sign up at www.healthcareequalityproject.org to connect with the disparities movement and join the fight to eliminate healthcare disparities.
In the video below, SEIU's Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, the National Campaign Coordinator for the Healthcare Equality Project, talks about the launch of the Healthcare Equality Project and why it's so important for fixing health care.
At today's launch in Washington, DC, more than 20 major labor, community, health, civil rights, social justice, and faith organizations are gathering to hear from elected officials and local leaders on their ideas to include healthcare equality solutions in national healthcare reform. Speakers at the event include:
* Rep. Donna Christensen (D-V.I.), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust
* Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), United States House of Representatives
* Jaime Contreras, district chair of SEIU Local 32BJ
* Dr. Warren Jones, Partnership to Fight Chronic Diseases
Join the Healthcare Equality Project in supporting President Obama's budget--it's the first step toward providing quality, affordable health care for everyone.
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