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for a Healthy Kansas Adv Advoca ocating f ting for Action or - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
for a Healthy Kansas Adv Advoca ocating f ting for Action or - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Community Food Solutions for a Healthy Kansas Adv Advoca ocating f ting for Action or Action What is advocacy? Advocacy : Any action that speaks in favor of, recommends, argues for a cause, supports or defends, or pleads on behalf of
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Community Food Solutions for a Healthy Kansas
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Adv Advoca
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What is advocacy?
Advocacy: “Any action that speaks in favor of, recommends,
argues for a cause, supports or defends, or pleads on behalf of
- thers.”
Encompasses a wide range of activities that influence policy and
helps find specific solutions to persistent problems.
Examples: researching, public education, policymaker education,
coalition building, regulatory work, litigation, work before administrative bodies, lobbying, organizing, and voter education
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Why is advocacy important?
The expertise and views of our food system
leaders and stakeholders can be especially persuasive to policy makers.
Without your involvement, others may be
forced to make policy decisions without the critical information you can provide.
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