MODULE 3: Policy, Advocacy, and Activism (Last Reviewed 5/1/24)

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Learning Objectives

  1. Define advocacy and activism

  2. Explain how activism influences policy-making

  3. Understand the importance of advocacy and activism in the US healthcare system

  4. Recognize opportunities for advocacy and activism at the federal, state, local, and institutional level

  5. Understand relevant policy issues and how they relate to Emergency Medicine 

  6. Provide examples of advocacy impacting patient care and health outcomes

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