Activism is a critical component of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s mission to mobilize people and resources to drive reseach for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS.
Many South Carolina public policies and programs influence the health and well-being of people with chronic diseases and illnesses in our state. The Mid Atlantic Chapter advocates for people with multiple sclerosis through a grassroots movement called the South Carolina Action Alert Network.
The network is composed of people who volunteer to receive email messages concerning federal, state, and local legislative issues. This team of MS Activists takes action by contacting their legislators by email, letter, telephone, or visit. These contacts go a long way toward increasing public awareness of multiple sclerosis. Your elected officials depend upon you for information and direction on how public policy effects peoples’ lives.