In this presentation, NESRI and the Vermont Worker’s Center summarize the Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign’s proposals for financing universal healthcare in Vermont, based on the Campaign’s detailed report published in response to the Vermont Governor’s failure to implement the state’s universal healthcare law.
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Point of Entry Canvassing Workshop
This powerpoint workshop presentation, produced by the United Workers, offers considerations in choosing a point of entry or outreach to potential new members and the basics of canvassing and organizing conversations.
Guide to Canvassing
This PowerPoint from explains what canvassing is and walks people through how to canvas.
Guide to One-on-One Conversations
This PowerPoint explains how to have a one-on-one organizing conversation with someone.
Healthcare Is a Human Right: Lessons from the Vermont Model
In this 2014 Left Forum presentation, NESRI’s Anja Rudiger sums up the strategic lessons from Vernont’s Healthcare Is a Human Right movement and explains the domino strategy of health care wins across the country.
A Human Rights Approach to Health Care Reform – How Does the Affordable Care Act Measure Up?
This presentation describes how the Affordable Care Act fails to meet key human rights principles and outlines steps health advocates can take to move beyond Obamacare.
Using Human Rights for Health Care Advocacy
This presentation sets out the basics for using a human rights approach to develop broad-based campaigns and advocacy initiatives for health care reform, illustrated with examples of lessons learned from Vermont’s Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign.
Why the New Health Reform Law Fails to Meet Human Rights Standards
This analysis of the new federal health reform law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010, was prepared for a national tele-briefing organized by the Opportunity Agenda on March 31, 2010.
Rural Montana Community for Human Rights – APHA
This presentation explains the pioneering effort in Lewis & Clark County, Montana, to establish a local universal health care system based on human rights. It focuses on the first phase of the endeavor, a community needs assessment.
Building Local Support for the Human Right to Healthcare
This presentation, prepared for the conference “Health and Human Rights in Connecticut” at the University of Connecticut, April 28, 2011, shows how the human rights framework can be used for health reform advocacy in the United States, with examples from Montana and Vermont.
What’s Next for Universal Healthcare in Vermont? Transition to Green Mountain Care
This presentation outlines the next steps on the road to Green Mountain Care, explains important decisions that must be taken during the transition phase, and shows how to use the human rights principles as guidance in the transition process.
Human Rights and Public Goods
This presentation explores how human rights and public goods interact in health.