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NHES SKILLS

Advocacy

Advocacy "means showing you feel strongly about actions that are healthy and encourage others to make healthy choices." Student demonstrate appropriate application of this skill when they can show they believe in the health message, understand the purpose of the message, give good reasons why the message is good for health, and include all complete and correct information. Some examples of activities that help to build this skill include producing brochures, shirts, songs, or posters with healthful messages. (from: Assessing Health Literacy: A Guide to Portfolios).

Web-links

• Advocacy Institute. An example of advocacy efforts in action.
• The Democratic Party. An example of advocacy efforts in action.
• The Republican Party. An example of advocacy efforts in action.