CONTEXT Many encourage service learning and health advocacy training in medical student education, but related evaluation is limited. OBJECTIVES To assess (1) impact of a required community health advocacy training for medical students on student attitudes, knowledge, and skills; (2) student characteristics associated with higher advocacy knowledge and skills; and (3) perspectives of communit...

background and purpose: one of the most important elements of nursing ethics is patient advocacy, which instills patients’ sense of independence and autonomy. nurses’ perceptions of this concept can significantly influence their advocacy role. therefore, in this study, we aimed to assess nurses’ perceptions about this phenomenon. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 385 nurses were selected ...

Background Advocacy coalitions play an increasingly prominent role within the global health landscape, linking actors and institutions to attract political attention and resources. This paper examines how coalitions negotiate among themselves and exercise hidden forms of power to produce policy on the basis of their beliefs and strategic interests.   Methods This paper examines the beliefs and ...

background advocacy coalitions play an increasingly prominent role within the global health landscape, linking actors and institutions to attract political attention and resources. this paper examines how coalitions negotiate among themselves and exercise hidden forms of power to produce policy on the basis of their beliefs and strategic interests.   methods this paper examines the beliefs...

Ideally the mission of every academic health center should encompass the core values of the Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Program: improving child health, increasing access to health care, and promoting advocacy at the community level. As university hospitals face challenges to improve child health through research, clinical service, and teaching, promoting advocacy at the community ...