Be the Change Putting Health Advocacy, Policy, and Community Organization into Practice in Public Health Education

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Synopsis

Advocacy has become a key part of public health degree programs across the country. Many programs have added policy and advocacy courses into curricula in response to new emphases in accreditation requirements, yet few public health textbooks comprehensively cover the advocacy skills that health professionals need to effect change.

Be the Change is an affordable introductory resource on public health advocacy, policy, and community organizing for both undergraduate and graduate students within the health and social sciences. Using a conversational and reader-friendly style, the authors draw on their experience as diverse advocates and practitioners in the field to synthesize the purpose, strategies, and tactics used in successful advocacy campaigns in public health. In each chapter, they highlight case studies of actual advocacy campaigns alongside concrete strategic recommendations for implementing change at the local, state, and federal levels. Full of useful stories and advice, Be the Change amplifies the important advocacy work happening around the United States, from traditional health organizations to grassroots community activists, and provides readers with the tools and inspiration to put advocacy into practice every day.

Book details

Author:
Keely S. Rees, Jody Early, Cicily Hampton
ISBN:
9780197570920
Related ISBNs:
9780197570913, 9780197570906, 9780197570890
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2022-12-21
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2022
Copyright by:
Oxford University Press 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Health, Mind and Body, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction, Politics and Government