Sign UpGet Your Voice Heard: A high-level look at the broad approach that health centers should embrace in building strong community relationships and political support.
Getting Organized: How to develop a local advocacy team, and prepare an advocacy plan, with links to sample documents from people who have done it.
Communicating with Elected Officials: Detailed tactics for putting your message clearly, consistently and concisely in front of your local, state and federal lawmakers.
Media Tips: News coverage is critical for building public awareness of who you are and what you do. Here are specific tools to get the word out.
Editorial Board Tips: Some people turn to newspaper editorials to help decide whether they should support something, or not. Here’s how to engage your local editorial board and help bring them to your side.
Best Practices: From people and health centers that have conducted successful advocacy efforts, a collection of real tactics that got real results.
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