Expanding Health Policy and Advocacy Education for Graduate Trainees

Health advocacy post graduate education in Brazil: a response to new constitutional rights.

The philosophical goals and political and economic realities of any country influence the development of a given system for health care delivery and determine to some extent the role of community, professional and private groups within the health sector (1). Some authors describe the role of such groups as assisting in defining needs and determining potential medical solutions to health problem...

Advocacy 101: getting started in health education advocacy.

Advocacy for the public's health and for the profession are widely recognized as responsibilities of health educators. Increasing emphasis on advocacy by professional organizations has peaked the interest of health educators, yet knowing where to begin as an advocate is, to many, a mystifying process. This article provides basic advocacy terminology, dispels concerns about participating in advo...

Balancing Education and Service in Graduate Medical Education: Data From Pediatric Trainees and Program Directors

PURPOSE To measure pediatric program directors' (PDs') and trainees' perceptions of and expectations for the balance of service and education in their training programs. METHOD In fall 2011, an electronic survey was sent to PDs and trainees at Boston Children's Hospital. Respondents described perceptions and expectations for service and education and rated the education and service inherent t...

Oral health policy forum: developing dental student knowledge and skills for health policy advocacy.

This article describes the planning, sequential improvements, and outcomes of Indiana University School of Dentistry's annual Oral Health Policy Forum. This one-day forum for fourth-year dental students was instituted in 2005 with the Indiana Dental Association and the Children's Dental Health Project to introduce students to the health policy process and to encourage their engagement in advoca...

Influencing policy--public health advocacy and health inequalities.