STATE CHAPTERS
#MEAction USA aims to grow our community’s impact through the expansion of our formal State Chapters.
Check out our current state chapters
ARIZONA | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | FLORIDA | GEORGIA | MARYLAND | MINNESOTA |
NEW YORK | TEXAS | NEW HAMPSHIRE
| NORTH CAROLINA |PENNSYLVANIA
ABOUT
#MEAction State Chapters are building a strong, national, distributed network of patient activists and allies to grow the movement for health equality.
Our community is the backbone of our organization and the power behind so much of our impact. Local #MEAction activists have organized in hundreds of cities across the globe, passed resolutions and motions in Congress, Parliament, state legislatures, and made major strides in medical education.
Our Mission & Work
Our State Chapters undertake the following work:
- Congressional outreach
- Local and state advocacy
- Medical education
- Awareness-raising for ME
- Support
Why State Chapters Matter
We are building a movement from the ground up. Only by acting locally can we transform our communities and grow our capacity to make an impact on a national stage. That’s why changing the world for people with ME and other infection-associated chronic illnesses starts with you. Benefits of launching an #MEAction State Chapter include:
- Coordination and learning between states
- Access to our State Chapters’ Handbook
- State websites
- Digital advocacy tools (petitions & contact state legislators)
- Fiscal sponsorship
- Access to Bluejeans for hosting of State Chapter meetings
- Training webinars and other tools
- Strategy support from MEAction HQ ...and more!
GOALS
As we grow as an organization, our goal is to expand our State Chapters to new states and launch City Chapters in major cities across the nation.
Our State Chapters will:
- Engage local and state public health departments and elected officials to raise awareness and demand change for ME
- Advocate for the passage of local proclamations, state resolutions, and legislation
- Engage local hospitals, universities and clinics to educate health care providers and improve access and quality of care for people with ME
- Organize Unrest screenings
- Organize continuing medical education efforts
- Deepen volunteer engagement and grow local activists’ organizing and advocacy skills Build strong, local networks of support and friendship