Class Review
Who should be advocating?
Who are
Caregivers, people of power such as a governor, people who agree or disagree
What can members of Congress do to advocate for MCH?
What is pass legislation or advance/fund programs.
True or false? A lawyer is a good example of a personal advocate?
What is true
Name one common element of successful advocacy
What is
Clear delivery of both the problem and suggested program with policy strategies to resolve and/ or address the problem
Identify key individuals
Sound assessment of the problem and possible solution
Develop a strategy for achieving the goal
What is advocacy?
What is the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal
What are three levels of Advocacy
What are individual, organizational, community
What is a trade association? Name an example of one.
What is a membership organization consisting of individuals or agencies that are involved in the same line of work.
Examples: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Nursing Midwives, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Academy of Family Practitioners, etc.
In the field of maternal and child health, who would have a higher need for an advocate? Mother or child?
What is children. They can’t speak for themselves but adults and adolescents can be effective advocates on their own behalf if they have the training and
True or False: One thing that advocates should understand regarding the Policy Development Process is how bills are created and introduced
True
What is the best way to have your advocacy objectives successful
What is
Partner with others, forming coalitions
What may be a reason certain governmental positions should not advocate
What is fear of losing a job, religion beliefs
In what ways can political bias hinder the success of an organization's goals in MCH advocacy?
What is political affiliation and bias may steer focus away from the issues that the organization is advocating for, it may also turn those of a different political party or those with different political beliefs off from even hearing what an organization is about if they already know their political beliefs are different.
In which level of advocacy is an advocate a person or group attempting to alter or monitor legislative, budgetary and administrative processes?
What is organizational level
Name one developmental strategy for achieving advocacy goals
What is
Identifying and existing coalition or forming a new coalition to support efforts
Developing and executing a communication strategy to reach and educate key players in the desired action
Follow Up
How could the narrow scope of MCH organizations pose a problem in MCH advocacy?
What is it only focuses on a very specific problem, when there are multiple problems in MCH that need to be addressed and advocated for.