Policy Issues
Visit our policy page to dive in to the issues that impact chronic disease patients.
Learn morePeople managing chronic disease are affected every day by state-level policy, and that is where the majority our focus is. The Chronic Disease Coalition is actively tracking priority legislation in every state, and you can see which states have active legislation on our top issues. (Read about our policy priorities here).
Want to know more about what’s happening in your state and across the nation? Join the fight here and you’ll get the information you need, when you need it.
You can also go straight to our Contact Your Elected Leaders page for an easy way to reach out to your elected officials about key issues.
Visit our policy page to dive in to the issues that impact chronic disease patients.
Learn moreI’m from a family of seven Type 1 Diabetics, so I’ve been exposed to diabetes since 1966, when my brother was diagnosed at a year old. I saw my mother wring urine from his wet diaper to get the needed 5 drops for urine testing. When I was diagnosed in 1983, technology appeared in the form of a…
View ProfileMy chronic illness journey began in my mid-twenties, when I started noticing a decline in my energy, and consistently feeling like I had the flu. After several doctors visits with no answers, I began researching my symptoms online, which eventually led me to a study with Stanford Medicine for…
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Contact UsMeet our California ambassadors:
Long COVID +2
Arthritis +1
Interstitial Cystitis
Want to join this growing group of patient advocates and take action in California?
Apply HereMeet our Florida ambassadors:
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) +10
Meet our Hawaii ambassadors:
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) +2
We don't have any ambassadors in Iowa right now! Reach out to learn more about our ambassador program and start advocating in your local community.
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Contact UsMeet our Indiana ambassadors:
Kidney Disease
Kidney Disease
Headache disorders
Meet our Kentucky ambassadors:
Type 1 Diabetes +2
Endometriosis +6
We don't have any ambassadors in Louisiana right now! Reach out to learn more about our ambassador program and start advocating in your local community.
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Dysautonomia +1
Asthma +9
We don't have any ambassadors in Michigan right now! Reach out to learn more about our ambassador program and start advocating in your local community.
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Contact UsMeet our North Carolina ambassadors:
Lupus
Autoimmune Insulin Syndrome
We don't have any ambassadors in North Dakota right now! Reach out to learn more about our ambassador program and start advocating in your local community.
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Contact UsMeet our New Jersey ambassadors:
IBD +2
Dysautonomia +3
We don't have any ambassadors in New Mexico right now! Reach out to learn more about our ambassador program and start advocating in your local community.
Contact UsMeet our Ohio ambassadors:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome +2
Kidney Disease +1
We don't have any ambassadors in Oklahoma right now! Reach out to learn more about our ambassador program and start advocating in your local community.
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Contact UsMeet our Pennsylvania ambassadors:
Hereditary Pancreatitis
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) +5
We don't have any ambassadors in South Dakota right now! Reach out to learn more about our ambassador program and start advocating in your local community.
Contact UsMeet our Texas ambassadors:
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) +2
Interstitial Cystitis +2
Meet our Utah ambassadors:
Kidney Disease +1
Diabetes +2
Meet our Virginia ambassadors:
Diabetes
Fibromyalgia +4
We don't have any ambassadors in Vermont right now! Reach out to learn more about our ambassador program and start advocating in your local community.
Contact UsMeet our Wisconsin ambassadors:
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis +4
Kidney Disease +1
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