The 2022 Advocacy Summit is simply across the nook – October 22-24, 2022 – and we’re deep within the weeds making ready for an additional nice occasion!
This 12 months’s Summit will probably be hosted over the course of three days. We’re carry collectively advocates, and aspiring advocates, from each practitioners and educators with varied backgrounds to debate coverage that impacts youth well being fairness.
Introducing our first confirmed speaker
We invite you to hitch us for this necessary gathering of leaders from across the nation!
We’re thrilled to have keynote panelists like Dr. Terrinieka W. Powell, who has experience adolescent well being, implementation science and qualitative strategies. Partnerships with church buildings, colleges, libraries, households, and community-based organizations are a cornerstone of her analysis.
We’ll announce extra keynote panelists quickly, so keep tuned!
Get able to study matters associated to youth well being advocacy
Greater than ever, youth want engaged neighborhood members to take initiative and advocate alongside them. That’s why this 12 months’s Summit options 5 tracks the place attendees can hear from specialists on a broad vary of matters affecting youth well being.
Attendees will study extra about progressive insurance policies that tackle youth well being inequities attributable to structural racism and misinformation. There will probably be audio system addressing youth psychological well being and methods to eradicate elements that contribute to youth sexual and reproductive well being inequities.
Like final 12 months’s Advocacy Summit, we may even characteristic a scholar poster observe that showcases undergraduate and graduate college students engaged on youth-focused advocacy associated analysis.
Who ought to attend?
The Summit is open to well being schooling and promotion practitioners, researchers, college students, and organizations. Members new to advocacy will study the fundamentals of enhancing their confidence. Skilled advocates may have entry to superior periods.
Moreover, we’re thrilled to have the ability to present a reduction to Eta Sigma Gamma members! College students in ESG can save $10 on their registration to the Summit once they use code 22ASESG10.
We hope you’ll reap the benefits of early chook pricing and register earlier than September 19, 2022.
Earn the advocacy coaching it is advisable to tackle the legislative challenge
We extremely recommend that attendees register for Hill visits on Monday, October 24. You may add this to your Summit registration. SOPHE offers advocacy coaching, supplies, and assets wanted to advocate in the course of the visits. We stay up for seeing you at this 12 months’s Summit. For questions and extra info, e-mail to education@sophe.org.
Dr. Sabrina Cherry, Advocacy Summit Planning Committee
