CodeBlueNow! is a national, nonpartisan grassroots, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to giving the public a voice in shaping a new health care system. We come from the perspective that health care in the United States is economically unsustainable, inequitable and inefficient, with high costs and poor outcomes. The public has opinions just as important as all the experts out there, so CodeBlueNow! is working to be the voice of the people.

Right now we're gathering data and getting people talking about the issue, and the eventual goal is to have a huge network that can support a health care reform plan that works for everyone, and most agree with. We need to identify and give voice to the public's vision for health care reform and build the movement.

The Declaration for the Health of America

Principles and Core Elements:

- Make our health the center of the system and build programs and services to promote our health.
- Assure we have the power, authority, resources and responsibility to make our own health care decisions about our physical and mental well-being and a supportive network for those people unable to do so.
- Give us the tools and information to make these decisions.
- Guarantee a core set of health care services.
- Focus first on prevention and health promotion.
- Assure access to all licensed health care professionals.
- Be accountable to the people and their communities for quality, access and cost.
- Improve care by constantly researching and adjusting health care practices.
- Decrease administrative costs and waste.
- Address ways in which poverty, the environment and behavior affect our health.