Q&A: help me please health?

Published January 21, 2011 | By Bman

Question by Malorads Avery: help me please health?
Project: Advocacy Planning
1.First, print your worksheet, “Youth Advocacy around the Country,” and read through the examples of advocacy projects and activities from the web sites. Circle the activities that most appeal to you. These will be your inspiration.

2.Now think about your school or neighborhood. What problems do you know about related to drugs, alcohol, or tobacco? Problems might be things like kids getting sick from alcohol or drugs at parties; kids smoking on campus; kids driving when they’re high; too many alcohol billboards in the neighborhood; stores that are selling tobacco or alcohol to kids in the neighborhood.

3.What is the specific problem you will address in your advocacy project? (5 points)
For example, the problem is that kids from school are binge drinking and don’t know the dangers.

4.Who is the audience for your project? Who do you want to educate or influence? Other students? Teachers? Local merchants? Your neighbors? Tobacco or alcohol companies? (2 points)
For example, the audience is all students at the high school.

5.What do you want to change? What is the outcome you are looking for? (3 points)
For example, the project would stop or reduce binge-drinking by students at our school.

6.Now develop an action plan for your advocacy project. What are all the things you will have to do, step by step? (15 points)

Step 1: For example, select facts about the consequences of binge drinking.

Step 2: For example, create a team of students to work with you and plan a campaign for school.

Step 3: For example, get permission from school administrators to conduct a campaign at the school.

Step 4: For example, create various media to get the facts out to students: write some scripts to read on the campus PA system, create a series of posters to place around campus, write an article for the school newsletter, develop a play or skit and perform it at school or videotape it and send it to all the classes.

Step 5: For example, survey students on campus before the campaign to find out how much they know about binge drinking, and give them the same survey after the campaign to find out if they know more about binge drinking.