Meeting with constituents is a crucial part of every elected official's responsibilities. Face to face discussion is indispensable to real communication with our representatives.

The 2022-2024 assessment conducted by Cayuga County and Auburn Community Hospital identified several health challenges within the community, including: ●     Obesity: 33.9% of adults in Cayuga County have obesity, compared to 29.1% in New York State.   ●     Physical Inactivity: 26.4% of adults in Cayuga County do not participate in leisure-time physical activity, compared to 22.4% in New York State.   ●     Smoking: 18.3% of adults in Cayuga County smoke cigarettes, compared to 15.9% in New York State.   ●     Opioid Prescriptions: The opioid analgesic prescription rate in Cayuga County is 384.9 per 1,000 population, exceeding the New York State rate of 343.6.   ●     Mental Distress: 10.9% of adults in Cayuga County experience frequent mental distress, compared to 10.7% in New York State.   ●     Poverty: 11.6% of the population in Cayuga County lives in poverty. These health challenges highlight the need for Medicaid services in the community. Medicaid is a government-funded health insurance program that provides coverage to low-income individuals and families. Medicaid services can help address the health challenges identified in the assessment by providing access to preventive care, chronic disease management, mental health services, and substance abuse treatment.

Clarksville is one of the fastest-growing cities in Tennessee, yet Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville—the only hospital in the area—is dangerously understaffed, overcrowded, and lacks critical trauma and stroke care. Patients face long wait times, inadequate treatment, and are often transferred to other cities for life-saving care. Even worse, many residents refuse emergency transport out of fear of poor conditions at Tennova. This is a public health crisis that puts our entire community at risk. We cannot afford to wait. By joining this campaign, you are helping demand urgent action from city and state leaders to improve healthcare services, hold Tennova accountable, and secure funding for a second hospital or expanded emergency care. Every voice counts—the more people who speak out, the harder it is for officials to ignore this crisis. Clarksville residents deserve safe, accessible, and timely medical care. Sign the petition today and help us fight for the healthcare our community needs!

Right now, Republicans are threatening health care coverage for millions of Americans so that they can give more big tax breaks to billionaires, wealthy CEOs, and the biggest companies.  Millions of Americans count on Medicaid for health care, but the Medicaid cuts currently being debated in Washington, DC, would cut healthcare coverage for countless Rural Americans, low-income seniors, children, veterans, and people with serious disabilities. The proposed Republican cut to Medicaid would force rural hospitals and clinics to close, put the care of over 8 million seniors at risk, jeopardize health care for new mothers, and take away health care from children. Almost half of all children in America have Medicaid, helping over 30 million children get the health care they need.

We need to continue to put pressure on this organization to move this contract negotiation forward everyday. While we are standing on the strike lines and standing by to bargain, Providence executives are continuing to delay.

As the world’s largest funder of cancer research, NIH research grants have made it possible to extend countless lives and notably reduce cancer development and death. We can also thank NIH-funded research for the first artificial heart valves, CT scans, breakthrough gene therapy, developing new ways to prevent, diagnose, treat, and manage infectious diseases including the flu, Lyme, and hepatitis; addictions like opioid abuse; and chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. It’s no wonder why these grants have garnered support from people of all political stripes. This research impacts researchers in every single Congressional district and Washington, D.C., mostly through academic medical centers.  Yet if Trump and Musk have their way, this innovative, life-saving research could grind to a halt. On February 10, a federal judge issued a restraining order against the Trump Administration from proceeding with these devastating cuts. However, we can’t let this battle just be fought in the courts. Our lawmakers need to hear from us that these cuts are not welcome: curing cancer is not a partisan issue. Patients, families, and communities need Congress to stop playing politics with our lives. Congressional Republicans especially need to send the message to Trump that their constituents’ lives and livelihoods matter. 

  Louisiana is only 130 miles wide and 379 miles long. Toxic emissions from our power plants don't respect those boundaries. Carried by air currents, pollutants in Louisiana like mercury can travel thousands of miles, threatening the health of all of the communities in Louisiana.  According to LDEQ's website, "Community partners assist in determining which pollutants to monitor for and the site location." Sign this petition today to show you support LDEQ and their pledge to rely on community partners for pollution reduction! 

If enough voices speak, they will be heard. If you are a veteran, or care about a veteran, it is imperative that you add your voice. There is strength in numbers and this is about as easy a thing you can do to make your voice heard. To make all  our voices heard! Stand up! It's time to take action and show our veterans that we do make good on our promise to take care of them in return for their sacrifices.  As a disabled veteran myself, I am very concerned that my earned benefits and healthcare could be taken away from me at any given moment. I've lived in a state of low key panic since January 20, 2025. I have buddies who are living in the same state of fear, and I have family and friends who are VHA (Veterans Health Administration) doctors and nurses and they're terrified.  We need these bright caring minds. Veterans can be a complex set of creatures due to the unique stressors military life brings.  Please try to find it in your heart to share your voice. I will stand beside you and share my voice as well. And I will have your six.  Thank you!

Cutting Medicaid—a state and federal partnership that funds health care for more than 80 million Americans, including older adults, children, pregnant people, and disabled people—would run counter to then-candidate Trump’s big campaign promise to lower the cost of living for everyday Americans.  In fact, cutting or defunding programs like Medicaid would also create major gaps in state funding and devastate state budgets. It would then, in turn, force states to raise taxes or cut certain parts of their budget in order to fill the gap.  And just last week, President Trump tried to cut Medicaid when he attempted to pause funding to federal grant programs before his administration was forced to temporarily put those plans on hold.  No one should have to choose between getting the health care they need and paying for rent, gas, or groceries because of high costs. 

Other people should join this campaign for change because health is a human right, not a business transaction. When pharmaceutical companies prioritize profits over people, lives are put at risk, and justice is often denied. By standing together, we can: 1. Demand Accountability – Holding pharmaceutical companies responsible ensures that no one else suffers due to corporate negligence. 2. Push for Fair Compensation – Victims of harmful drugs deserve financial relief for medical expenses, pain and suffering, and lost wages. 3. Strengthen Consumer Protection – Stricter regulations and transparency will prevent future harm to individuals and families. 4. Ensure Legal Fairness – The legal system should work for the people, not protect corporate interests at the expense of public health. 5. Create Lasting Change – Collective action leads to policy reforms that can improve healthcare justice for generations to come. This is not just about one person—it’s about protecting our communities, our families, and future generations from preventable harm. Every voice matters. Together, we can make a difference. Join us in the fight for health justice!

  President Trump's attempt to freeze funding for life-saving and essential science with a blatantly illegal and unconstitutional power grab should send chills down our spines. Research and grants abruptly halted. Medicine deliveries interrupted. Families and communities in shock. The Trump administration's Project 2025 plan has made clear that the President thinks it's his power and prerogative to unilaterally decide how taxpayer dollars are spent. That includes funds that Congress has already approved to go to local hospitals, universities, and research institutions for essential science, research, and programs that directly benefit our communities. The Trump administration has also made clear it will not stop trying to exercise this power wherever and however it can. Regardless of whether the administration has to walk back an executive order or is momentarily turned back by a court, they will keep at it until and unless Congress acts decisively and is clear that it will not stand for this illegal and harmful overreach. Urge Congress to oppose the Trump administration's illegal freeze of federal funds for programs, research, and science. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) launched our Save Science, Save Lives campaign on Day 1 of the Trump administration to provide a bullhorn for UCS supporters to speak out with one voice. Right now, we need to band together to make sure our lawmakers to hear from us and are moved to stand up to the Trump administration and to protect science. Regardless of party, we expect our legislators to use every tool at their disposal to stop the illegal and unconstitutional attempt to withhold congressionally approved funds. Funds that our communities have been counting on for cancer and other life-saving research, critical disaster relief efforts, providing food to kids, and so much more. Take a moment to let your members of Congress know where you stand on Trump's illegal and unconstitutional power grab, and how you expect them to respond. 

Erasing Scientific Data Puts Lives at Risk. The youth mental health crisis was identified and tracked using the very survey data that is now being erased. Data saves lives. Researchers, doctors, and scientists rely on it to develop evidence-based treatments and interventions—but Trump is endangering Americans one executive order at a time.