Faithful Reform in Health Care

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A Sacred Commitment to

"A Faith-Inspired Vision of Health Care"

You are invited to become a part of the growing movement among people of faith who are making a sacred commitment to raising “A Faith-Inspired Vision of Health Care.” Join us as we begin the work of sharing this vision and raising our voices in support of a health care future that includes everyone and works well for all of us!

Take action now! Sign online (below) or submit a printed form to Faithful Reform in Health Care today. But more than that, make the commitment to take action. It will be these collective actions around our faith-inspired values that will contribute to the cultural transformation needed to make our health care vision a reality.

Sign on today, make a commitment to act, and then invite your family, friends and colleagues to join you in this important opportunity! By submitting this form you will become part of the growing movement to raise "A Faith-Inspired Vision of Health Care" in the United States.

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A Faith-Inspired Vision of Health Care

We, as people of faith, envision a society where each person is afforded health, wholeness, and human dignity.

That vision embraces a health care system that is inclusive... accessible...affordable... and accountable.

Vision ~ Inclusive:  Health care is a shared responsibility that is grounded in our common humanity. In the bonds of our human family, we are created to be equal.  We are guided by a divine will to honor each person's dignity and to live together as an inclusive community.  Affirming our commitment to the common good, we acknowledge our enduring responsibility to care for one another.  As we recognize that society as a whole is healthy only when we care for the most vulnerable among us, we are led to discern the human right to health and wholeness. Therefore, we are called to act with compassion by including everyone in the sharing of our abundant health care resources. 

Vision ~ Affordable:  Health care must contribute to the common good by being affordable for individuals, families and society as a whole.  We believe that in the sacred act of creation we are endowed with the talents, wisdom and abundant resources necessary to meet the needs of one another, including the health care needs of all. Therefore, in our calling to be faithful stewards, we understand our responsibility to use our health care resources effectively, to administer them efficiently, and to distribute them with equity.

Vision ~ Accessible:  All persons should have access to health services that provide necessary care and contribute to wellness.  We believe humanity is sacred and that all persons should benefit from those actions which contribute to our health and wholeness. Therefore, we are called to act with justice and love, to ensure that all of us have access to the health care we need in order to live out the fullness of our potential both as individuals and as contributing members of our society. We must work together to identify and overcome all barriers to and disparities in such care.

Vision ~ Accountable:  Our health care system must be accountable, offering a quality, equitable and sustainable means of keeping us healthy as individuals and as a community.  We believe that as spiritual and sacred vessels, we are responsible for the care of our bodies to the best of our ability and for the care of one another regardless of individual circumstances.  Therefore, individuals, families, governments, businesses, and the faith community are called to work in partnership for a system that ensures fully-informed, timely, quality and safe care that treats body, mind and spirit.

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0-25 of 3127 signatures

Number	Date	Name	Location
3127	November 21, 2009	Ann Kansfield	Brooklyn, NY
3126	November 20, 2009	Susan Figge	Wooster, OH
3125	November 20, 2009	Sarah Clark	Nowata, OK
3124	November 20, 2009	Nell Taylor	Broadview Heights, OH
3123	November 20, 2009	Roger Smith	Topeka, KS
3122	November 20, 2009	Debra Gerkin	Aurora, CO
3121	November 20, 2009	alice Goeringer	Durant, OK
3120	November 20, 2009	Ann Willard	Portola Valley, CA
3119	November 19, 2009	ROBERT FISHER	Bellingham, WA
3118	November 19, 2009	Roena Hairston Brown	Upper Marlboro, MD
3117	November 19, 2009	Bruce Wheeler	Pooler, GA
3116	November 19, 2009	WEs Morgan	Conroe, TX
3115	November 19, 2009	Michael Malone	Higganum, CT
3114	November 19, 2009	John Burroughs	Bellingham, WA
3113	November 19, 2009	debbie husband	Orlando, FL
3112	November 19, 2009	Janice Johnson	New York, NY
3111	November 19, 2009	Stephen King	Lake Forest Park, WA
3110	November 19, 2009	Melvin Hoover	Charleston, WV
3109	November 19, 2009	Joanne Flagel	Renton, WA
3108	November 18, 2009	Paul Godt	Wright City, MO
3107	November 18, 2009	Nelvie Anderson	Peoria, IL
3106	November 18, 2009	Andrea Metzger	Baytown, TX
3105	November 18, 2009	Allan Kramer-Moyer	Allentown, PA
3104	November 18, 2009	Thomas Taylor	Broadview Heights, OH
3103	November 18, 2009	Gail Mastrangelo	Highland Hts., OH

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