Academic and Research Skills
Advocacy
Community Pediatrics
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Health Equity/Social Determinants of Health
Injury Prevention
Public Health
Tobacco Prevention
Tina Cheng, MD, MPH
Chair of Pediatrics, CMO, Director of the Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation
Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Session
Description: Child health professionals are natural advocates. We recognize the great potential of each child and the importance of investing early for healthy children and the adults they will become. We witness social inequities affecting child health and are advocates in practice and policy on the individual, family, community, state, federal, and global levels. We are a trusted voice for the stories of the children and families we serve.
This session highlights success stories in child advocacy through case studies of child advocacy in action. The session will address timely issues of importance: mental health, racism, firearm safety, alternative healthcare payment models, and tobacco.
A review of successful public health advocacy efforts identified four ingredients of success: 1) Highly credible scientific evidence that persuades policy makers and withstands attack from those whose interests are threatened; 2) Passionate advocates who are committed and unrelenting; 3) Partnership with the media for public awareness and action; and 4) Law and regulation. These areas will be explored and lessons learned discussed. The session will focus on skills and tools for effective advocacy.
To create change it has been said that we need the three “W’s”: the Wisdom, the Will and the Wallet for effective child advocacy. This session hopes to inspire the wisdom and will and strengthen the voice of children, adolescents, and families.
Speaker: David M. Keller, MD (he/him/his) – University of Colorado School of Medicine
Speaker: Joseph L. Wright, MD MPH – University of Maryland Schools of Medicine and Public Health
Speaker: Tina L. Cheng, MD, MPH – Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati
Speaker: Lois K. Lee, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Speaker: Jonathan Klein (he/him/his) – University of Illinois at Chicago
Speaker: Lisa J. Chamberlain, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Stanford Univeristy School of Medicine