Why Advocacy and Policy Matter / Jody Early and Keely Rees -- Advocacy Terminology and Lexicon / Heidi Hancher-Rauch and Jody Brookins Fisher -- Everyday Opportunities for Advocacy / Keely Rees, Amy Thompson, and Emily Whitney -- Advocacy as a Public Health and Health Education Competency / Kathleen Allison, Dianne Kerr, and Amy Hedman-Robertson -- Ethics and Health Policy and Advocacy / Sara Finger and Lisako McKyer -- Policy Development / Cicily Hampton -- Policy Arenas / Cicily Hampton -- Advocating for Health Equity / Holly Mata, Kristen Ortega, and Aditia Srivastav -- Advocacy Strategies / Lexi Blavos and Holly Moses -- Partnerships and Coalition Building for Advocacy / Jean Breny, Breanna DeLeon, and Elizabeth Schwartz -- Community Organization for Advocacy / Jennifer Disla and Molly Flemming -- Media Advocacy and Social Marketing / Christina Jones and Julie Colehour -- The Role of Evaluation in Policy and Advocacy / Anders Cedergren and Montrece Ransom -- Advocacy for the Long Haul / Jody Early and Selina Mohammed.

"Have you ever witnessed or experienced something and thought, "This isn't right! Someone needs to do something about it!"? This is exactly how advocacy begins. Even if you've never considered yourself an advocate, advocacy is for everyone. If you have ever signed a petition to show your support for a cause, or spoken out about something you felt people should better understand- that's advocacy! Advocacy can take many forms-from voting in an election, to raising awareness, to organizing a campaign for change-or leading an entire movement. It happens at multiple levels, from local to global. It's democracy in action"--