This kit will give you the tools you need to communicate effectively with your local MLA. It includes important information that will help you understand the Alzheimer Society of B.C.'s key issues and what we hope to achieve.
We hope to persuade the B.C. government and other political parties to take action on our two key issues:
- To include the three Health Canada-approved medications in PharmaCare's drug plan.
- To enhance the community care system so people with dementia get the best possible health care when they need it, in their own communities.
Included in this Kit
You'll note that a number of documents have INTERNAL written in the upper right corner. That means these documents are for your information only, and for use when meeting with your local MLAs. These documents need not be handed to the MLA.
Documents in this kit include:
Why government relations matters
- Primer on Public Policy: This internal section offers some definitions of public policy, how we identify our issues, and how to get our message across.
- Tips for Advocates: This internal section identifies how we can work together to change public policy.
Issues we care about
- Why It's Important: This section outlines our two key issues and why Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are important issues.
Meeting your MLA
- Agenda How To: This internal section guides you how to prepare an agenda when meeting with your MLA.
- Agenda: This section is an agenda form you can use to set up a meeting with your MLA.
- Speaking Notes: This internal section offers some tips when speaking with your MLA, and facts you can use when discussing the issue of Alzheimer medications.
- Fact Sheet on Drugs: This section is a fact sheet to support our key issue about Alzheimer medications and PharmaCare.
- Fact Sheet on Dementia Care: This section is a fact sheet to support our key issue about the need to develop a provincial framework for dementia care.
- Meeting Plan: This internal section offers guidelines and tips for meeting with your MLA.
Making an impact by mail
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