Health Policy Archive
Past Health Policy events are listed below. Click on each topic to view the presentation and discussion.
Health Policies: Transforming Ideas Into Reality
January 25, 2007 - Milwaukee, WI
4th Street Forum: Race and Health Care: Attitudes, Access, Outcomes
2006 Health Policy: Web-based Series
Module 1
Recommended Resources and Readings:
Bell, Judith & Standish, Marion. (2005). Communities and Health Policy: A Pathway for Change. Health Affairs, 24 (2).
Center for Health Improvement. (2002). Health Policy Guide. Available at www.healthpolicyguide.org
Module 2
The Health Policy Process: State & Local Levels
Recommended Resources and Readings:
Weissert, Carol S. and William G. (2002). The Policy Process. In Governing Health: The Politics of Health Policy (pp. 245-280). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Local Government Directory
National Association of Counties
Wisconsin Legislature
Module 3
Recommended Resources and Readings:
Acosta, Christina M. (2003). Improving Public Health through Public Health Advocacy. Community Based Public Health Policy and Practice. April, 2003.
Christofell, K.K. (2000). Public Health Advocacy: Process and Product. American Journal of Public Health, 90:722-726.
Vernick, J.S. (1999). Lobbying and Advocating for the Public's Health: What are the limits for Non-Profit Organizations? American Journal of Public Health, 89:1425-1429.
Module 4
Policy Into Action: Identifying Opportunities for Change
Recommended Resources and Readings:
Medoff, Peter & Sklar, Holly. (1994). Streets of Hope: The fall and Rise of an Urban Neighborhood. South End Press.
Gladwell, Malcolm. (2000). The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Little, Brown and Co.
Citizen Action of Wisconsin
http://citizenactionwi.org
Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources (FACTS Tool Kit) http://wch.uhs.wisc.edu
Madison Telephone: 608-262-9157
Toll-free Wisconsin: 1-800-248-9294
Fax: 608-262-6346
Troy Gardens
www.troygardens.org
Northside Planning Council
www.northsideplanningcouncil.or
Module 5
Policy Decision Makers: Who They Are and How to Engage Them
Recommended Resources and Readings:
Center for Health Improvement (2002). Get the Word Out, from Healthy Policy Guide web site: http://www.healthpolicyguide.org
Petticrew, Mark; Whitehead, Margaret; et al (2004). Evidence for public health policy on inequalities: The reality according to policymakers. Journal of Epidemiological Community Health, 58: 811-816.
WPHA Legislative Kit: Tools to Build Effective Relationships with Policy Makers (2001). Retrieved August 10, 2006 from Wisconsin Public Health Association web site: http://www.wpha.org/legtoolkit.pdf
