With the chills of winter all but faded away in the Buckeye State, the Healthcare United Campaign is ready to turn up the volume and make the voices of healthcare workers and nurses from across the state heard as we head into the heat of Election 2008.

With over 140,000 registered nurses and healthcare workers in Ohio, the Healthcare United Campaign will create a dialogue on healthcare reform that embraces the on-the-ground perspective of nurses, doctors, and other healthcare professionals. By the end of the summer, hundredss of healthcare professionals will emerge as the leaders in the movement towards healing the healthcare system by sharing their stories, experiences, and solutions to the unique challenges they face everyday with legislators, and aspiring office holders. More specifically, Ohio healthcare workers will be working with Ohio Healthy Families to collect petition signatures for mandatory paid sick days, and registering healthcare workers to vote.