The Chapter held its second annual Advocacy Day this past Tuesday, March 1st. A special “thank you” goes out to our Advocacy Committee led by Drs. Tamara Gayle and Sofia Teferi, as well as all the Chapter members who helped design the event and participated. Topics from the day ranged from school issues and advocacy to workshops on how to use storytelling, social media and traditional media in your advocacy work. Specific areas of focus included understanding racism, inpatient/outpatient advocacy and building your own advocacy portfolio.
Advocacy Resources shared with attendees you may be interested in:
- Rodham Institute Newsletter: To learn more about the Rodham Institute and join in their efforts.
- Spaces in Action (SIA): Spaces is a multicultural membership-based community organization that focuses on metropolitan Washington. Most recently, SIA was one of the lead organizations in the campaign that secured over $70M in the DC budget to increase wages for early learning educators and millions to support health services for DC families raising children from birth to three. SIA offers a storytelling workshop to learn how to tell your advocacy story.
- Speaking Opportunities for Chapter Members: Interested in speaking to communities about COVID-19?
- Email the OSSE Health and Wellness Division at OSSE.HealthandSafety@dc.gov
- Email treasurer@aapdc.org to join DCAAP COVID-19 Vaccine Champions
- Interested in advocacy efforts in Ward 8, email: ward8healthcouncil@gmail.com to be added to the email list. Monthly meetings are open to all. Attendees include community members, academic centers, healthcare partners, governmental agencies and community-based groups. The meetings take place at 10:00 am on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at UDC’s Congress Heights campus.
- Mental Health: Virginia Mental Health Access Program