October 2007

This edition of the Clearinghouse Connector profiles information resources that explore the issue of Advocacy.

Although it is often not well understood and under-utilised, advocacy has the potential to influence population wide health improvements. The Women's Health Victoria Clearinghouse holds a number of resources on advocacy that describe what advocacy is and its effects, how to advocate, and case studies that detail advocacy campaigns and their results.

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What is advocacy?

Structural advocacy: a process in progress

Self advocacy: what is it and how do you do it?

Systemic and individual advocacy: two complementary approaches

Why advocate?

Promoting effective advocacy for the reduction of health inequalities

Representing the disadvantaged in Australian politics : the role of advocacy organisations

Advocacy for healthy public policy as a health promotion technology

How to advocate

Because it's personal: what good advocacy can achieve, and how

Campaign fundraising: finding philanthropic partners for social action and advocacy projects

Advocacy Campaigns

Women's health matters: from policy to practice - statewide summit held 13 July 2006: proceedings

Gender Impact Assessment: Burden of Disease

Typologies of rural lay-health advocacy among rural women in Australia

Advocacy interventions to reduce or eliminate violence and promote the physical and psychosocial well-being of women who experience intimate partner abuse

The role of women's advocacy groups in shaping Canadian health care policy

Other

Re-inserting advocacy into social capital debates

Books that WHV Recommends...

Advocacy for social justice: a global action and reflection guide

The fight for public health: principles and practice of media advocacy

The kit: a guide to the advocacy we choose to do: a resource kit for consumers of mental health services and family carers

The Women's Health Victoria Clearinghouse

Did you know the Clearinghouse holds a diverse range of journal titles - some of which are not held by any other library in Victoria. A selection of titles is available here.

How our Clearinghouse can help you

Women's Health Victoria's Clearinghouse has a wealth of information on gender in health in various forms.

Our experienced health and information professionals can assist you to access this information.

To contact the clearinghouse email your request to clearinghouse@whv.org.au or phone 03 9662 3755.