my friend with ep. emailed this to me.


i'm sure some of you may know of it already.

ashley

>
>
>--- Epilepsy Foundation <speakup@...> wrote:
>
> > Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:00:06 GMT
> > From: "Epilepsy Foundation" speakup@...
> > Subject: President's Budget Cuts Epilepsy Program
> >
> >
> >
> > President Bush Fiscal Year 2007 Federal Budget Cuts
> > Epilepsy
> > Program
> >
> > On February 6, 2006, President Bush released his FY
> > 2007 budget
> > to Congress. This budget, which serves as a first
> > step in
> > determining how federal dollars will eventually be
> > allocated by
> > Congress to states and local agencies that
> > administer programs,
> > eliminated or sharply cut more than 141 programs.
> > One of the
> > programs eliminated is the Epilepsy Program at the
> > Centers for
> > Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
> >
> > Included in the President¿s Budget are cuts to
> > Medicare,
> > Medicaid, Supported Employment programs for people
> > with
> > disabilities, Higher Education demonstrations for
> > Students with
> > Disabilities, Real Choice Systems Change Grants for
> > people with
> > disabilities, and many more. The Epilepsy Foundation
> > is greatly
> > concerned with this budget that cuts so many vital
> > programs for
> > children, the elderly and low-income Americans.
> > While many of
> > these programs have been on the chopping block
> > before, others
> > are cut for the first time this year. The President
> > plans to
> > save $14.7 billion by making these cuts.
> >
> > The Epilepsy Foundation national staff will be
> > asking for your
> > assistance over the next few months as we work with
> > the
> > Congressional Budget and Appropriations Committees
> > to create a
> > more reasonable budget and to ensure adequate
> > funding for needed
> > programs. First and foremost we will be working to
> > fully restore
> > the CDC Epilepsy Program.
> >
> > The CDC Epilepsy Program is currently funded at $7.6
> > million,
> > about half of which supports Epilepsy Foundation and
> > affiliate
> > public health education programs like Emergency
> > First Responders
> > - training about seizures for police, firefighters,
> > and
> > Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), the School
> > Nurse Program
> > which trains school nurses nationwide to understand
> > and respond
> > to seizures in the school environment, and the Take
> > Charge of
> > the Facts program which helps teens take charge of
> > their
> > seizures and health care. Additionally, the CDC
> > Epilepsy Program
> > has a component called Seniors and Seizures which
> > includes
> > advocacy, research and education about this fast
> > growing
> > population of people often experiencing seizures for
> > the first
> > time.
> >
> > Without the CDC funding, these programs and others
> > funded by the
> > CDC could not happen. We hope that you will join the
> > Epilepsy
> > Foundation national office and work with us as we
> > fight to
> > restore funding for our program. There are several
> > action steps
> > that will be needed over time. Some of these actions
> > include:
> >
> > * Helping to place letters to the editor or op-ed
> > pieces in your
> > local newspapers
> > * Writing letters or placing calls to Capitol Hill
> > asking for
> > restoration of the funding for the CDC Epilepsy
> > Program
> >
> > Through e-mails and by targeted calls, we will keep
> > you apprised
> > of how you can help and will provide messages and
> > templates to
> > assist you. Please also encourage people to join the
> > Speak Up
> > Speak Out network to assist us in restoring our
> > funding this
> > year.
> >
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> >
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> > about this.
> >
> >
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> >
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> >
> >
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