Reference no: EM132390216 , Length: word count : 2000
Instructions
This essay requires you to prepare a Health Advocacy strategy plan for the topic identified in Essay One.
Your essay should:
1) Include an introduction that briefly summarises the essay topic area and Introduces the strategy plan.
2) Give one or two examples of previous interventions/advocacy efforts in your topic area. For each example identify and comment on:
a) how the problem was represented, and the goal of the intervention
b) the level of grassroots community mobilisation and participation
c) the capacity of the organisation in terms of finances, membership building, and leadership -read Pastor and Ortiz (2009, pp. 38-43)
d) the theory of change that the approach adopted
e) tactics and strategies used to achieve the goal
3) Most of your essay should be dedicated to providing a strategy plan to effectively implement health advocacy. This plan should include the following
a) the identified problem and advocacy goal is clearly linked to social determinants of h ealth
b) reference to a theory of change
c) two or three examples of effective communication tactics to inform, mobilise, and pH ssure decision-makers
d) explicit recognition that effective advocacy planning involves building citizen power to pressure power holders
Include a short conclusion that concisely summarises your key points.