Host a Training Session to Advocate for Children's Health

Hold a training to get other healthcare professionals involved in advocating for community change to impact the reversal of childhood obesity. By training others and building a coalition, your voice to advocate for children can be strengethened. Consider these six steps:

1. Build your advocacy work plan.

2. Develop your agenda and submit your event to the Web site.

• Meeting planning checklist
• How to create an agenda
  • Obesity advocacy training CE agenda template
• Resources for planning a healthy meeting
• Checklist for contracts
• Equipment and audio/visual considerations
• Meeting planning essentials
• Options for room set-up

3. Recruit participants.

4. Hold the meeting. 

• Developing facilitation skills
• Tips for facilitators
• Meeting tips

Meeting topics:

• Community Call to Action

  • Lesson Plan
  • Presentation Template
  • Exercise: Advocacy Self-Assessment Worksheet
  • Exercise: Identifying Your Story Worksheet
     

• Obesity in Children

  • Lesson Plan
  • Presentation Template
  • Exercise: Healthy Lifestyles and Your Environment Worksheets
    
    

• Advocacy

  • Lesson Plan
  • Presentation Template
  • Exercise: Recruitment Worksheet
  • Exercise: Negotiation Preparation Worksheet
     

• Public Policy & Policy Opportunities

  • Lesson Plan
  • Presentation Template
  • Exercise: Legislative Interview Sample Bill
  • Exercise: Sample Bill Description
  • Exercise: Legislative Scenario Tip Sheet
     

• Media & Communications Advocacy

  • Lesson Plan
  • Presentation Template
  • Exercise: PSA

5. Follow-up.

6. Report back via the Be Our Voice list serv or discussion group.

Need more help, assistance or coaching along the way? Please contact us.