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Wheeling the Baby Carriage Into Traffic - Lessons Learned from the Front Lines of MCH Advocacy

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 : 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM

Brent Ewig, MHS , Public Policy & Government Affairs Team, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, Washington, DC
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
This session will provide an overview of the current landscape shaping federal policy for maternal and child health populations, with a focus on identifying successful strategies to influence policymakers.  Drawing on case studies of recent funding decisions for the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant; the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program; and the Affordable Care Act’s Prevention and Public Health Fund, presenters will highlight what works (and what doesn’t) when advocating for adequate resources with policymakers.  The focus of the session will be primarily on federal policy, while distilling what works at the state and local level as well.  The session will be structured to allow participants to exchange successful strategies from their work, and to identify areas where further skills development for the field is needed.

Learning Areas:

Advocacy for health and health education
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related public policy
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
Define the opportunities and challenges facing MCH advocates in the current environment and identify successful strategies to influence policymakers

Keyword(s): Advocacy, Public Policy

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have over two decades of experience in Washington, DC helping to develop and lead national public health associations' policy development and advocacy. I have worked with a wide variety of policymakers including the U.S. Congress, state legislative and executive branch leaders and county government officials. I also hold a Masters of Health Science degree in health policy from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health.
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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