Communicate and Advocate for Health and Health Education
Artifacts and Purposes
Competency A: Analyze and respond to current and future needs in health education
Sub-Competency 1: Analyze factors (e.g., social, cultural, demographic, political) that influence decision-makers.
Participated in the Great American Smokeout which is a national day dedicated to try to encourage individuals to quit smoking. I sat at resource tables, we
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around campus advertising that it was going on, Handed out Subs for Cigarettes,
conducted interviews with the Statesman, and led the volunteer station.
Because I was so active in the breathefree initiative through the Student Health Advisory Committee, I was asked to become a member of the UMD Smoking Ban Task Force which was led by the Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs. This group met weekly to discuss possibly changing the policy, and to discuss enforcement strategies.
Competency D: Influence health policy to promote health
Sub-Competency 1: Identify the significance and implications of health care providers’ message to consumers.
The Student Association on campus is an organization that listens to waht the student's of UMD want to see. One of the things that students wanted to see was a change to the current UMD smoking policy. The Student Association held a forum in which I attended and participated to get a feel for the overall student, staff and faculties feelings for the policy.
On Wednesday, March 24th I traveled to the Minnesota Capital with the Teen Council members from Planned Parenthood for Youth Lobby Day. This youth lobby day was focused around Responsible Sex Education. During this day, we went through advocacy training, had a rally in the Capital, and then got to actually speak with our district house representatives and senate representatives. This was a great experience for me, and
something that I hope to continue to do.
Artifacts and Purposes
Competency A: Analyze and respond to current and future needs in health education
Sub-Competency 1: Analyze factors (e.g., social, cultural, demographic, political) that influence decision-makers.
Participated in the Great American Smokeout which is a national day dedicated to try to encourage individuals to quit smoking. I sat at resource tables, we
ntaround campus advertising that it was going on, Handed out Subs for Cigarettes,
conducted interviews with the Statesman, and led the volunteer station.
Because I was so active in the breathefree initiative through the Student Health Advisory Committee, I was asked to become a member of the UMD Smoking Ban Task Force which was led by the Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs. This group met weekly to discuss possibly changing the policy, and to discuss enforcement strategies.
Competency D: Influence health policy to promote health
Sub-Competency 1: Identify the significance and implications of health care providers’ message to consumers.
The Student Association on campus is an organization that listens to waht the student's of UMD want to see. One of the things that students wanted to see was a change to the current UMD smoking policy. The Student Association held a forum in which I attended and participated to get a feel for the overall student, staff and faculties feelings for the policy.
On Wednesday, March 24th I traveled to the Minnesota Capital with the Teen Council members from Planned Parenthood for Youth Lobby Day. This youth lobby day was focused around Responsible Sex Education. During this day, we went through advocacy training, had a rally in the Capital, and then got to actually speak with our district house representatives and senate representatives. This was a great experience for me, and
something that I hope to continue to do.
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