The purpose of this article is to provide information about the key legislation that is being used to promote school health education in the United States. The authors identify opportunities for lobbying for the continuance of existing legislation, advocating for state and local implementation of these policies, and advocating for a more complete legislative strategy for school health education.

 

1. What are some of the benefits of school wellness policies?

2. Describe some of the resources currently in place that could be utilized for the development of policy related to comprehensive school health education.

3. What ideas do you have for some advocacy activities at the local, state, and national level related to school health education?

 

 

 

This article describes three key areas of advocacy in education, including 1) Congress, states, and the courts, 2) Think tanks and philanthropies, and 3) Sociopolitical movements.

 

1. Describe the “four strata in which policy elites are especially effective at realizing their social agendas.”

2. Describe the advocacy terrain of sociopolitical movements.

3. How do advocacy efforts differ among the three advocacy terrains described?