Using the Health Impact Pyramid to Guide Policy and Advocate for Change

Looking to improve public health but wondering where to start? Consider using the Health Impact Pyramid to guide your focus. This webinar will review how to recognize the factors involved in public health decisions and tradeoffs, as well as how to set public health priorities using this framework. We will present an ecological model of the Pyramid and review the applications for policy and advocacy.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• describe the core functions of public health;
• explain the role of policy making in public health planning;
• describe the Health Impact Pyramid; and
• apply the Health Impact Pyramid to public health planning.