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Arizona Policy Training Institute
April 11-12, 2007
"Tools for Creating Policy Change in Your Community"
Agenda and Registration Form
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The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) is partnering with the
Arizona Public Health Association (AzPHA) to host a two-day interactive
training on April 11-12, 2007 at the Black Canyon Conference Center in
Phoenix, Arizona. The purpose of this unique training is to help
participants understand the role of changing organizational practices
and policies in achieving social changes in communities. This is
essential for achieving sustainable outcomes aimed at promoting positive
health behaviors. The training will equip participants with tools and a
framework needed to engage in systematic planning and implementation of
policy-focused interventions as they progress through multi-year
projects. The Prevention Institute will assist ADHS and AzPHA in
delivering the training and will feature local experts on panel
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Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the value of changing policies and organizational
practices to prevent illness and injury.
2. Improve skills in communicating the importance of organizational
practice and policy change to coalition and community members.
3. Have an initial familiarity with the Spectrum of Prevention, a tool
for developing comprehensive prevention strategies that result in norms
change.
4. Develop new contacts and receive peer-to-peer support within
geographic regions and across issue areas.
5. Increase familiarity with strategies and activities within Arizona in key ares: diabetes, cancer control, nutrition, physical activity, asthma, tobacco use, oral health, and injury prevention."
Registration fee: $125 (see page 11 of the Agenda and Registration Form for registration)
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For additional information please contact Robbi Traver at traverr@azdhs.gov or 602-364-1355.
Contracted Trainer:
Prevention
Institute
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Spring Conference for the Arizona Public Health Association
April 13, 2007
"Speaking of Health: Telling & Selling Your Story"
Conference Goals:
1. To present new methods and media for communicating public health priorities in the era of new technologies.
2. To provide examples of effective communication and social marketing strategies especially through the use of story telling with diverse audiences.
3. To allow participants to develop new contacts and support systems to strengthen public health messaging and marketing.
4. To allow opportunities to apply concepts from the Prevention Institute at the Arizona Policy Training Institute learned on April 11-12.
5. Increase familiarity with strategies and activities within Arizona in key areas, diabetes, cancer control, nutrition, physical activity, asthma, tobacco use, oral health and injury prevention.
Featured Speakers at the AzPHA Spring Conference include:
Dawn Laguens and Jennifer James, among local experts. The conference will include a practical application of the skills acquired by participants during the previous two days at the Arizona Policy Training Institute and will provide a great opportunity to network with new and existing partners.
Registration Fee: $75
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Event Sponsors:
Arizona
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Arizona Public Health
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