Health
advocacy is the process of promoting health and access to healthcare for
individuals and communities. It can also involve supporting the rights of
patients.
GOALS OF
HEALTH ADVOCACY
- Improve patient care: Ensure patients receive the
care and support they need
- Improve community health: Help build capacity to
improve community health
- Improve health policy: Promote policies and
practices that support patient rights and access to care
- Improve health outcomes: Work with public health to promote better health outcomes
HOW HEALTH ADVOCACY IS DONE
- Direct service: Provide direct service to
individuals or families
- Community mobilization: Work with individuals,
families, and others in the community to address health needs
- Policy influence: Influence policies or
programs of health
- Build alliances: Build alliances with
influential groups to support health
·
Educating
the public Speaking to school children about smoking, speaking to seniors
about reducing lipids, and Participating in social media campaigns.
·
Promoting
policies
- Drawing attention to health
issues
- Directing decision makers to
solutions
- Promoting policies that support
patient rights and access to care
·
Supporting
patients
- Ensuring patients receive the
care and support they need
- Involving people in decisions
about their care and support needs
- Making sure people get the help they need if it would be difficult for them to be involved without support
EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH
POLICY ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS
·
Highlight individual stories with compassion
·
Build relationships with members of the medical
community
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Use segmented lists for email advocacy
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Engage with supporters through social media
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Provide advocates with ample training and resources
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Build a coalition with like-minded organizations
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Evaluate and act on advocacy metrics
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