Advocate & Champion Program

BE A PUBLIC HEALTH CHAMPION!

KPHA’s new Advocate and Champion Certificate program is a great line for your CV and comes with a fancy certificate, but more importantly, it is acknowledgment of your contributions to a healthier community.

Earn points toward your “Advocate” designation by:

  • Contacting your legislator
  • Attending KPHA’s Conference
  • Serve on KPHA Task Force
  • Attending “Take 20” webinars
  • Volunteering in your community
  • Hold a Town Hall meeting
  • Share KPHA socials
  • Present a public health poster

KPHA Point System

Advocate Level = 50 points
Champion Level = 75 points

KPHA Membership – 5 pts per year

Serve on KPHA Board (2-year term) – 25 pts per term

Serve as a KPHA Officer – 25 pts per term

Serve on a KPHA Committee – 15 pts per year

Email your Senator or Representative – 5 pts

Call your Senator or Representative – 5 pts

Contact your local/civic government leader to support a public health topic – 5 pts

Send pro-public health written testimony – 10pts

Meet with your Senator or Representative – 10 pts

Attend a Committee Meeting or Hearing – 20 pts  (presenting 25 pts)

Participation in a public health-related advocacy day in Topeka – 20 pts

Participation in a public health-related local advocacy activity – 15 pts

“Voter-to-Voter” network Ambassador – 15 pts

Attend a KPHA “Take 20” or other virtual meeting/seminar – 5 pts

Present a KPHA “Take 20” or other virtual meeting – 25 pts

Attend a KPHA Conference – 20 pts*

Submit a virtual poster – 10 pts

Poster selection for presentation – 15 pts

Presentation at a KPHA Conference – 20 pts

Presentation at an APHA Conference – 20 pts

Share a KPHA social post – 5 pts

Refer a KPHA member – 5 pts

Be an internal KPHA membership ambassador at your workplace – 15 pts

*Retroactive submissions of four years will be accepted.