262485 Is it all Politics? Current Challenges & Upcoming Opportunities to put MCH Advocacy in Action

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM

Brent Ewig, MHS , Public Policy & Government Affairs Team, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, Washington, DC
Building on the rich history of MCH advocacy, this session will focus on current challenges and opportunities for MCH leaders and aspiring leaders to shape policy. Using examples from the Affordable Care Act, annual health program funding bills, and authorizing legislation such as the Combating Autism Act as case studies, we will examine where MCH advocates have influenced policy decisions and where future opportunities lie. Strategies and tactics to be discussed include 1) using data to develop effective messages, 2) engaging coalitions and grassroots to build support, and 3) setting political strategies to achieve policy goals.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Identify current advocacy opportunities in maternal and child health and other public health priorities Discuss how to develop advocacy campaigns around specific public health issues Describe how to engage coalitions and grassroots to build support Identify how to set political strategies to achieve policy goals.

Keywords: Maternal and Child Health, Advocacy

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Director of Policy and Government Affairs at the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
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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