Global Health Advocacy Manual

"A strategic combination of these methods will lead to effective advocacy."

This manual provides examples of advocacy techniques used by the Global Health Action Network, a programme of the Global Health Council, for writing letters to United States congressional representatives, scripts for calling them, and instructions on how to set up face-to-face meetings. Guidance for writing press releases, letters to the editor, and giving interviews is also included as well as an explanation of the United States legislative process.

The manual is divided into seven sections:

• Introduction
• Key Issues
• Advocacy/Mobilisation
• Global Health Action Network
• Advocacy: A Tool for Action
• Education
• Mobilisation
• Ideas for your Community
• Take Action
• Getting Involved in the Legislative Process
• Action at Each Stage of the Process
• Communication in Writing
• Communication by E-mail
• Communication by Mail
• Face-to-Face Visit
• Media
• The Media Advisory
• The Press Release
• The Letter to the Editor
• The Op-Ed
• The Editorial
• Giving Interviews
• The Legislative Process
• The Three-Branch System
• The Federal Budget
• Congressional Committees
• Legislative Process
• Appropriations Calendar
• Global Health Council
• History of the Global Health Council
• Appendix/Resources
• Internet Education, Organisations, Acronyms and Websites

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