Advocacy Tools and Resources

We are glad to count you as part of our team of volunteers from across the country advocating on behalf of the 3.1 million Americans living with inflammatory bowel disease.

Our resources will help you fine tune your advocacy skills, learn our legislative priorities, and feel comfortable sharing your story with legislators.

Fact Sheets

Learn more about what we are fighting for in 2019. You can print these and give them to your legislators to let them know what you’d like them to support.

• 2019 Federal Advocacy Priorities

• 2019 State Advocacy Priorities - Contact your local chapter to see if there is a state campaign you can join!

• Congressional Crohn's and Colitis Caucus

Skills-Building

Each month, we launch a new advocacy activity to help advocates refine their skills and to advance IBD policy initiatives. Check out the Advocacy Roadmap to see what we’re working on now.

• 2019 Advocacy Roadmap

• Telling Your Story to Effect Change

• How to Make a Legislative Visit

• Find Information About Your Legislators

• Senate Social Media Handles - link coming soon!

Forms and Templates

• Legislative Contacts Tracker

• Feedback Form - email this form to advocacy@crohnscolitisfoundation.org after your legislative meetings so we can help follow up

• Template Thank You Note/Call

Position Statements 

• Healthcare Reform
• 2018 Healthcare Reform Brief - backgrounder for advocates
• Biosimilars Position Statement

Policy Documents

These documents highlight the advocacy work the Foundation and our volunteers have done on behalf of IBD patients and their families.

• Texas vs. HHS Amicus Brief

• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Statement for the Record Celebrating the Foundation's 50th Anniversary

• Senate Fiscal Year 2020 DOD Letter - to include IBD in the Department of Defense Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program