We have the power, we have the plan, we have the passion. Through advocacy for focused funding of quality
research, access to quality health care for all and advancement of an agenda to protect the rights of survivors,
we can end this disease in our lifetime.
"It
isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.
"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Overview of Advocacy Accomplishments
Northern Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition Fund is a grassroots advocacy group and member the National Breast Cancer
Coalition, one of the most influential health care advocacy groups in Washington DC.
With over 500
active members of our grassroots advocacy network in northern Ohio, we contact our legislators and ask them to support a substantive
legislative agenda.
Our accomplishments include:
- Over $2 billion in federal funding
for breast cancer research through the DoD Breast Cancer Research Program. To date, over $70 million
in BCRP funding has been granted to Ohio institutions for interdisciplinary, groundbreaking, high risk, innovative research
as well as professional development for those who wish to pursue careers in breast cancer research.
- Passage in 2000
of the Breast & Cervical Cancer Treatment Act, providing Medicaid coverage for uninsured women diagnosed
with breast or cervical cancer. In 2001, NOBCCF, working with other breast cancer advocacy groups across the
state, led the effort to bring the BCCP Treatment Program to Ohio.
- Enactment of laws to protect medical privacy of patients, cover the cost of patient care during clinical
trials for Medicare patients, and enactment of a program to provide Medicare coverage of oral anti-cancer therapies.
- Advocacy
for developing and full funding of the Breast Cancer & Environmental Research Program at the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences
Disclaimer: NOBCCF does not receive
funding from any government entity and does not receive any funding from the government programs on whose behalf we advocate
and support. We carefully evaluate and choose to support our advocacy initiatives because they're quality,
systemic approaches to make a strong impact in the effort to eradicate breast cancer and help those at risk for and living
with the disease.
What Is Our National Legislative Agenda?
NOBCCF members advocate for a legislative agenda
in Congress established each year by the
National Breast Cancer Coalition.
More about NBCC PrioritiesWhat Is Your Congressperson's Record on Breast Cancer Legislative Priorities?
Each
year when NBCC introduces its Legislative Priorities, Ohio grassroots advocates contact their representatives in Congress
and ask them to sign "Dear Colleague" letters, co-sponsor bills, give speeches and attend hearings.
Click Here to Find Your Ohio Congressperson's Voting Record
How Can You Get Involved?
We provide ongoing training and resources to help survivors become familiar with legislative advocacy.
In additon, National Breast Cancer Coalition provides training at its Annual Advocacy Training Conference in Washington,
DC. Scholarships are available from NOBCCF and NBCCF to cover the cost of attending the conference.
Join Our Legislative Alert Email List
We'll send you emails when its time to contact your representatives and encourage them to take action on our legislative
priorities. All it takes is a simple phone call or fax.
