Health Advocacy

3 Credits.

Prepares public health professionals, (including government officials, health care providers, business leaders, non-profit organization representatives and scientists) to advance public health policy improvements through written and oral advocacy. Uses lectures, group exercises, and a "mock" congressional hearing, to develop the skills to evaluate the policymaking process, create opportunities to inform and influence policymaking, and become more effective in translating and communicating in a policymaking environment.