Building Community Leaders: An Advocacy Guide

"Building Community Leaders" is designed to get people comfortable advocating for change in various settings and to empower community members to make healthy changes in their communities. This training was adapted from the Maricopa County Department of Public Health Community Leaders Training for this online format by the Western Region Public Health Training Center.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe public health and community health. 
  • Define advocacy.
  • List the steps to advocate for an issue.
  • Utilize a SWOT analysis to identify strengths and weaknesses within a community. 
  • Practice communicating effectively in various settings (meetings, communicating with the right people, limited time).
  • Identify the benefits of storytelling when advocating for an issue.

Target Audience: Public health professionals working with community-groups, school-groups, and others interested in advocacy.

Duration: 60 minutes

Continuing Education Information:  1.0 Continuing Competency Credits for CHES, 1.0 CPEU for Registered Dietitians

CHES Provider number:  99036; CPEU Provider number: 21216

Format:  Web-based Training, Self-Study

Created: 2/2022

Author(s): Maricopa County Department of Public Health and the Western Region Public Health Training Center

Arranged by:  Allison Root, DrPH, MS, RDN

Disclosures:  The planners, reviewers, and authors have no declared conflicts of interest 

Skill Level: Advanced
CHES Event ID#: SS99036_BCLAG
Category 1 Credits: 1.0
Continuing Competency Credits: 1.0
Advanced Credits: 0
Activity #: 168853
Performance Indicators: 3.1.3, 2.1.3, 3.2.6, 4.2.1
RD Total Credits: 1
Level 1: Yes
Level 2: Yes
Level 3: No
Primary Tier: Tier Two
Secondary Tier: Tier One
Primary Domain: Community Partnership Skills
Secondary Domain: Communication Skills