Advocacy Flashcards
Who do we advocate for?
patients, community, profession
Do we advocate for our profession primarily?
no, primarily for patients
Structural change (explicit)
policies, practices, resource flows
Relational change (semi-explicit)
relationships and connections, power dynamics
Transformative change (implicit)
mental models
What is advocacy?
public support for our recommendation or a particular case or policy
Advocacy
speak your voice, listen to understand, suspend judgement, respect all
Advocacy vs Inquiry
advocacy- being understood; inquiry- understanding; it’s a 2 way street
Where does understanding come in?
finding common truth between your side and their side
Why?
commitment to community (beneficence)
What is beneficence?
a commitment that transcends; community (professional, government, ?)
Professional community
organizations/societies; genesis of health policy, influence agency rule making, AOA involved here (and AAO)
American Public Health Association
APHA champions the health of all people and communities. We strengthen the public health profession. We speak out for public health issues and policies backed by science. We are the only organization that influences federal policy, has a 140+ year perspective and brings together members from all fields of public health
APHA Policy process
1) individual, group or section authorship 2) review by joint policy committee 3) open hearing 4) presentation on governing council floor at annual meeting for vote
When is national public health week?
April 4-10 2022
US Senate Committee
Health, education, labor and pensions; majority chair, ranking member and committee
US House of Representatives
Energy and commerce committee has sub committee on health
Rhetoric
the art and study of using language effectively and persuasively
What is the prevention and public health fund spending?
$14B over 10 years
What is the Moral Foundation theory?
care/harm, liberty/oppression, fairness/cheating, loyalty/betrayal, authority/subversion, sanctity/degradation
What was more preferred in terms of language as a tool… safe consumption site or overdose prevention site?
overdose prevention sites
What are the top 3 advocacy strategies?
in-person issue visits from constituents, contact from a constituent who represents other constituents, individualized postal letters (#4 individualized email)
How to personalize messages from constituents?
impact of bill on state/district, reason for supporting/opposing, relevant personal story
What method of personalizing is most impressive?
constituent’s reason for supporting/opposing bill or issue
How much was Hubble fined?
$3.5 million for creating needless risk for customers
Where can you find resources?
the AOA Action Center
1st tool for advocacy
introduce yourself: polite greeting, name, relevant personal link, manage expectations
What vs Why… which is better?
Why does it matter? Why should we care? Why is it relevant?
Reverse your way of thinking…
start with the conclusion, get to the most compelling point first, add supporting points that strengthen your story
3 ways to ace any interview
have an agenda, learn to block bridge and flag, project positive energy
What if you get a difficult question… learn the bridge
A: address the question briefly, B: bridge to your key message, C: conclude with why it matters
What are bridging connector examples?
what’s important to understand is, the primary focus is, let me take step back, I’d like to highlight that, the reason we’re here today is, it’s interesting you mention that because
How do we sabotage?
too fast, too detailed, qualifying language, trailing off… uptalk
T/F social media is powerful
true
Social media post-hill tips
mention the congress person’s handle, mention the topic you discussed, mention the district, city or state, include a picture
