Public health policy midterm Flashcards
why are public health policies invisible?
- once a policy has changed and organizations adjust, it becomes the “new normal”
- people do not think about the major illnesses/ injuries and early mortalities prevented/ avoided due to policy
why is it important that PH policies are invisible?
- puts public health advocates at a disadvantage when working on policies (i.e. they have to start from scratch)
- there is less awareness and support of public health measures
- results in less funding for public health agencies and research
How do we make public health policies more visible?
- compare past to present (i.e. child mortality from now vs. 1800/s”
- compare locations (states, countries, regions)
- think of a new future (think of short and long term)
- look at what others are doing for policy advocacy and/ or what has been passed in other states to address certain topics
what is advocacy?
advocacy is very broad, “ any action that speaks in favor of, supports or defends, recommends, argues for a cause, or pleads on behalf of others”
what is included in advocacy?
educating and bringing awareness about a issue
what’s the different between advocacy and lobbying?
advocacy is broad, lobbying is more specific and falls under the category of advocacy
what are the two types of lobbying?
direct and grassroot lobbying
what is lobbying?
an “ask” made of decision makers about a specific proposed policy
what is direct lobbying?
communicating with a policy maker on a specific piece of legislation and presenting a specific view and asking them to take a specific stance on it
what is grassroot lobbying?
encouraging a group of people to communicate with policy makers for a specific ask
T or F: people can lobby as an individual (unpaid, not part of their job) with a lot of restrictions
false (they can lobby with few restrictions if they are not being paid or if it is not apart of their job)
T or F: paid lobbyists have reporting requirements and must follow certain rules
true
advocacy vs. activism
advocacy: broad, think of it as working within a system for change
activism: falls under the category of advocacy, working outside of the system to bring upon change, associated with direct action strategies, often framed negatively by people who are against strategies and tactics or goals
what are the three different types of advocacy?
legislative, media, and health advocacy
what is media advocacy? what are examples of it?
dissemination (spreading) information via traditional and/or new forms of media to support advocacy efforts (i.e. letter to a newspaper, interview with a tv or radio program, social media posts
what is health advocacy?
advocacy efforts aimed at influencing health
what is legislative advocacy?
efforts to change policy through the branches of the government
what is a coalition?
a group of two or more organizations coming together to work on an issue or cause
what is a stakeholder?
a person or group who affects or can be affected by an advocacy effort
what is an opponent?
person or group who may fight against your advocacy goals
what is a stakeholder with power?
stakeholder who can quickly organize people and/or money to support their decision
how do public health professional inform and influence policy making?
- collecting data and watching for trends
