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This annual student-led campaign unites the APTA community through advocacy.
Students are the future of our profession, but they are an even more meaningful voice in our advocacy efforts right now.
Led by PT and PTA students, APTA's Flash Action Strategy rallies our community around important issues affecting our profession and the people we serve. Since the beginning of Flash Action Strategy 10 years ago, students have sent over 88,000 letters to Congress. The goal of Flash Action Strategy 2023 is to send 5,000 letters to Congress over the two-day event.
The 2023 event will occur September 20-21. This year, Flash Action Strategy will focus on H.R. 2480, the Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act (H.R. 2480). Many postpartum individuals – and their providers – are unaware of how pelvic health physical therapy can address many of the complications arising from birth and pregnancy. H.R. 2480 would raise awareness of the availability and importance of pelvic health physical therapy for postpartum women.
How does it work?
PT and PTA students from across the country engage on social media to raise awareness and contact their members of Congress. There will be sample social media posts you can use and a template letter to Congress you can send directly to your legislators.
Access tools and resources, plus instructions through social media and email on how you and your program can participate in the Flash Action Strategy.
Resources
- Learn more about the issue by viewing this 2-minute video and reading the position paper.
- Promote the event with your program by using this template PowerPoint presentation.
- Below are graphics you can share to promote Flash Action Strategy with your program. Graphics that will be used for the event with legislators will be posted the week before Flash Action Strategy.
- Interested in sharing information about pelvic health physical therapy? View and share this 6-minute video about what pelvic health PT is and why it's important.
- View this video from Frankee Cooper, SPT, Vice President of the APTA Student Board and Matt Glasshoff, SPT, Student Chief Delegate on the importance of participating in APTA Flash Action Strategy.
Use these sample captions with the social media graphics provided below to encourage people to participate in Flash Action Strategy:
- Please co-sponsor the Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act (H.R. 2480). #FAS2023 #PTAdvocacy
- Postpartum women greatly benefit from pelvic health physical therapy. Co-sponsor H.R. 2480 to raise awareness of these services. #PTAdvocacy #FAS2023
- Please co-sponsor H.R. 2480 to educate health professionals on the benefits of pelvic floor physical therapy. #PTAdvocacy #FAS2023
- Support pelvic health physical therapy. Please co-sponsor R. 2480. #FAS2023 #PTAdvocacy
Click images to view and download full graphics to use directly on social media.
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Use these sample captions with the social media graphics provided below to encourage legislators to support the Optimizing Postpartum Outcomes Act (H.R. 2480):
- Pelvic health physical therapy is a vital part of postpartum recovery. Please co-sponsor H.R. 2480. #PTAdvocacy #FAS2023
- Support physical therapy awareness for postpartum women and co-sponsor H.R. 2480. #PTAdvocacy #FAS2023
Click images to view and download full graphics to use directly on social media.
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Tag your representative in your social media posts; get official twitter handles from the US House of Representatives Press Gallery.