Health Topics: Advocacy   Trainnging on Advocacy   Glossary/Def of Terms

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• Reports/Documents
  
  Fact Sheets
  Families As Advocates:
  Tips on how to advocate for your child. A message from Family Voices. Fact Sheet
  
  Understanding Research: Top Ten Tips for Advocates and Policymakers Fact sheet
  Stephanie A Shafer, Ph.D.
  
  The Elements of Effective Testimony Fact sheet
  Thomas W. Pendergrass, MD, MSPH
  Chair, Committee on State Government Affairs, American Academy of Pediatrics
  Tips for Crafting an Effective Message Fact sheet
  Thomas W. Pendergrass, MD, MSPH
  Chair, Committee on State Government Affairs, American Academy of Pediatrics
  
  Policy Statements
  American Academy of Pediatrics; Committee on Pediatric Workforce Scope of Practice Issues in the Delivery of Pediatric Health Care Pediatrics. 2003;111(2):426-435
  
  Periodicals/Articles

• "Pediatricians Partnering with States to Assure That Children with Special Health Needs Are Provided Appropriate Services: The Vermont Experience with Managed Care." Pediatric Annals. Nov, 1997;26(11):664-667
  
• American Academy of Pediatrics Training Pediatricians to Become Child Advocates. Pediatrics.1998;102(3):632-635
• American Academy of Pediatrics Working to Improve Mental Health Services: The North Carolina Advocacy Effort. Pediatrics. 2002;110(6):1232-1237

Reports/Documents
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 Last Updated August 21, 2008