You are invited to submit a proposal for a virtual oral presentation or skill-building workshop at SOPHE’s 23rd virtual Annual Advocacy Summit,
October 13 – 14, 2021.

The 2021 Advocacy Summit will explore social determinants of health and health equity, and the role of health education advocates in this timely
priority public health issue.

Abstracts that address — effective activism; advocacy skills that transcend public health issues from the state, local, and federal level;
and teaching advocacy in today’s system of higher education are encouraged.

Advocacy Summit Tracks

Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity

Achieving the Healthy People 2030 Objectives require addressing environmental conditions where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship,
and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. This track calls for innovative policies,
systems or programs that address, dismantle, or eliminate the SDOH barriers contributing to health inequities (e.g., access and quality of
health care, access and quality of education, discrimination, racism, neighborhood/built environment). Examples of multi-sector policy approaches
to improving health and eliminating discriminatory practices are especially encouraged.

Equity-Focused Advocacy Skill-Building

Advocacy is a core skill set that all health educators and public health professionals need to work toward health equity. This track calls for
presentations used to develop or scale community-based approaches for advocacy campaigns at the local, state or federal levels. Abstracts are
encouraged that describe nuts and bolts with an equity focus on/of developing successful advocacy campaign strategies; engaging underserved
populations in advocacy; cultivating and sustaining multi-sectoral coalitions; developing and delivering campaign messaging for various audiences;
reaching policymakers through digital approaches; and measuring success of advocacy efforts.

Incorporating Equity-Focused Advocacy in the Classroom

To prepare the future public health workforce, faculty must incorporate programs of study that build knowledge and skills in SDOH, health equity
and anti-racism. This track calls for innovative curriculum taught via face-to-face, digital or hybrid approaches where students learn and
apply skills in a community-based or school environment. Encouraged are examples of cross-campus or inter-departmental collaboration in teaching
advocacy-related content; campus-community partnerships; and new curricula that address anti-racism and building students’ skills to confront
racist policies in communities and work environments.

NEW – Student Poster Track

This track will showcase undergraduate and graduate students working on equity-focused advocacy related research, policy briefs, communication
campaigns, student internships, and coalitions on and off their campuses that address SDOH and health equity across a broad range of topics.
Topics may include access to care and health equity for BIPOC and rural populations, culturally integrative care for LGBTQIA+ communities,
infant and maternal health initiatives, climate change, tobacco/vaping, gun violence, oral health, aging, and reaching beyond ADA compliance.

Abstract information and instructions