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Closing the Health Insurance Gap In North Carolina Health Directors Meeting NCPHA Annual Conference September 13, 2016 New Bern, NC Betsy Vetter Chair, Care4Carolina

Changi Changing ng the the Con Conver ersa sati tion on Care4Carolina is a movement to increase the number of people in North Carolina with affordable access to quality health care.

The The Va Value Our mission is to strengthen the economic and social well ‐ being of our state through a North Carolina solution for closing the health insurance coverage gap.

Bui Building ding Consensus Consensus

Gai Gaining Support Support American Heart Association/American Stroke Association March of Dimes Kinston Community Health Center ACS CAN North Carolina Public Health Association National Association of Social Workers ‐ NC Chapter (NASW ‐ NC) Bakersville Community Health Center Legal Name: Monthly Meeting of Celo Friends; Ordinary Name: Celo Friends Meeting (Quakers) North Carolina Citizens for Public Health The American Lung Association in North Carolina The North Carolina Justice Center AHA Charlotte Board of Directors Celo Health Center Cone Health Foundation NC AIDS Action Network Better Bodies 4 Us, LLC National MS Society The North Carolina Alliance for Health Jessie's World League of Women Voter's NC Bakersville Community Health Center North Carolina Pediatric Society Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!) Health Care Justice North Carolina Piedmont Health Services, Inc MomsRising NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence NC Citizens for Public Health Disability Rights NC NC Pediatric Society NC Child

Get Getting In Involv lved We need you: Three organizations that can help make a difference! How to help:  Join the Campaign  Sign the Resolution  Support the Coalition (Financial and In ‐ kind)  Making local connections

Pre Preparing fo for 2017 2017 October 28 Event – Campbell University Upcoming Webinars  The Louisiana Experience  Sharing the Message Building Legislative Champions Preparing for Legislative Session

Discussion Discussion Thank you! Betsy Vetter Regional Vice President of Government Relations American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Chair, Care4Carolina Betsy.vetter@heart.org (919) 4638328