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There is an important overlap between the health of our environment and of patients. Physicians and other health care professionals have a key role to play in voicing support for policies that make our communities safer, cleaner, and healthier. Attend this training to learn about some of Ohio’s critical environmental policy issues with direct public health impacts and how you can get involved!
The Ohio Clinicians for Climate Action (OCCA) is holding an advocacy training in September for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals to gain practical advocacy training on how to effectively speak to the media, deliver testimony, and sit down in one-on-one conversations with policy makers. The upcoming advocacy training will include expert overviews, hands-on workshops, a bi-partisan legislative panel, and news conference.
Date: Wednesday, September 20
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Breakfast and Lunch will be provided
Location: Ohio Education Association, 225 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215
Agenda:
9:00 a.m. – Breakfast and Legislative Panel
10:00 a.m. – Policy Briefing
10:30 a.m. – Speaking with Lawmakers Training
11:15 a.m. – Communications and Messaging Training
12:00 p.m. – Lunch
1:00 p.m. – Press Conference
1:30 p.m. – Session Recognition
2:00 p.m. – Next Steps
3:00 p.m. – Adjourn
The OCCA is a clinician-led project of the Ohio Environmental Council, Ohio’s oldest and most respected environmental advocacy organization.
Physicians and other health care professionals have the knowledge and mission to play a vital role in protecting the health and prosperity of Ohio’s families and communities from climate change. The OCCA aims to bring this critical perspective into environment-related policy making in our state.