273388 Making the Most of Your Hill Visit: How to Engage Congress to Promote Public Health

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

Carolyn Mullen , Public Policy & Governmental Affairs, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, Washington, DC
     
In the current political and economic climate, public health professionals must engage with policymakers to ensure that important health and social programs retain funding and political support. Understanding how to communicate with Congress is one of the most important and effective ways to inform policy. This presentation will explore specific strategies and recommendations for how to engage with elected officials—both in DC and in the community—and provide participants with an inside look at how to pull off an effective advocacy meeting.

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

Learning Objectives:
• Identify how to set political strategies to achieve policy goals. • Explain how to effectively advocate to elected public officials

Keywords: Advocacy, Policy/Policy Development

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Associate Director of Government Affairs at the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. I also served as a legislative aide for a prominent congressman.
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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