| Description |
xxv, 213 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Discovering your inner advocate / Molly Lubin and Stuart L. Lustig -- Learning how to advocate : perspectives from medical educators / John Q. Young, Fumi Mitsuishi, and Lowell Tong -- Overview of the political advocacy process / Richard L. Barnes -- Legislative advocacy : putting your house in order / Kristin Kroeger Ptakowski -- How to work with the media / Aaron Levin -- Is there a lawyer in the house? When to work with an attorney / Sarah S. Wessels and Megan Sandel -- Class action for health professionals / Bruce L. Simon and Thomas K. Boardman -- Leveraging research findings : learning the practice of advocacy / Geri L. Dickson -- Working with families and community organizations / Robert Hendren and Lee Grossman -- Finding funds / Tracy Mills -- A comprehensive strategy : putting it all together / Richard L. Barnes |
| Summary |
"A wealth of advocacy tools for health and mental health professionals at all levels of training and practice are included in this clear and comprehensive resource. Written by medical, legal, and policy experts, it fills a void in the literature by addressing multiple topics in advocacy in the health field as a whole. The text provides an overview of political advocacy, including evidence-based policy design and how to create a strategic plan. It addresses the legislative process and discusses how to advocate, including strategies for using the media, and discusses when to seek an attorney, when to litigate, how to work with family and community organizations, and how to raise funds for all these endeavours. It also covers such seldom-addressed topics as leveraging research findings for advocacy purposes. Two outstanding features of the text are a discussion of the rationale for advocacy that calls for readers to examine their own motivations for this work, and a chapter by health educators providing guidance about advances in learning theory that will help readers assimilate the material. The book serves as both a resource for advocacy coursework and as a guide for the independent practitioner of advocacy." -- book cover |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Description based on print version of record |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Patient advocacy -- United States.
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Lobbying -- United States.
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Patient Advocacy.
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Lobbying.
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Patient Rights.
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United States. |
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United States. |
| Author |
Lustig, Stuart L.
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EBSCOHost
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| LC no. |
2012016464 |
| ISBN |
9780826109064 |
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0826109063 |
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