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Pre-course assessment

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Saturday, November 15, 2014 : 1:35 PM - 1:40 PM

Drew Harris, DPM, MPH , Jefferson School of Population Health, Philadelphia, PA
Students will complete a pre-course assessment of their knowledge, skills and attitude toward health policy advocacy. Their past experience and willingness to engage in state and/or local advocacy will be assessed. The results of this survey will be compared with one taken at the conclusion of the course to determine if the stated learning objectives have been achieved.

Learning Areas:

Advocacy for health and health education
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe your willingness, interest and comfort in engaging in state and local level health policy advocacy.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As a past-president of the NJPHA, APHA Executive Board member, and co-founder of the NJ Public Health Institute, I have led and participated in a diverse array of health advocacy campaigns, including providing direct testimony to state legislative committees. I teach the Health Policy Analysis and Advocacy course at JSPH and have authored numerous policy and opinion articles for the general public that appear regularly in the Wall Street Journal and Philadelphia Inquirer.
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.

Back to: 1011.0: Leadership matters: Developing and implementing effective public health advocacy campaigns -- Fee: $275