***For this assignment, you will complete a table (see below) using the

***For this assignment, you will complete a table (see below) using the DEAL (Describe, Examine, Articulated Learning) model regarding advocacy and its importance in public health. First, you will visit the APHA main website on advocacy, and watch a short video Click here for website: APHA AdvocacyLinks to an external site.. Next, review the list of current priorities (Click here for website scroll to bottom to bullet titled “Check out this handy summary of APHA’s 2022 advocacy priorities” APHA Priority ListLinks to an external site., and select an area of interest. Finally, each student will examine effective ways to advocate at the local level (in Jacksonville, FL, USA and this assignment is for UNF students) for important issues/populations using the APHA “Speak for Health” website, click here: APHA Speak for HealthLinks to an external site..

What is the DEAL Model?

1) Describe: What is the objective? Using the 5 W’s, Who? What? When? Where? Why?

2) Examine: Reflection based on learning goals including what concepts were utilized/learned, did what you learned meet your expectation why or why not, and do you need to rethink anything based on what you have learned?

3) Articulate Learning: What exactly did you learn, how did you learn it, why does it matter, what should I do with this new information?

Advocacy Assignment

For this assignment, you will complete a table (see below) regarding advocacy and its importance in public health. First, you will visit the APHA main website on advocacy, and watch a short video Click here for website: APHA Advocacy. Next, review the list of current priorities (Click here for website scroll to bottom to bullet titled “Check out this handy summary of APHA’s Current Advocacy Priorities” APHA Advocacy Priorities, and select an area of interest. Finally, each student will examine effective ways to advocate at the local level (in Jacksonville, FL, USA) for important issues/populations using the APHA “Speak for Health” website, click here: APHA Speak for Health.

Complete this table using the DEAL Model. **Each cell must have at least 100 words or more for full credit**

What is the DEAL Model?

1) Describe: What is the objective? Use the 5 W’s, Who? What? When? Where? Why?

2) Examine: Reflection based on learning goals including what concepts were utilized/learned, did what you learned meet your expectation why or why not, and do you need to rethink anything based on what you have learned?

3) Articulate Learning: What exactly did you learn, how did you learn it, why does it matter, what should I do with this new information?

Advocacy

1. Go to these websites: 1) APHA Advocacy and watch the short video on advocacy.

2) APHA Priority List and read through the list of priorities

3) APHA Speak for Health and review how advocacy can be conducted at a local level

2. DEAL Component: Describing and defining advocacy

**Each cell must have at least 100 words or more for full credit**

1) Define advocacy & Describe why it is important

2) Explain what you think is the overall objective of advocacy efforts in public health

3) Identify a population you think needs advocacy efforts including demographics (each of the items below is worth 1-point):

Age

Sex/gender

Race/ethnicity

Location

3. DEAL Component: Examining advocacy

**Each cell must have at least 100 words or more for full credit**

1) List what you think is the biggest challenge faced when advocating for your population of interest

2) Think about the list of priorities from the APHA and explain why or why not you think the list accurately depicts what the advocacy priorities are.

3) Provide at least 1 area that is not on the list that you think should be at the forefront of priorities and describe why you think this area should be recognized.

4) Consider the methods for advocacy listed under Speak for Health

Pick the method you think would be easiest to use when advocating for your target population and explain why it is easiest

Pick the method you think would be hardest to use when advocating for your target population and explain why it is hardest

Pick the method you think would be most useful to use when advocating for your target population and explain why it is the most effective method

4. DEAL Component: Articulate Learning regarding using advocacy

**Each cell must have at least 100 words or more for full credit**

1) List and describe at least 1 new that you learned about advocacy

2) Explain why knowing about advocacy and understanding how to advocate is important in public health