There are several types of advocacy that individuals can engage in to promote health and prevention issues. Personal advocacy involves representing yourself and being informed on issues that affect your health. Community advocacy represents the interests of your neighborhood or community organization to build a strong community. Policy advocacy influences laws and regulations that impact health and well-being. Legislative advocacy involves working with elected officials to educate them on important legislative decisions. Media can also be used to increase public awareness through letters, social media, and interviews.

1. Advocacy at Home
Elizabeth Hoffler, MSW, ACSW
Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy
Prevent Cancer Foundation

9. Personal Advocacy
Represent and speak up for yourself
and/or your loved ones. Be informed
about the issues that affect you and
take responsibility to make sure that
necessary changes are made, so that
you have the opportunity to live a
healthy life.

11. Community Advocacy
Represent the rights and interests of your
community (which can be your neighborhood,
place of worship, community organization,
etc.). Educate those around you so that you
can work together to build the strongest
community possible.

13. Policy Advocacy
Influence laws, regulations, and rules that
have an impact on your health and well-
being. This can be as lofty as a federal
regulation or as simple as a rule at your
workplace.

14. Legislative Advocacy
Work with elected officials (at local, state, or
federal levels) to educate and influence them
on important legislative decisions. Every
individual has a constitutional right to have
their voice heard by their elected decision-
makers.

20. Media
Increase public awareness and influence
public interest in prevention and early
detection through letters to the editor, social
media, interviews, etc.

25. For more information:
Elizabeth Hoffler
Elizabeth.Hoffler@preventcancer.org
www.preventcancer.org