Advocacy in Action Workshop

The AHPA Vic-Tas Branch proudly bring you a 1 day intensive advocacy in action workshop led by the Public Health Advocacy Institute. The AHPA Vic-Tas Branch proudly bring you a 1 day intenstive in person advocacy workshop led by Dr Mel Stoneham and Professor Christina Pollard from the Public Health Advocacy Institute. This session is targeted for people working in the health promotion practice. Overview of the session: • Introductions and advocacy activity • What is advocacy? Why is it needed? Relevance to professional associations • The Advocacy Model – working through the elements • Identifying your local advocacy priorities • Theory followed by group work • Group Exercise to generate elevator pitch. It does not matter if you are a student, early career or advanced in your career, everyone will take something away and learn from one another. Note: You do not need to bring anything, however a phone is useful and you are welcome to bring a laptop. Caterering will be provided on the day. For any specific dietary requirements, please email us at [email protected] to advise.