Health Education, Advocacy and Community Mobilisation Module: 17. Advocacy

Study Session 17  Advocacy

Introduction

Advocacy is an important part of your work as a health worker. As a Health Extension Practitioner, you will be able to use some of the skills of advocacy during your routine work with people in your locality. This session will provide you with an overview of advocacy, its goals, objectives and practices, all of which will help you improve the health of people in your community.

A sketch of a group of people from the community sitting around in a circle.

Learning Outcomes for Study Session 17