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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

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Advocacy for Leaders: Affiliates in Action


Sunday, November 1, 2015 : 10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.

Timothy Gibbs, MPH, Delaware Academy of Medicine and the Delaware Public Health Association, Newark, DE
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
This session will help public health professionals realize ways they can have a voice in public health advocacy and effect change in meaningful ways. I will describe advocacy efforts made by the Delaware Public Health Association, and share lessons learned through the advocacy process and suggestions for successful advocacy.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Identify strategies for engaging in a successful advocacy campaign, including the use of social media.

Keyword(s): Advocacy

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have worked in the public health and nonprofit sectors for over 32 years. I have been engaged in direct provision of care, advocacy, education and the effective leveraging of technology and social media. I have been the Executive Director of the Delaware Academy of Medicine / Delaware Public Health Association since 2007, after joining this 85 year old nonprofit in the summer of 2001 as their Director of Information Technology.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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