Advocacy
Topic outline
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Click Here and then the Advocacy Folder for opportunities including the AAP Federal Affairs elective and ABC News Media Elective!
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Each intern will have the opportunity to participate in an Intern Advocacy Day to get exposure to the world of physician advocacy.
Since 2016, these special days have been held at the Capital Area Food Bank. Residents will spend the morning volunteering and learning about the food bank and the afternoon in a poverty simulation centered around food insecurity and hunger. Upper level residents, faculty members, and other staff join as well, contributing to a rich discussion and hopefully giving you some insight into how advocacy can be a real part of your career. We know that you all advocate for your patients every single day, and this dedicated time will help you take it to the next level.
Please check Amion for your assigned Intern Advocacy Date. You will be contacted by your Chief Resident with more details closer to your session!
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Advocacy resources you can use every day in the exam room, including the Advocacy Code Card and a Community Resources hand-out.
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Presentation PPTs and hand-outs from advocacy-themed lectures and workshops at Children's National
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Yale's primary care curriculum has three topics (firearm safety, healthcare reform, and the pediatrician in the community) relevant to child health advocacy.
- Moderator log-in: nationalmoderator; moderator password: 660728
- Learner log-in: nationallearner; learner password: 264336
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Hopkins' pediatric primary care curriculum has a module (not required in AY2013-14) entitled Advocacy 2013
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March 2015
RWJF Clinical Scholars Legacy Program Application Period Now Open - National Clinician Scholars Program,
As you may have heard, the University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Michigan, and Yale University have formed their own consortium to continue a site-based research training program after the RWJF Clinical Scholars program ends. The new program, the National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP), builds on the legacy of the RWJF Clinical Scholars program and expands the program by including nurse scientists in addition to physicians to address new and emerging issues related to health care delivery and improving the health of communities. The goal of the new inter-professional research training program is to cultivate health equity, eliminate health disparities, invent new models of care, and achieve higher quality health care at lower costs by training nurse and physician researchers who work as leaders and collaborators embedded in communities, health care systems, government, foundations, and think tanks in the U.S. and around the world.
The application period is open for the initial NCSP 2016-18 cohort. Please pass along this information to prospective physicians and nurses. The cohort of up to 20 physicians and nurses will be receive financial support from their institutions, community partner agencies, and other local and national funders. For more information on the new program, eligibility requirements, and application information please access the NCSP website. Penn, UCLA, Michigan, and Yale recently posted press releases on the launch of the program. The early action deadline is May 15, 2015, and the Regular Admissions deadline is September 1, 2015. The first cohort will enter the program on July 1, 2016. Any questions can be directed to the NCSP at nationalclinicianscholars@gmail.com. The NPO and training sites look forward to the final cohort of the RWJF Clinical Scholars program who start July 1, 2015. We are excited to have such a talented and large class of scholars. These scholars will have the opportunity as second years to interact with the first cohort of the NCSP.
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Resources from the AAP's policy team
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AAP's home for news, issue briefs, and resources related to child health priorities on the federal level
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AAP's home for news, issue briefs, and resources related to child health priorities on the state level
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Resources to address local problems including obesity and tobacco use, as well as tools for building partnerships and gaining grant funding
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Robust advocacy training modules developed by the AAP's Community Pediatrics Training Initiatives, including:
Training Module 1 : Overview of the Legislative Process
Training Module 2: Working in Partnerships
Training Module 3: Working with Decision-Makers
Training Module 4: Advocacy Communication
Training Module 5: Voting with Children's Health and Pediatric Resident's Schedule in Mind
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KFF does tremendous work in research and public awareness campaigns surrounding major health policy issues, most notably the Affordable Care Act, featuring their famous "YouToons" video.
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The Commonwealth Fund has a wealth of (very pretty!) data, maps, and research on just about every aspect of health reform and health service delivery.
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Urban Institute's Health Policy Center has research and policy updates related to health reform, CHIP, Medicaid/Medicare, and vulnerable populations.
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Check out these sites specifically on the Affordable Care Act:
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Try these news outlets!
Politico: http://www.politico.com/
Congressional Quarterly: http://corporate.cqrollcall.com/
The Hill: http://thehill.com/
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There are lots of ways to get involved with the AAP at a DC, district and national level -- click the link above for just a few ideas. If you have any questions, just e-mail your AAP Reps: Jess Weisz (JWeisz@cnmc), Ankoor Shah (AnShah@cnmc), Amanda Page (AmPage@cnmc).
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Have only 5 minutes? You still have time to be an advocate! Here are some tips on how to be an advocate in a short period of time.
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Only got an hour? No problem! See below for tips on how to be an effective advocate for your patients and communities in only an hour!
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Have a half or full day? Plenty of time to advocate! See below for some cool examples to get you excited.
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Have a lifetime? Make a commitment to making advocacy a regular part of your career, no matter what your specialty. Here are some ideas as to how!
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Want to write an op-ed? Here is a good starting place! Visit federaladvocacy.aap.org for examples of op-eds and other useful fact sheets to include in your writing.
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"Using the Media to Advocate for Children & Adolescents; Making Your Message Matter" (used with permission from Jamie Poslosky, AAP Washington office)
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Become a Key Contact at the AAP Dept of Federal Affairs! Email kids1st@aap.org to sign-up for weekly, timely and issue-oriented emails on issues related to child health.
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See below for fact sheets, messaging guides, and articles related to firearm and other violence prevention.
Want more info or to get involved?
- Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: www.bradycampaign.org
- Coalition to Stop Gun Violence: www.csgv.org
- States United to Prevent Gun Violence: www.supgv.org
- Moms Demand Action: www.momsdemandaction.org
- American Academy of Pediatrics: www.aap.org
- Children's Defense Fund 2013 report on gun violence in children: www.childrensdefense.org
Get in touch with experts!
- Joseph Wright, MD, MPH, Children's National: joe.wright@howard.edu
- Brian Malte, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: bmalte@bradymail.org, 202-218-4556
- Joshua Horwitz, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence: jhorwitz@csgv.org, 202-408-0061 x1001
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Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) is a federally funded program which provides health insurance to low-income kids not covered by Medicaid, private insurance, or the new exchanges developed in the Affordable Care Act.
See below for facts on CHIP (tweet them with #celebrateCHIP), suggestions and guidelines for writing op-eds and letters to the editor, and a powerpoint presentation from the AAP's visit to Children's on February 10th, 2014.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently published research on the effect of proposed legislation related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on the health of children.
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For anyone interested in learning more about Immigrant Child Health - medical issues, access to care, advocacy, etc. - consider the following resources:
The AAP Council on Community Pediatrics Immigrant Health Special Interest Group. This relatively new SIG has really taken off in supporting advocacy at both the individual child and legislative levels. Their list-serv is an amazing course of information and I'd highly recommend joining. They have also starting doing programs at the AAP NCE meeitngs. Their recent policy statement published in Pediatrics is attached.
The SIG has also recently published a comprehensive Immigrant Health Toolkit that contains a wealth of information including clinical, access to care, legal, etc.
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