Federal Advocacy 101: Tools for Everyday Advocates
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- Non-member - $20
- Member - $10
- Student Member - $5
- Student Non-Member - $10
Attendees will explore real-world bipartisan policy wins and gain hands-on experience using tools from the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s Advocacy Action Guide: Tools for Federal Advocacy in the United States. All participants will leave the session with actionable skills, confidence, and resources to drive impact.
• Confident in strategic engagement with elected officials.
• Practice advocacy strategies that can be used to advance federal policies
• Become familiar with real-world case studies to engage policymakers and address emerging threats.
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Feel confident in strategic engagement with elected officials, and practice advocacy strategies that can be used to advance federal policies.
- Become familiar with real-world case studies to engage policymakers and address emerging threats and apply learnings to community and professional settings.
HESPA III Sub-competencies that will be covered include:
6.1.4 |Entry| Identify factors that facilitate and/or hinder advocacy efforts (e.g., potential for partnerships, political readiness, organizational experience, risk).
2.1 |Entry| Engage stakeholders, including priority populations and partners.
Sponsored by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.00 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available for this session is 0. Provider ID #98029 and Program ID PM98029.
SOPHE is a provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) Renewal Credits. A total of 1.00 CPH Renewal credits are provided on behalf of the National Board of Public Health Examiners.
Gillian Williams, BA
Program Manager
Global Health Advocacy Incubator, Overdose Prevention
Gillian Williams is the Strategic Partnerships Program Manager for the Overdose Prevention Initiative at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). In this role, she manages and cultivates relationships with national partners to expand treatment access and harm reduction services for opioid use disorder, aiming to reduce overdose deaths in the United States. This also includes advocacy trainings and capacity strengthening efforts for the grassroots to grasstops. Before joining GHAI, Gillian served as the Program Manager for Strategic Partnerships at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Gillian holds a Bachelor's degree in Public Policy from the University of Delaware.
Michele Gazda
Associate Director
Global Health Advocacy Incubator
Michele Gazda is the Associate Director of Advocacy for the Overdose Prevention Initiative at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator. She leads efforts to advance federal policies that prevent overdose deaths and strengthen the nation’s response to the opioid crisis. Before joining GHAI, Michele directed the behavioral health portfolio at the Bipartisan Policy Center, where she developed and advanced federal policy recommendations to improve mental health and substance use systems, including for youth and families. She previously served as a health policy fellow for a member of the House Committee on Appropriations and led several national public health initiatives at Booz Allen Hamilton for the Department of Defense. Michele’s expertise has been featured in major media outlets, and her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals. She holds a Master of Public Health from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University.
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