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Girlfriends Health Guide for
Women of Color Advocacy Network
Women of Color Advocacy Network
The mission of the Girlfriends Advocacy Network is to promote the
elimination of health disparities as it relates to women of color in
health care. We will disseminate information and provide access on how
to contact State and Federal Legislators regarding the issues that
affect women of color and their families.
Our objective is to have an impact on the decisions that are made on our behalf. The general focus will be on access to health care, education and prevention as it relates to Health Disparities. While we know that the reasons for Health Disparities vary, we realize that laws and regulations can have a profound and immediate impact on the elimination.
Advocacy is the pursuit of influencing outcomes — including public policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions that directly affect people’s current lives.
Therefore, advocacy can be seen as a deliberate process of speaking out on issues of concern in order to exert some influence on behalf of ideas or persons. Based on this, “ideologues of all persuasions advocate” to bring a change in people’s lives.
We at Girlfriends Health Guide for Women of Color know that women of color are a powerful voice that can bring about change in our communities and country.
Our motto for 2009 is “We are the movement – let’s embrace it!” As we take on this role of becoming agents for change we have made a commitment to provide information to the women in our network that will enable and empower them. We will provide the tools and access that will assist in having a voice on Health, Wellness & Disparities.
Ptosha Davis, Associate Group Publisher for GHGFWOC has expanded her responsibilities by taking on the role of Governmental Affairs Director for the Health Guide as we embark on this exciting endeavor. Her new role comes as nothing new to Ptosha who has previous experience in the civic arena as a former chief of staff for a State Senator. “I believe that we all have a responsibility to be politically informed and involved. As a business owner and mother of three I struggle with the day-to-day health care decisions that affect many women of color in the United States. The high cost of insurance and prescriptions are a monthly budgeting dilemma for my family and me. My commitment to embracing this movement for change is much deeper than a business decision; it is something that I believe in whole-heartedly because of the well being of my family”.
We are encouraging you – our girlfriends, the women in our network to embrace this movement and become active in your community and country to effect change. We can no longer sit around and expect others to make the best decisions for us. We are the decision makers for spouses, our children, parents and ourselves. We are a mighty force to be reckoned with………let’s embrace it!
Our objective is to have an impact on the decisions that are made on our behalf. The general focus will be on access to health care, education and prevention as it relates to Health Disparities. While we know that the reasons for Health Disparities vary, we realize that laws and regulations can have a profound and immediate impact on the elimination.
Advocacy is the pursuit of influencing outcomes — including public policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions that directly affect people’s current lives.
Therefore, advocacy can be seen as a deliberate process of speaking out on issues of concern in order to exert some influence on behalf of ideas or persons. Based on this, “ideologues of all persuasions advocate” to bring a change in people’s lives.
We at Girlfriends Health Guide for Women of Color know that women of color are a powerful voice that can bring about change in our communities and country.
Our motto for 2009 is “We are the movement – let’s embrace it!” As we take on this role of becoming agents for change we have made a commitment to provide information to the women in our network that will enable and empower them. We will provide the tools and access that will assist in having a voice on Health, Wellness & Disparities.
Ptosha Davis, Associate Group Publisher for GHGFWOC has expanded her responsibilities by taking on the role of Governmental Affairs Director for the Health Guide as we embark on this exciting endeavor. Her new role comes as nothing new to Ptosha who has previous experience in the civic arena as a former chief of staff for a State Senator. “I believe that we all have a responsibility to be politically informed and involved. As a business owner and mother of three I struggle with the day-to-day health care decisions that affect many women of color in the United States. The high cost of insurance and prescriptions are a monthly budgeting dilemma for my family and me. My commitment to embracing this movement for change is much deeper than a business decision; it is something that I believe in whole-heartedly because of the well being of my family”.
We are encouraging you – our girlfriends, the women in our network to embrace this movement and become active in your community and country to effect change. We can no longer sit around and expect others to make the best decisions for us. We are the decision makers for spouses, our children, parents and ourselves. We are a mighty force to be reckoned with………let’s embrace it!