254027 Successful Advocacy in Small States

Sunday, October 30, 2011: 8:30 AM

Rebecca Smith , Maine Public Health Association, Maine Public Health Association, Brunswick, ME
This presentation will focus on the Maine Public Health Association's public policy efforts in 2011. The will show how a small state can successfully advocate for improved public health policies and defend against roll-backs and attacks.

Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate how a public health association in a small state can effectively advocate for public health policy with limited resources. Describe how to design their own public policy campaigns.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have 10 years experience in state-level public health advocacy.
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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