beyond patient support groups v2slides
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what it takes to move from patient support groups to health advocacyTRANSCRIPT
Nothing for us, without us
AgaliaZO Society of Volunteers Against
CancerPiraeus-Greece
Kathi ApostolidisChair Cancer Patient Rights Advocacy Program
Beyond..
cancer patient support groups
to..
CHANGECHANGE
FROM…What is
TO..What can
be
WHAT is
What can be
What is ‘Advocac
y’?
What is Grassroots Advocacy?
Spontaneous &
Natural
The Preparatory Step
The Reaching
Consensus Step
The Implementatio
n & Evaluation
Step
Why Health
Advocacy is Critical ?
The 3 Legs of Advocacy
•Lobbying
•Media
•Grassroots
Lobbying
MEDIA
AgaliaZO www. agaliazo.gr www.patientrights.grwww.twitter.com\agaliazo
www.facebook.com\agaliazo
Use of Internet & Social Media
Grassroots =
Networking & Communicatio
n
Networking
Communication
The One Little Thing That Makes
ALL the Difference
Persistence!
The most important thing
to remember about
following up is to…
DO IT!
Nothing for us, without us
Advocacy Examples
Campaign MEPs Against Cancer
Nothing for us, without us
Campaign for the vaccine against cervical cancer
Nothing for us, without us
“Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the word; indeed, it’s the only thing that
ever does.” - Margaret Mead
Thank you for your
attention