Advocacy is largely driven by passion related to solving a specific problem or working to ensure the voice of a specific population is heard.  Some pediatricians discover their passion for advocacy during their residency training, however others become passionate about a given topic based on their experiences in clinical practice.

Regardless of where your advocacy journey starts, the goal of this roadmap is to learn the steps and skills required for successful advocacy within your community.  

Community advocacy includes a distinct set of skills included in this roadmap from defining your community, cultivating partnerships and then working with those partners to address health concerns that can produce measurable results for your patients and their families. 

Pulse of the Community: Webinar Resources

Using Your Passion for Community Advocacy

Learn about the layers of advocacy and the core principles and skills for community advocacy.

Get to Know Your Community

Discover resources and skills needed to assess child health in your community.

Go Out and Explore

Understand how to complete an in-person community asset map.

Meet Your Community Partners

Join or build a coalition with community members and local organizations.

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

Explore the skills needed to authentically engage with your community.

Let's Take Action

Identify the skills and roles a healthcare provider can have alongside the community to effect change.

Share It Back With Your Community

Learn the importance and core metrics of evaluation for community advocacy and shared outcomes.

Last Updated

04/03/2026

Source

American Academy of Pediatrics