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Effective Advocacy in 2025 and Beyond (SLIDES)

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The document outlines a strategic plan for effective advocacy in the healthcare sector beyond 2025, as presented by Peter Mihalick and Christine Seitz of IHS. The main goal is to ensure that legislators understand the role of healthcare advocacy services (HAS) in hearing healthcare and engage proactively to prevent issues and create long-term opportunities for involvement.<br /><br />Key elements include:<br /><br />- <strong>Timing:</strong> Advocacy efforts are timed strategically, such as aligning with World Hearing Day on March 3, 2025, when state legislature sessions are active, and ensuring maximum participant involvement.<br /><br />- <strong>Participants:</strong> Effective advocacy involves passionate, diverse members who can eloquently discuss the industry and share personal stories of assisting patients with care.<br /><br />- <strong>Scheduling:</strong> Early outreach to committee leaders and legislators, particularly those representing participants' local areas, is crucial. Meetings with both legislators and their staff are beneficial.<br /><br />- <strong>Narrative:</strong> Advocates are advised to keep presentations short, with 20-30 minutes focused on 3-5 key talking points. Being engaging and demonstrating the importance of advocacy efforts to patients, not just HIS, is vital.<br /><br />- <strong>Follow-Up:</strong> Post-engagement involves gathering feedback, sending thank you notes, providing follow-up materials, joining legislators' listservs, and tagging their offices in social media.<br /><br />- <strong>Maintenance:</strong> Establishing ongoing relationships through answering questions, attending local events, hosting discussions, inviting lawmakers to events, and maintaining regular contact, including repeat visits and potentially donations.<br /><br />The document emphasizes the importance of being proactive and strategic in engaging with policymakers and maintaining long-term relationships to enhance advocacy efforts. For more information, the presenters can be contacted at advocacy@ihsinfo.org.

Keywords

healthcare advocacy

strategic plan

Peter Mihalick

Christine Seitz

World Hearing Day

legislators engagement

advocacy participants

advocacy narrative

follow-up strategies

long-term relationships