DESCRIPTION
The first part of module 2 will cover basic community advocacy models for public health education and health promotion efforts aimed at populations.
Participants will be able to:
• List the components of the ecological model of health promotion and why advocacy is important
• Define basic community organization methodology
• List the 4 basic components of advocacy
• Outline best practices for public health advocacy in the communy. The second part of module 2 will cover basic private practice advocacy models for health education and health promotion efforts aimed at individuals within a population.
Participants will be able to:
• Describe some of the fundamental attributes of motivational interviewing techniques
• Explain the basics of the Five A’s Physician Intervention
• Be able to describe why any health promotion screening should be accompanied by actionable plan to address any needs that are identified
• Discuss why it is important to focus on helping patients change health behaviors that they think are important, and when they are ready to make a change.