Workshop: Communicating with Policymakers about Population and Health

 

The East-West Center announces its 37th annual Summer Seminar on Population from May 30-June 29, 2006 at the East West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. There are three independent but concurrent workshops, along with seminar-wide activities. The three workshops are:

 

* Communicating with Policymakers about Population and Health (Coordinators:  Sidney Westley and Phyllis Piotrow)

 

* From Analysis to Action:  Advocating for Effective HIV Responses (Coordinators:  Tim Brown, Dimitri Prybylski, Chris Ward, Wiwat Peerapatanapokin)

 

*  Livable Cities in Pacific Asia:  Research Methods for Policy Analysis (Coordinators:  Peter Xenos and Michael Douglass)

 

Application Deadline:

December 31, 2005 

 

Communicating with Policymakers about Population and Health Workshop description: 

The objective of this workshop is to increase the use of research findings and professional knowledge and experience to improve population and health policies and programs. Sessions are designed to help participants identify the policy implications of population and health findings, to understand how research results and professional knowledge can influence the policy process, and to communicate with policymakers in simple and compelling formats. Participants will explore the policy process and successful strategies for policy change; design a strategy to communicate their own research findings to policymakers; use electronic and print media to obtain research results and other information that support policy implications drawn from their own research; develop skills for communicating with policymakers, both directly and through the media.  

 

Prospective applicants are advised to seek funding from their home organizations or from national

or international agencies. Applicants are expected to seek their own financial support and indicate prospective sponsors on their application form. The East-West Center and the INFO Project can provide financial assistance to a very few outstanding candidates for the "Communicating with Policymakers about Population and Health" workshop.

 

Who Should Apply:

The workshop is designed for researchers, program managers, and other professionals working in the health arena. Participants should have previous computer experience and be fluent in English. They should bring project data or research results from their own work that can be used to address a policy problem.

 

How to Apply: 

Send the completed application form and other application documents. Download the application form at http://www.eastwestcenter.org/stored/misc/ssapplication.pdf  and submit by December 31, 2005 to: 

37th Summer Seminar on Population

East-West Center, Population and Health Studies

1601 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96848-1601, U.S.A.

Telephone: 1-808-944-7410 (Peter Xenos) / or: 1-808-944-7332 (Eugene Alexander)

Fax: 1-808-944-7490

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More information: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/events-ce-detail.asp?conf_ID=563 

 

Download application: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/stored/misc/ssapplication.pdf 

 

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