Communities that are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change need to adapt to increase
their resilience. Effective government policies and plans are a key component of this …

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the extent and key characteristics of academic
research and scholarship on the public health community's use of social media for policy …

Advocacy is an emergent dimension of teacher leadership, given its growing importance in
shaping policy and facilitating reform efforts in American K-12 education. In 2014, the …

Rather than being seen simply as social policy implementors, in recent decades there has
been increasing recognition of social workers as professionals with unique knowledge and …

This book is the consequence of my four decades of scholarly examination of media and
communications policies embracing the disciplines of communication, economics, law and …

Policy advocacy is an increasingly important function for many nonprofit organizations, yet
their advocacy activities have largely escaped theoretical grounding. The literature on …

Among the many reasons that may limit the adoption of promising reform ideas, policy
capacity is the least recognized. The concept itself is not widely understood. Although policy …

Background: Public health advocacy is important in preventing harm and promoting health
in communities. There has been little research into public health advocacy strategies which …

Advocacy organizations have played a significant role in the field of nutrition in recent years.
However, why are some advocates viewed as more effective than others? This paper …

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers need sources of
empowerment to effectively guide education policy and continue to participate in advocacy …