BAY
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ADVOCATE TRAINING PROGRAM 2005 - 2006:
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The Advocate Training Program is a program designed
to train women from the grassroots community to become
effective health policy activists and advocates. The
issues range from general empowerment to specific health
concerns, such as mental and emotional wellness. The
training program also includes a skill-building focus
so that participants will learn community organizing
and advocacy skills. Initiating and sustaining letter-writing
campaigns to writing press releases will be taught in
an interactive environment. The central focus of this
project is to empower Black women who are not traditionally
part of the policy advocacy arena to advocate for their
health and the health of their families. By accomplishing
our training goals, we will enhance and expand the network
of activists, policymakers and leaders striving to improve
the health of Black women in California. For more stories
and information on some of our ATP graduates, see our
past newsletters by clicking
here.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
The ATP is a ten-week course that meets for approximately
3 hours per week. In Los Angeles, the 2005-2006 program
began in September 2005. The Bay Area ATP will hold
an information session for interested applicants on
December 15, 2005 at 6:30pm (Location to be determined).
Applications for the Bay Area ATP will be due Dec. 29,
2005 for the 1st deadline, and Jan. 31, 2006 for the
2nd deadline, if space is available. The start date
for the Bay Area ATP has not yet been determined.
The ATP has a curriculum designed to provide a broad
overview of health policy advocacy, agenda setting,
effective strategies and leadership and social action
training. The specific topics covered include:
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The
Legislative and Budget Process |
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Effective
Systems/Public Policy Advocacy |
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Impacting Public Policy through Community Organizing
and Media Strategy |
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Black
Women's Health: Mind, Body & Soul |
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Strategy
Building and Implementation |
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Individual and Self-Advocacy |
CABWHP staff, policy experts, healthcare experts and
social activists present the topics. Textbook and hands-on
interactive material will also be used as a core component
of the program. In their culminating experience, the
ATP participants will complete a group project that
can potentially impact the communities where they live
and serve.
WHO SHOULD APPLY
The CABWHP seeks bright, motivated individuals committed
to policy advocacy for Black women's health. Criteria
for selection to the program include individuals who
have:
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Previous
grassroots involvement |
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An
interest in Black women's health |
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An
interest in learning and developing policy advocacy
skills |
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A
background in women's health or similar background |
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Can
commit to the ten week program |
*** Applicants with little
or no policy experience are given priority***
Applications for the Bay Area ATP will be available
beginning November 2005 on-line at www.cabwhp.org,
or at the California Black Women's Health Project's
Office in Inglewood CA. You may: (1) call us at (310)
412-1828; 2) write to us at 101 North La Brea Avenue,
Suite 610, Inglewood, CA 90301; or (3) fax a request
to (310) 412-0923. If you have a question or would like
to email your completed application, send it to wellwoman@cabwhp.org.
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