274686 Panel III: Advocacy Tips to Engage Congressional Offices

Sunday, October 28, 2012 : 10:50 AM - 11:05 AM

Cara Goldstein , Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC
This presentation will provide insight on how to effectively communicate with congressional staff about public health issues.

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

Learning Objectives:
Discuss tools to use for effective advocacy and describe how congressional offices rely on advocates.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I serve as a Senior Policy Advisor with the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Chairman Herb Kohl (D-WI). I works on a variety of health care and aging issues including Older Americans Act programs, long-term care issues, and elder fraud and abuse. Previously, I worked to develop policies and programs for family caregivers as the Information and Policy Associate for Family Caregiver Alliance in San Francisco.
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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