Category Archives: Champions of Affordable Healthcare

The Death Gap: A Talk by Dr. David Ansell – 8/23

"The greatest health crisis today is not cancer, not heart disease, obesity, or diabetes. It's something much more common and far less often mentioned: poverty. Without question, the poor die sooner. Blacks die sooner. And poor urban blacks die sooner than almost all other Americans. In nearly four decades as a doctor at hospitals serving…
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Phone Bank for HB40 Wednesdays!

Please join us in the effort to protect reproductive rights in Illinois! We are calling voters in Illinois to inform them about HB 40 and to ask them to call Governor Rauner's office to urge him to vote "Yes" to this critical bill. For more information about this bill, use this link: www.passhb40.com Bring a laptop…
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DPOP PHONE BANKS TO SUPPORT IL HB40, 4/24 & 4/26

Join DPOP's Champions of Healthcare to make calls in support of HB40. This bill is coming up for a vote very soon. We are calling constituents of a few hold-out State Reps and asking them to put the pressure on their representative. Bring your phone, charger, and laptop or tablet, if possible. Monday, April 24 4:00 PM -…
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