Advocacy Flashcards
(35 cards)
Who do we advocate for?
patients, community, profession
Do we advocate for our profession primarily?
no, primarily for patients
Structural change (explicit)
policies, practices, resource flows
Relational change (semi-explicit)
relationships and connections, power dynamics
Transformative change (implicit)
mental models
What is advocacy?
public support for our recommendation or a particular case or policy
Advocacy
speak your voice, listen to understand, suspend judgement, respect all
Advocacy vs Inquiry
advocacy- being understood; inquiry- understanding; it’s a 2 way street
Where does understanding come in?
finding common truth between your side and their side
Why?
commitment to community (beneficence)
What is beneficence?
a commitment that transcends; community (professional, government, ?)
Professional community
organizations/societies; genesis of health policy, influence agency rule making, AOA involved here (and AAO)
American Public Health Association
APHA champions the health of all people and communities. We strengthen the public health profession. We speak out for public health issues and policies backed by science. We are the only organization that influences federal policy, has a 140+ year perspective and brings together members from all fields of public health
APHA Policy process
1) individual, group or section authorship 2) review by joint policy committee 3) open hearing 4) presentation on governing council floor at annual meeting for vote
When is national public health week?
April 4-10 2022
US Senate Committee
Health, education, labor and pensions; majority chair, ranking member and committee
US House of Representatives
Energy and commerce committee has sub committee on health
Rhetoric
the art and study of using language effectively and persuasively
What is the prevention and public health fund spending?
$14B over 10 years
What is the Moral Foundation theory?
care/harm, liberty/oppression, fairness/cheating, loyalty/betrayal, authority/subversion, sanctity/degradation
What was more preferred in terms of language as a tool… safe consumption site or overdose prevention site?
overdose prevention sites
What are the top 3 advocacy strategies?
in-person issue visits from constituents, contact from a constituent who represents other constituents, individualized postal letters (#4 individualized email)
How to personalize messages from constituents?
impact of bill on state/district, reason for supporting/opposing, relevant personal story
What method of personalizing is most impressive?
constituent’s reason for supporting/opposing bill or issue
