Public Health 101 for Organizers: What is governmental public health, and how can you engage the field to advance your next campaign? - Problem Gambling Prevention

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Public Health 101 for Organizers: What is governmental public health, and how can you engage the field to advance your next campaign?

This guide is intended to serve as a tool to support community organizers — encompassing informal coalitions, grassroots organizations, and individuals — to engage with governmental public health to advance a campaign or policy change goals. Specifically, this guide introduces organizers to the field of public health and lays out resources for how to engage most effectively with local public health departments (“HDs”).

Resource Topic: Coalition/Partnership Building

Resource Type: Tool

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