Successful Public Health Advocacy

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This concise volume guides public health advocates on how to successfully advocate for their cause, strengthen their messaging and communication strategies, build coalitions, and gather political allies.

In the book, the author shares lessons learned from an exploratory study in which key legislators from the Massachusetts General Court (legislature) were interviewed to determine their level of awareness and knowledge regarding health disparities. Racial and ethnic disparities in health are a major concern for citizens, states, and the nation and are important to study and understand to strategically address and eliminate such inequities. Through these lessons, public health advocates gain an understanding of whether and how factors affect knowledge and awareness of health disparities and learn to communicate more effectively with legislators, key stakeholders, and other decision-makers. The brief also features “Notes from the Field" from those working in the "trenches" that highlight different perspectives on health disparities and provide first-hand advice for advocates hoping to close the disparities gaps and create a more equitable nation for all.  
Successful Public Health Advocacy is a relevant resource for advocates, as well as students, in public health, public policy, and related fields who wish to gain a better understanding on how legislators gather their health information for policy-making or constituent work and apply this data to develop and implement effective public health advocacy campaigns.  
This concise volume guides public health advocates on how to successfully advocate for their cause, strengthen their messaging and communication strategies, build coalitions, and gather political allies.

In the book, the author shares lessons learned from an exploratory study in which key legislators from the Massachusetts General Court (legislature) were interviewed to determine their level of awareness and knowledge regarding health disparities. Racial and ethnic disparities in health are a major concern for citizens, states, and the nation and are important to study and understand to strategically address and eliminate such inequities. Through these lessons, public health advocates gain an understanding of whether and how factors affect knowledge and awareness of health disparities and learn to communicate more effectively with legislators, key stakeholders, and other decision-makers. The brief also features “Notes from the Field" from those working in the "trenches" that highlight different perspectives on health disparities and provide first-hand advice for advocates hoping to close the disparities gaps and create a more equitable nation for all.  
Successful Public Health Advocacy is a relevant resource for advocates, as well as students, in public health, public policy, and related fields who wish to gain a better understanding on how legislators gather their health information for policy-making or constituent work and apply this data to develop and implement effective public health advocacy campaigns.  

Is based on recent and primary research conducted at the Massachusetts State House Features interviews with current legislators and successful public policy advocates Includes concrete ideas from actual legislators on how to successfully approach, engage, and get your legislator's attention Is a practical guidebook with first-hand advice from local, state, and national advocates in "Notes from the Field" excerpts

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Chris Chanyasulkit

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public health advocacy campaigns health care reform and advocacy racial and ethnic health disparities public health policy advocates legislative awareness of public health issues health equity public policy and health health governance and diplomacy political coalition building health law effective messaging and communication strategies key legislators, stakeholders, decision-makers Massachusetts General Court / Legislature Massachusetts State House constituency

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“I have known Chris Chanyasulkit since she was a graduate student of mine at Northeastern University – and she was a fine one. What’s more, she has continued to be a public advocate, as a teacher, and as an elected official in our hometown. And she won that office the old-fashioned way – house to house and door to door. When it comes to public advocacy, she knows whereof she speaks.” (Michael S. Dukakis, JD, Former Governor of Massachusetts and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University)
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