Advocacy Resources, Tools and Strategies

Key Resources

Policy in Action: A Guide to Implementing Your Local School Wellness Policy
A user-friendly guide designed to serve as a roadmap for implementing school  nutrition and physical activity policies, including local wellness policies. Includes helpful hand-outs to develop your plan of action for implementing your policy.

Policy 101
Primer for working toward policy change including an advocate's checklist for grassroots action and communicating tips. Developed by Produce for Better Health.

Developing Effective Coalitions: An Eight Step Guide
A tool from the Prevention Institute for building and sustaining successful collaborations.

Bringing Health Policy Issues Front and Center in the Community: Expanding the Role of Community Health Coalitions.
Meister J, Guernsey de Zapien J. in Preventing Chronic Disease (2005)

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Parent Teacher Associations (PTA), School Health Advisory Councils, and Coalitions