KevinMD January 21, 2026
At some point in their careers, health practitioners find themselves preoccupied with issues that go beyond the confines of the clinical room. Beyond diagnoses and prescriptions lies a larger health care landscape, one shaped by policy, economics, culture, technology, and power. Health professionals then begin to ask how this broader system affects not only their individual patients, but also communities and society at large. It is often at this intersection that health advocacy emerges.
Health advocacy can be described as deliberate actions taken to influence social, economic, and political systems to improve health outcomes, reduce inequities, and protect the well-being of individuals and populations. Advocacy is not limited to lobbying legislators, writing op-eds, or position statements. It includes speaking up...
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