title: Communicating with Congress.
abstract: Influencing policy to improve health can be considered an extension of health care workers' duty to help people. Communicating with elected representatives is a basic mechanism to effect lasting change. Communications that influence public officials should be clear, concise, courteous, and logical. They are strengthened by citing evidence and example. They must recommend a course of action, which should be principled and related to the representative's constituents.
authors: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. schrauf@uic.edu
authors: Dean E
authors: DE
authors: Schraufnagel
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D015709:Correspondence as Topic; D035082:Federal Government; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008119:Lobbying; D011640:Public Policy; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States