Advocacy for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 33
About This Presentation
Title:

Advocacy for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

Description:

Advocacy for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. Fran C. Wheeler ... Arlen Specter, PA. Thad Cochran, MS. Judd Gregg, NH. Larry Craig, ID. Kay B Hutchison, TX ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:241
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 34
Provided by: francw
Category:

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: Advocacy for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention


1
Advocacy for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
  • Fran C. Wheeler
  • Chronic Disease Directors
  • wheeler_at_chronicdisease.org

2
Topics for Discussion
  • Overview of Legislative Process
  • Influencing Appropriations
  • Basic Rules for Advocacy
  • A Call to Action

3
How a Bill Becomes Law
  • Bill Introduction
  • Subcommittee Action
  • Committee Action
  • Floor Action
  • Conference Committee
  • Presidential Action

4
Traditional Committees for Public Health Advocacy
  • HOUSE
  • Energy Commerce
  • Health
  • Appropriations
  • Labor, HHS, Ed
  • SENATE
  • Health, Education, Labor Pensions
  • Public Health
  • Appropriations
  • Labor, HHS, Ed

5
Other Committees for HDSP Advocacy
  • Agriculture, Nutrition Forestry
  • Armed Forces
  • Budget
  • Commerce, Science Transportation
  • Energy Natural Resources
  • Environment and Public Works
  • Veterans Affairs

6
Funding for HDSP Initiatives
  • Budget Formulation
  • Presidents Budget
  • Congressional Budget
  • Legislative Appropriations

7
Budget Formulation
  • June November
  • Agency (CDC)
  • Department (DHHS)
  • Office of Management Budget (OMB)

8
Presidents Budget
  • First Monday in February
  • State of the Union Address
  • Budget request to Congress

9
Congressional Budget
  • April 15 Budget resolution
  • Framework for total spending, based on revenue
  • Mandatory vs. discretionary
  • Allocations to Appropriations Committee
  • 13 subcommittees

10
Legislative Appropriations
  • October 1 new fiscal year
  • Full Approps Committees (X2)
  • Subcommittees (x 13)
  • Full Approps Committee (x 2)
  • Full Senate/House (X2)
  • Conference Committee
  • President

11
Appropriations Process Points of Influence
  • Budget Formulation
  • Agency, Department, OMB
  • Congressional Budget
  • House Senate Committees
  • Legislative Appropriations
  • Full Committees
  • House Senate Subcommittees

12
House SubcommitteeLabor-HSS-Ed Appropriations
  • James Walsh, NY
  • Ralph Regula, OH
  • John Peterson, PA
  • Dave Weldon, FL
  • Michael Simpson, ID
  • Dennis Rehberg, MT
  • David Obey, WI
  • Nita Lowey, NY
  • Rosa DeLauro, CT
  • Jesse Jackson, IL
  • Patrick Kennedy, RI
  • Lucille Roybal-Allard, CA
  • Barbara Lee, CA
  • Tom Udall, NM
  • Michael Honda, CA
  • Betty McCollum, MN
  • Tim Ryan, OH

13
Senate SubcommitteeLabor-HHS-Ed Appropriations
  • Arlen Specter, PA
  • Thad Cochran, MS
  • Judd Gregg, NH
  • Larry Craig, ID
  • Kay B Hutchison, TX
  • Ted Stevens, AK
  • Richard Shelby, AL
  • Tom Harkin, IA
  • Daniel Inouye, HI
  • Herb Kohl, WI
  • Patty Murray, WA
  • Mary Landrieu, LA
  • Dick Durbin, IL
  • Jack Reed, RI
  • Frank Lautenberg, NJ

14
What is Advocacy?
  • Advocacy education action.
  • An advocate is one who argues for a cause a
    supporter or defender.
  • A lobbyist is a paid representative of a group,
    organization or industry.

15
Basic Rules for Advocacy
  • Advocates must have a clear agenda.
  • Advocacy must be based on science.
  • Advocates must have the discipline to be
    articulate.
  • Advocates must define their opportunities to
    reach key players and decision-makers.

16
Advocates have clear agenda
  • Specific focus not single-issue
  • Know what will sell
  • Know what the hierarchy wants
  • Written agenda explicit
  • Consensus agenda no fighting

17
Advocates use science
  • Know the science base
  • Know where can make a difference
  • Use and protect your credibility
  • Be honest, dont oversell
  • Take the high ground

18
Advocates are articulate
  • No jargon
  • Make it fit one page
  • Know your audience
  • Know your opposition
  • Dont criticize others
  • Washington Post rule

19
Advocates are opportunistic
  • Learn the process
  • Take advantage of opportunities hearings,
    briefings, trips to DC, recess
  • Collaboration bigger impact
  • Coordination traffic control
  • Repetition

20
What can YOU do?
  • Learn your workplace rules
  • Act as an individual
  • Act as member of an organization
  • Act!

21
Workplace Rules
  • First Amendment rights
  • Personal views
  • Personal time
  • No use of state or federal funds
  • Agency policy

22
Action Items
  • Seven easy pieces

23
Get Informed
  • Who are your Members?
  • What are their interests?
  • What committees, subcommittees?
  • What coalitions, caucuses
  • Family health issues
  • Hometown connections

24
Write a letter
  • Keep it short, single issue
  • Identify yourself constituent, public health
    professional
  • Be accurate
  • Tell why important, impact
  • State desired action
  • Thanks, praise

25
Make a personal visit
  • Identify yourself as constituent
  • Request an appointment
  • Bring colleagues with you
  • Deliver message in 3 minutes
  • Be prepared, be a resource
  • Follow up, thank you

26
Make a phone call
  • Call US Capitol Switchboard 202-224-3121
  • Ask for Office of Senator or Rep.
  • Identify yourself as constituent
  • Leave message
  • Support/oppose bill
  • Urge vote for/against
  • One or two reasons
  • Thanks

27
Be a resource to staff
  • Establish relationship
  • State or local data
  • Rankings, comparisons, maps
  • Human interest stories
  • State, local publications
  • Research articles

28
Invite them to your place
  • Recess February, April, May, July, August,
    October December
  • Give a speech
  • Attend an event
  • Make a site visit
  • Receive an award/recognition

29
Join a coalition or voluntary health organization
  • Make your voice louder
  • Get updates
  • Get action alerts
  • Work together

30
Where to Get Help
  • American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
  • National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
    www.chronicdisease.org
  • Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dh
    dsp

31
Where to get help, cont.
  • Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease
    www.fightchronicdisease.org
  • Partnership for Prevention www.prevent.org
  • National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease
    www.womenheart.org
  • American Public Health Association www.apha.org

32
Summary
  • We cant do it without each other
  • Education Action Advocacy
  • Peanut butter and jelly
  • Proof is in the pudding
  • Many roads, one goal
  • Public health is watching you
  • Friends, gotta have em
  • Timing is everything

33
Do something!
  • Democracy
  • is not
  • a spectator sport.
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com