Section: Module 7: Advocacy and Communication | Public Health Leadership | NextGenU.org

  • Competencies covered in this module:
    • Advocate for the role of public health in providing population health services. 
    • Demonstrate an ability to build community capacity by sharing knowledge, tools, expertise, and experience. 
    • Module 7: Lesson 1: Public Health Advocacy
       
      Student Learning Objectives:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Apply leadership and communication skills to advocate for the role of public health in providing population health services.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this lesson: 15 hours/ 36 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      WHO Strategic Communications Framework for Effective Communications URL
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      Read the entire document. (100 minutes)

      WHO-2017

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      Advocacy, Community Engagement and Cross-Sectoral Collaborations as Key Strategies During COVID-19 Response and Beyond URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire article. (16 minutes)

      Taylor & Francis Online-2020

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      Public Health Advocacy: Informing Lawmakers about What Matters Most in Our Communities URL
      Students must
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      Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

      NACCHO-2018

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      Discussion Forum: Public Health Advocacy Strategies (270 min)
      Students must
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      Start discussions: 1
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      Activity 10: Public Health Advocacy (540 min) Forum
      Students must
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      Start discussions: 1
    • Module 7: Lesson 2: Health Communication and Education
       
      Student Learning Objectives:

      Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

      • Apply leadership and communication skills to build community capacity.

      Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this lesson: 7 hours/ 23 minutes.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
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      Community Capacity Building URL
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      Read the entire page. (6 minutes)

      BC Healthy Communities Society-2019

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      Community Capacity Building and Sustainability: Outcomes of Community-Based Participatory Research URL
      Students must
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      Read the content under the heading "Results." (18 minutes)

      NIH-2013

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      A Capacity Development Plan for CSOs in the Pacific URL
      Students must
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      Download the PDF and read the content under the heading "Introduction", and "Capacity Development Plan: Priority System" on the pages 1-9. (17 minutes)

      UNDP-2018

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      A Framework for Community Capacity Building URL
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      Read the content under the heading "Principles of Community Capacity Buidling VFST", and " Implementing Community Capacity Building" on the pages 9-15. (23 minutes)

      Fundation House-2017

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      Activity 11: Effectiveness of Capacity-Building Interventions Relevant to Public Health Practice. (360 mins) Forum
      Students must
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      Start discussions: 1
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      Module 7: Quiz

      To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the "Preview quiz now" button to respond to the questions.

      TO PASS THIS QUIZ, YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80% 

      Not available unless: The activity Module 6: Quiz is marked complete
    • Additional Resources for Optional Learning
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      Module 7 Lecture Recording: Advocacy and Communication Recording URL

      This course was presented from October to December 2020 to a cohort of leaders of the Caribbean. Watch the entire video. (61 minutes)

      PAHO-November 26, 2020