Advocacy Tips and tools for advocates This section includes resources to help you be the most effective advocate for the psoriasis community you can be. The Psoriasis Foundation has created an extensive selection of materials to help you spread awareness and advocate on behalf of people with psoriasis. Think you can't make a difference? Read this list of advocacy myths debunked and learn how you can affect change! Left: A volunteer reviews materials at Capitol Hill Day 2006.

Fact sheets and issue briefs Psoriasis myths & misconceptions  (85k PDF) Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis carry a significant burden  (205k PDF) Overview of federal advocacy initiatives  (93k PDF) Access to care issue brief  (200k PDF) Psoriasis and co-morbid conditions issue brief  (196k PDF) Psoriasis and mental health issue brief  (221k PDF) Psoriasis research issue brief  (397k PDF) Research activities at the National Psoriasis Foundation  (314k PDF) Psoriasis Foundation fact sheets  (115k PDF)

Communicating with elected officials Tips for writing to your members of Congress and their staff  (424k PDF) Tips for calling your members of Congress and their staff  (278k PDF) Tips for meeting with your member of Congress and their staff  (375k PDF) Tips for effective town hall meetings  (144k PDF)

State fact sheets The National Psoriasis Foundation has prepared a one-page fact sheet for each state. Download your state's fact sheet

Useful Web sites THOMAS: legislative information from the Library of Congress National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) The Psoriasis Foundation does not endorse or accept any responsibility for the content of external Web sites. Click here for complete terms of use.