Celebrate Safety Net Clinic Week, Sept. 11-15, 2017 #SNCW17

In an effort to celebrate, highlight and advocate for Colorado's health care safety net, we encourage your clinic to participate in the 8th Annual Safety Net Clinic Week, September 11-15, 2017. The week is devoted to educating the public, policymakers and other community leaders about Colorado’s Community Safety Net Clinics (CSNCs) and federally certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). As in years past we have created a “toolkit” to help clinics participate in Safety Net Clinic Week 2017 (SNCW17). I encourage you to use the resources included in the toolkit to have the most successful SNCW17 possible! Included in the “toolkit” are many easily customizable templates. Click on each item listed below to open:

• Short Overview of Safety Net Clinic Week
• Safety Net Clinic Week Logo (use as content for your website, blogs, social media, newsletters, email signatures, etc.)
• Letter to the Editor (for submission to your local media)
• Governmental Proclamation or Resolution (request a proclamation from your city and/or county)
• Safety Net Clinic Week Invitation (consider inviting your city and/or county public officials, and community leaders to visit your clinic during Safety Net Clinic Week. *see helpful links below)
• Open House Invitation (consider hosting an open house or some kind of celebratory event during SNCW!)
• Safety Net Clinic Week Fact Sheet (include with any invitation you extend and use, in addition to specific information about your clinic, as speaking points during Safety Net Clinic Week)
• Safety Net Clinic Week Press Release/Advisory (submit to your local media)
• Social Media Guidelines #SNCW17

We have requested a Proclamation of Safety Net Clinic Week 2017 from the Governor and we will be disseminating 2 statewide press release announcing Safety Net Clinic Week 2017 and another recapping the week. Additionally, we have extended invitations to the Governor, Colorado’s Congressional delegation, and all State Legislators and major party candidates for office to visit clinics during Safety Net Clinic Week 2017. I will contact you directly if they are interested in visiting your clinic!  

*Link to identify municipal elected officials for invitation and proclamations: Identify the members of your local governments (city/county) click here or by visiting the website of your local city or county government.

I am available to help you with Safety Net Clinic Week 2017 activities and can be reached at 720-233-7375 or brookepowers72@gmail.com. Please let me know if you plan on hosting an open house or if have already scheduled or invited an elected official to visit your clinic during SNCW17. I can attend your events and help you get the most out of the week! -Brooke Powers