3266.0 Building Political Will: Advocacy Initiatives

Monday, October 31, 2011: 12:30 PM
Oral
Session Objectives: 1. Describe strategies for presenting data in order to have maximum impact on the policy-making process. 2. Identify best practices for translating information to policy makers. 3. Describe tips and tools for successful public health advocacy and policymaker relationship building
Moderator:
Donna Beal, MPH, MCHES

12:30 PM
NEW ENGLAND PRIMARY PREVENTION TRENDS REPORT -- Using Data To Mobilize Political Will
Steven E. Miller, MPA
     
12:50 PM
Translating public health research: A strategy for building effective alliances with policy makers
Alicia Samuels, MPH, Keshia Pollack, PhD, MPH, Shannon Frattaroli, PhD, MPH, Andrea C. Gielen, ScD, ScM and Jon S. Vernick, JD, MPH
     
1:10 PM
Improving public health programs and practices through relationships with policymakers: The benefits of consumer and family advocacy
Ian Weston, MPP and Karen Belli
     
1:30 PM
Kauai mayor's walking work bus: A model for building political will
Bev Brody and Jodi Drisko, MSPH
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by: American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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