Healthcare Advocates
Consumers
Advancing Patient Safety
(CAPS) is a consumer-led nonprofit organization formed to
be a collective voice for individuals, families and healers who wish to prevent
harm in healthcare encounters through partnership and collaboration. CAPS
envisions creating a healthcare system that is safe, compassionate and just.
One W. Superior Street, Suite 2410
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone: 312-274-1301
Fax: 312-274-9696
Email: info@patientsafety.org
Health and
Social Campaigners’ Network international
(HSCNetwork international)
The global
virtual network for health advocates
c/o PatientView
Woodhouse Place
Upper Woodhouse
Knighton
Powys, LD7 1NG, Wales
Tel: 0044-(0)1547-520-965
Fax: 0044-(0)1547-528-501
Email:info@patient-view.com
www.patient-view.com/hscnetwork.htm
Health Advocacy
Program of Study
Sarah Lawrence College offers the nation's only
master's degree program in health advocacy
E-mail: health@mail.slc.edu
Course Description: www.slc.edu/~health/haprogram.htm
ImPRESSive
"A media tip sheet for advocates"
www.familiesusa.org/impress.htm
For printed copies write to: imPRESSive, c/o Families USA, 1334 G Street,
NW, Washington, DC. 20005 (202) 628-3030
Midwest Academy
"Training that works for Citizen Organizations"
28 E. Jackson St. #605
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 427-2304
www.midwestacademy.com
National
Association of Social Workers
Enzo Pastore, MSS/MLSP
Senior Government Relations Associate
750 First Street, NE - Suite 700
Washington, DC. 20002
(202) 336-8336
E-mail: epastore@naswdc.org
www.voice4patients.com/advocacyworkshop
Public Citizen
Health Activist Courses
Collection of course materials from a number of courses in medical and public
health schools around the country that seek to teach students the techniques of
research-based health activism www.citizen.org/hrg/activistcour/index.cfm
