I am asking for all of my friends to sign this petition and bombard our Louisiana State Legislature with phone calls and emails. Ask them to not take away PDHC's like Mini Miracles. This is a place where medically fragile children can learn and be with other children like them, while being taken care of by medical professionals.

American Indian/Alaska Native children suffer the highest rates of dental decay of any population in our state due to the lack of access to care. Washington Tribes are unable to use their federal resources to employ dental therapists for their own people, on their own lands, because of the Dental Industry's manipulations of federal legislation. This bill would lift that restriction and allow Tribes to turn the tide on oral health disparities in their communities by employing dental therapists--highly trained, culturally competent mid-level providers that have a proven record of increasing access to routine and preventive care.

There is a lot of very important research conducted on fetal tissue that people donate for any number of reasons and in many different circumstances. I think it's dangerous for medical science for people to be cutting off such a big avenue for research and discovery.

Right now millions of American women don't know whether it would be healthy to become pregnant with the spread of the Zika virus—and they deserve to have the ability to delay a healthy pregnancy. Without universal access to contraception, women lack a critical tool for planning a healthy pregnancy. Yet GOP members of Congress have attacked universal contraceptive coverage in the past. Politicians and lawmakers must put public health *above* partisan ideology and take action to protect the health and safety of women and families across our country.

I am supporting Senator Marty's bill in the Senate and Carolyn Laine in the House. We need a cost analysis that is done by objective and unbiased parties to convince the legislature that a Single-Payer type system is far less costly than the system we are using now. Please sign by May 31.

I am a Licensed Practical Nurse, and have worked in and continue to volunteer in the community health field. Ohio House Bill 294 is a political move and is not in the best interest of women, infants and children in Ohio.

I myself suffer from chronic Lyme disease and I am tired of insurance companies refusing to pay for my treatment. Healthcare is a right (as Senator Sanders has stated) and the health of our citizens should be a priority... No one should be ignored.

Suicide is a serious problem in Idaho: • Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for Idahoans ages 15-34. • Idaho is consistently among the states with the highest suicide rates. - In 2014 Idaho had the 9th highest suicide rate, 46% higher than the national average. • In 2014, 320 people completed suicide in Idaho; a slight increase from 2013. • 19.8% (1 in 5) of Idaho youth attending regular public and charter high schools reported seriously considering suicide in 2015. - 9.8% (1 in 10) reported making at least one attempt. • Between 2010 and 2014, 96 Idaho school children (age 18 and under) died by suicide. - Twenty of these were age 14 and under.

To encourage people to support a change in a law that is desperately needed for many, many families who are suffering.

On January 29, 2016 Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard urged Hawaii State Governor David Ige to declare a state of emergency to combat the current outbreak of dengue fever on Hawaii Island. This declaration, if acted up on by our governor, will release the full force of federal funding necessary to combat the growing threat of dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses. This is about the big picture, especially as zika makes the headlines internationally and is now a looming threat to the state of Hawaii. As long as the presence of the aedes mosquito populations are allowed to be prevalent, this threat will always be hanging over our heads. We have the opportunity to be a model for the world’s communities, to show how to develop and fight the spread of these highly infectious diseases now and in the future for both our Hawaii residents and visitors. A state of emergency will give residents and visitors a sense of relief that something significant is being done in the long term to ensure that our Island is a safe place to live and visit. Please sign this petition so that the voices of Hawaii Island are heard loud and clear. Hawaii Dengue Fever Awareness

We cannot wait when 8,000 children can be spared now from cognitive declines due to lead poisoning.

The good news for the people of West Sonoma County is that our new community hospital is flourishing. In just three short months since reopening, business has surpassed expectations. The in-patient daily census at Sonoma West Medical Center (SWMC), which averages nearly 14 people a day, continues to rise, and is already 50% higher than Palm Drive Hospital was during the year before it closed. The no-wait emergency room is saving lives, with about 20 patients every day. More than 100 lab tests are being run daily, and surgeries have commenced. Locals say they feel safer and are relieved that they no longer have to face long hours of waiting in Santa Rosa hospitals. The humane, personal care that made Palm Drive the safest hospital in the entire State of California is back, and patients have never been happier. Unfortunately, millions of dollars of Medicare, Medi-Cal and private insurance reimbursements are facing long bureaucratic delays. The impact of this delayed reimbursement means that SWMC’s philanthropic reserves have been used up. Once reimbursement arrives, our hospital will be making the money it needs to be self-sustaining. But until then, SWMC will require bridge financing. That’s why the Friends of Sonoma West Medical Center have created this petition to urge the Palm Drive Health Care District Board members to fulfill their obligation to make sure that our precious hospital will not close while waiting to be paid for services rendered. To provide bridge financing during this critical time, we urge the District Board to advance our hospital $700,000 from its ample cash account, and to immediately request that the Board of Supervisors provide an emergency advance of one million dollars against this year’s tax revenue from the County Assessor’s office. After all, the tax Measure passed by 70% of voters in 2004 stated that the purpose of our parcel tax is “to ensure survival of Palm Drive Hospital and access to local emergency, acute care, medical and physician services, and provide for ongoing expenses, repair and improvements to equipment and technology.” Such County Assessor advances are frequently granted to help other County agencies and special districts overcome cash flow challenges. Less than two years ago, Sonoma County’s Board of Supervisors provided an emergency loan of $1.8 million to finance the closure of Palm Drive Hospital. During this critical period, the people of West Sonoma County have a more urgent need: bridge financing to ensure that our life-saving hospital stays open until the money it has earned comes in.