Developing Your Advocacy Plans 5As – Protecting Children and Families from Tobacco: Leadership Advocacy Training April 25-26, 2013
Jan 11, 2016
Developing Your Advocacy Plans
5As – Protecting Children and Families from Tobacco: Leadership Advocacy Training
April 25-26, 2013
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Objectives
• Understand Unique Role
• Identify the Plan Components and Steps
• Address Obstacles
• Describe Tools
• Developing the Plan
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You Are Naturals
• Advocate with patients
• Extend office/clinic work
• Impact
Clinical engagement
Community engagement
BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES
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Identifying obstacles
• “I just can’t fit anything else into my schedule.”
• “I need to see the results to know that I’m using my time wisely.”
• “Advocacy is best left to a professional advocate.”
• “Where and when does advocacy begin and what’s the end game?”
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Physician advocacy: Benefits
Personalizean issue
Be aconstituent
Make animpact
Improvepublic health
Providecredibility
Lend a powerful voice
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Define problem - Outline goals
• Think about your community
• Think about your patients• How will change happen for a particular policy
initiative?
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Know your audience
• Who is your audience?
• Why should the community support the issue?
• Who can help you achieve your goal(s); who opposes the issue (and why)?
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Strategy, tactics, timeline
Develop strategies (the “how”) to help you achieve your goal(s)
Discuss and commit to specific tactics (the “what”)
Identify metrics – what does successlook like? What are achievable goals?
Evaluate success of local outcomes
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Get involved
• Attend a community meeting• Leverage your involvement• Identify online resources• Contribute• Speak up• Make your case
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