Health Policy Advocacy

3 credits · Graduate

The course focuses on strategic policy-making, messaging informed by values and data, and persuasive written and oral communication skills necessary to preserve and/or improve health and advance health equity. Students will understand and situate the important role of focused public health advocacy in the spectrum of public health practice. Students will develop research, strategy, organization, communication, and coalition-building skills necessary to produce an effective advocacy campaign and understand the unique approaches to advocacy in different forums. The course identifies the roles of those involved in making policy and demonstrates the use of appropriate channels and technologies to influence health policy change.