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10 More Ways You Can Help Protect your Health Data

Health privacy matters. These regulations violate your constitutional rights. They provide too much private information to companies and the government for purposes unrelated to patient health and without patient consent. They create a barrier to quality health care. Patients concerned about their records becoming public will simply withhold vital information and avoid seeking care.

This is a grassroots campaign. We can reverse this decision and protect our medical records from wide distribution only if thousands of us voice our concern.

If you haven’t already, Sign and send a letter urging your Member of Congress to support health privacy.

1. Tell your friends, family and colleagues about this important issue. Fill in their email addresses in this form!
2. Link to us! Know of any sites who might post a link to our campaign?
3. Send a letter to the Editor of your local publications. (see sample letter )
4. Tell Reporters. Ask them to cover this issue
5. Call your Member of Congress and Senators and urge them to support the protection of medical privacy. To find phone numbers go to http://www.house.gov.
6. Add a message to your email signature. Something like “Did you know your medical records are now public information??? To learn more go to www.medicalprivacycoalition.org”
7. Know anyone with mailing lists? Ask them to send out an alert! And post our message on any discussion groups or message boards!
8. Urge organizations you are involved with to join the Medical Privacy Coalition!
9. Join the Medical Privacy Coalition Alert List by sending a blank email to alert-subscribe@medicalprivacycoalition.org. It's an easy and free way to stay informed.
10. Support this effort by contributing to the Medical Privacy Coalition.