253573 Transforming Public Will Into Political Power

Sunday, October 30, 2011: 8:45 AM

Vincent DeMarco, JD, MA , Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public, Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, President, Baltimore, MD
Based upon the new book by Michael Pertschuk called “The DeMarco Factor,: Transforming Public Will Into Political Power,” this presentation will describe the successful public health campaigns discussed in the book to reduce teen smoking and gun violence and expand health care. With the book as a guide, the presentation will show how a well crafted plan to mobilize a broad based coalition, maximize earned media, and make public health measurers top election issues can overcome powerful vested interest opposition.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education

Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss how to build broad based coalitions including faith, community, health care, labor and business groups 2. Describe how to maximize earned media coverage of a public health campaign. 3. Discuss how to raise the money we need to run a public health campaign.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have worked for over 30 years as a leader of public health advocacy campaigns
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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