Providing a united voice

for people with

chronic diseases and disabilities

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Strategic Plan – 2008-2010

Strategic Goals

1. People with chronic diseases and disabilities and their family caregivers will recognize that the National Health Council provides them with a united voice to achieve effective and affordable health care.
2. The National Health Council will forge partnerships and strategic alliances with major corporations to achieve improvements in health care for people with chronic diseases and disabilities.

Key Priorities

1. Develop public awareness, program and advocacy initiatives on systemic health issues that advance patient-focused care, support health research, and strengthen the community of patient advocacy organizations.
• Develop and implement a public policy agenda to improve access to care, improve the quality of care, and increase funding for health research.
• Develop and implement program initiatives to support the National Health Council's public policy agenda.
• Implement the Campaign to Put Patients First to create and mobilize a grassroots network to advocate on behalf of the public policy agenda.
• Engage member patient advocacy organizations in a coordinated, united effort to accomplish our public policy agenda.
• Advocate for patient issues globally through the International Alliance of Patients' Organizations.
2. Strengthen the community of patient advocacy organizations.
• Assure that all member patient advocacy organizations achieve the Standards of Excellence.
• Develop and implement initiatives to enhance capacity building by member patient advocacy organizations.
3. Enhance the capacity of the National Health Council to meet its mission.
• Assure that the NHC's budget and other resources are sufficient and clearly aligned to accomplish the strategic plan.
• Forge strategic partnerships with major corporations to enhance fund development.
• Build the NHC's net assets/reserve fund.
• Recruit and retain new members.