Long-haul advocacy: Adopting a long-term, sustained advocacy approach to effective child health systems change

Throughout this summer and fall, thousands of advocates urged their federal legislators to reauthorize the Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Advocates wrote or contacted their legislators, urged others to take similar action, and publicized the importance of CHIP. These sustained advocacy efforts were widely recognized as key to Congress’ extension of CHIP this winter – an important victory for children and their families and communities. Challenges to improving child health remain, however, and addressing them requires moving beyond waiting for the next critical vote to adopting a long-term, sustained advocacy approach to effective child health systems change. (author introduction) #P4HEwebinarFebruary2024