I want to email my elected officials about healthy schools

Decide who you want to email. At the federal level, that may include your senator and representative. 

1. Find the email contact information for your senator and representative.

   1. Contact your senator (every state has two senators)

      1. Visit https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

      2. Select your state from the drop down menu.

      3. The site will provide contact information for both of your senators. 

      4. Click on the senator’s name.

      5. On the senator’s home page, find the link to email (usually in the “Contact” section of the website)

   2. Contact your representative

      1. Visit https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

      2. Enter your zip code. 

      3. The site will provide contact information for your representative. Note: if your zip voide is covered by more than one Member of Congress, the site will ask for the four digit extension of your zip code. 

      4. Click on your representative’s name. 

      5. On the top of the representative's home page, click contact to access an email.

2. Send the email

   1. Sample email for general support for healthy schools: 

      1. Dear (insert senator’s or representative’s name), 

I am a constituent of your (state/district) and I care deeply about creating healthy schools. The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear how connected health and learning are. Yet by many measures we are not providing our children and school staff with a healthy school experience. A healthy school recognizes and advances the mental, physical, social, and emotional wellbeing of students and school staff as a fundamental strategy to effective learning. I implore you, both in the short and long-term, to make every effort to advance healthy schools. We have to get this right for our children and the adults who work on their behalf. 

Sincerely, 

(insert your name)