Advocacy: It's not a dirty word, it's a duty / Le plaidoyer pour la santé : ce n'est pas un gros mot, c'est un devoir

Advocacy is included as a core competency in Canada's recognized set of public health competencies and is also central to the ethical codes of medicine and nursing, two of the main parent disciplines of public health. It has always been an important part of public health practice, and it has al...

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Published in:Canadian journal of public health 2015-03, Vol.106 (3), p.e86-e88
Main Author: Hancock, Trevor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advocacy
Analysis
Associations
Editorial / Éditorial
Emission standards
Ethics
Medical practice
Public health
Scientists
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Summary:Advocacy is included as a core competency in Canada's recognized set of public health competencies and is also central to the ethical codes of medicine and nursing, two of the main parent disciplines of public health. It has always been an important part of public health practice, and it has always been unpopular, particularly with the private sector. It was also a vitally important tool in the 19th century, both in fighting the ills of industrialization and in proposing better, healthier ways to organize society. In the past, society and governments not only understood the importance of advocacy and the need for public health to sometimes oppose powerful vested interests, they entrenched protection for the role of Medical Officers of Health in legislation. The effect of the combination of political and corporate opposition to public health advocacy has been to at least partially shut down public health advocates across this country.
ISSN:0008-4263
1920-7476
DOI:10.17269/CJPH.106.5094