This lecture equips learners with practical skills for using research and data effectively in food policy advocacy. It emphasizes the critical role of evidence in strengthening advocacy campaigns, influencing decision-makers, and driving public health policy change. Learners are introduced to how credible, relevant, and well-communicated evidence can enhance message credibility, overcome bias, and inspire action among policymakers, stakeholders, and the public.
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Elizabeth Orlan has served as the associate director of research for the Food Policy Program within the Food and Nutrition Department since 2020. In her role, she supports research translation and dissemination for advocacy efforts, including development of research alerts and fact sheets.She also works closely with local partners on policy analysis and capacity strengthening on food policies. Recently, she co-authored the "Global Health Advocacy Incubator Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Research for Advocacy Action guide. Prior to her current role, Elizabeth worked on tobacco control advocacy and research in the United States and Indonesia with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the U.S. National Cancer Institute, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She has published over a dozen peer-reviewed articles and has presented at national and global academic conferences within the areas of tobacco control and food and nutrition policy. She has advanced training in research design, quantitative methods and analysis, and holds an MSPH degree in Health Behavior from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She speaks Bahasa Indonesia. Jill Chanley is the Associate Director of Communications for the Food and Nutrition program at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). She leads efforts to support the strategic communication, media and digital advocacy work of GHAI's civil society organization partners in Africa and Asia. Throughout her career, Jill has partnered with local advocates around the world to advance public health policy change through storytelling, data-driven communication strategies and strengthening partners' capacity to communicate with decision makers who can shape policymaking and programming. She previously held positions at Population Reference Bureau and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, where she worked with advocates, youth, researchers and topic experts to support policy change efforts on food and nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, early childhood education, road safety, tobacco control, and childhood drowning prevention. Jill holds a master's degree in global health from Georgetown University, as well as a bachelor's degree in psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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