What are you doing September 8?  Come on down to Civic Plaza at 5 pm for the County Commish meeting to help save lives and demand a real safety-net, one that actually works for everyone in the county.

We all pay taxes for it, but 30,000 BernCo residents go untreated (or into a mound of medical debt) when they get sick.  Even after health reform.  Did you know about that Grand Canyon-sized gap?   Read more here, and sign-on to help.

Of course BernCo can build a real safety-net already.  Heck, their own appointed experts told them how, in six easy steps, complete with a list of cities our size who’ve already figured it out.  Recall, public health isn’t rocket science.  All it takes is some political will.

Here’s what else BernCo can do with even a small dose of political Cojónes:  Fully fund and monitor a real safety-net, starting with the great model health advocates fought for eight long years ago – Pathways for a Healthier Bernalillo County.

Have you heard how good Pathways is at plugging holes in our county that are big enough to drive a screaming red death cab through?  Exactly my point:  all life-giving things need scale and support, like food and water.   If BernCo chooses to grow Pathways with an affirmative vote on September 8, imagine the benefits to our county and its people.

When we know what’s keeping those 30,000 low-income residents excluded from needed health care, only then can we build a 21st century safety-net here.  Don’t forget, a healthier BernCo = a healthier New Mexico.

Pathways is a big safety-net solution because it offers a little access and lots of hope – also known as Promotoras – to people, countywide.  It needs our full support, now, to lay bricks for a real – and long overdue – safety-net for us all.  Join the movement to save local lives today.  It starts with your signature, and your voice on September 8 at Civic Plaza, 5 pm, at the County Commission meeting.