Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy

Advocacy 101: Getting Started with Policy Engagement is a course designed to introduce public health professionals to the fundamentals of policy advocacy and equip them with strategies to advance or defend their policy priorities. Learn more & apply📚: lerner.center/3ZaGowZ

🚨Don't miss your chance: tomorrow is the last day to register for Advocacy 101: Getting Started with Policy Engagement! Join us to strengthen your understanding of when, where, & how to engage in policy advocacy. 🔗Register before tomorrow's deadline: lerner.center/3ZaGowZ

Registration for Advocacy 101 closes this week! 🚨 This skill-building course introduces the fundamentals of public health advocacy and strategies to advance or defend policy priorities. 🔗Register soon to secure your spot: lerner.center/3ZaGowZ

Behind every policy win is informed, strategic advocacy💡.   Our Advocacy 101 training introduces public health professionals to policy advocacy and how to engage effectively to advance or defend public health priorities.   Register by next week, 3/20! lerner.center/3ZaGowZ

Calling all @JohnsHopkinsSPH students🧐 It’s time for our spring career event! Join us for The Career Connection: Spring into Public Health Advocacy on Tuesday, April 21 from 12:00 to 1:15 p.m.💐 RSVP today: lerner.center/4rctiuU

How do we cut through misinformation? Tesfa Alexander, Deputy Director of @jhadvocacy, joins the latest episode of Raise the Line (@OsmosisMed) to discuss building trust, working with communities, and creating campaigns that resonate. 🎧 Tune in: osmosis.org/podcast/the-sc…

Learn from a leading voice in global public health 💭 Yolonda Richardson, President & CEO of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, joins us as a guest speaker for Advocacy 101. ⏳Only 2 weeks left to register! lerner.center/3ZaGowZ

📸Take a look at last year’s Advocacy Action Lab. Professionals came together to tackle real policy challenges and build actionable advocacy strategies with peers and experts. Ready to sharpen your advocacy skills in 2026? Apply by 4/10 to join us: lerner.center/45HwczZ

Calling all academic faculty in public health📢 Nominations are now open for the $30,000 Sommer Klag Advocacy Achievement Award, designed to recognize faculty for their impactful advocacy efforts. Learn more and submit a nomination: lerner.center/3LPeoMI

Hey public health professionals🗣️ Applications for the 2026 Advocacy Action Lab are now open.🙌🏽 Join us on June 11, 2026, at the @JHUBloombergCtr for a day of insightful learning and skill-building. Applications are due April 10. Learn more & apply: lerner.center/45HwczZ

Joining Advocacy 101? There's still time to register with special pricing. 🕑 💰Extended early bird discount (15% off) with code ADVO101EB when you register by 2/21. 💰 JHU alumni: Now through 3/20 use code LCPHA15ALUM when registering for 15% off! lerner.center/3ZaGowZ

Missed our webinar with the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) on federal funding? Recordings are available now on GHAI's HATCH platform. Sign up for free to access.🎬 Part 1: An Overview: learn.hatchadvocacy.org/share/asset/vi… Part 2: A Demonstration: learn.hatchadvocacy.org/share/asset/vi…

Effective advocacy helps turn public health priorities into policy action. 👏🏽 In Advocacy 101, you’ll explore the fundamentals of policy advocacy and learn how to use advocacy tools to advance or defend public health priorities. 🔗Register today: lerner.center/3ZaGowZ

Ready to build a foundation in public health advocacy? Take advantage of the early bird discount for our upcoming Advocacy 101 training💰- register by January 31 and receive 15% off with code ADVO101EB. Apply now: lerner.center/3ZaGowZ

Happy holidays, everyone! ✨🎁 The Lerner Center is taking a little time to rest and reflect for the remainder of 2025, but be sure to connect with us via our LinkTree to stay up to date on the exciting things we have coming in the new year! linktr.ee/LCPHA

Curious about the ideas behind this year’s winning pitches at the Advocacy Impact Awards? 🧐 We reached out to the winners to learn more about them, their work, and their process for developing their award-winning pitches. Read the article:🔗: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-center/…

HIRING ALERT🚨 @jhadvocacy is seeking an Education Program Officer to plan, design, and implement various educational activities for advocacy skill-building.📚 Apply or share with your network! hiring.jhu.edu/careers/job/11… #Hiring #AdvocacyEducation

Couldn’t make it to the 2025 Advocacy Impact Awards? The full recording is now available on our YouTube channel! See the presentations that inspired the audience and the ideas that took home funding to advance their advocacy work. 👏🏽 🎥: youtube.com/watch?v=nVQN7J…

This holiday season, we're thankful for the advocates who continue to push boundaries and make strides towards furthering the field of public health. Happy holidays everyone!🍽🍂🍗

Serve yourself a full helping of public health advocacy by checking out our November newsletter📰🦃. 🍽️Read the latest edition: mailchi.mp/mail162.jh.edu…