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The Role of Public Health in Policy and Advocacy. 

Public health has a role in public policy and vice versa. Developing effective public health policies is complex, involving different levels of government, numerous stakeholders with diverse needs and interests. Many improvements in life expectancy and other key markers of healthy populations are the result of effective public health policy and public health programs. Understanding public health policy can help us accomplish our goals for public health as well as work with policy makers and decision makers more effectively.

Colorado Legislative and Budget News

• Colorado Legislative Process
• The Colorado General Assembly 
• Colorado Statutes, CO Constitution, US Constitution
• The Joint Budget Committee (JBC)
• Search for a current session bill
• Legislative economic forecasts
• Governor's Office
• Office of State Planning and Budgeting (budget information and economic forecasts)

Colorado Health Policy Resources

• The Bell Policy Center
• Colorado Public Health Association, Colorado Capitol Watch Report
• Colorado Center for Law & Policy
• Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
• Colorado Health Foundation
• CU Boulder, Health Policy Solutions
• Colorado Health Institute
• The Colorado Trust
• Colorado Covering Kids and Families
• Colorado Community Health Network
• Colorado Children’s Campaign
• The Spark Policy Institute

National Health Policy Resources

• The Library of Congress – Legislative Information
• National Conference of State Legislators
• National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• American Public Health Association
• Journal of Public Health Policy
• National Association of Public Health Policy
• National Health Policy Forum
• The Kaiser Family Foundation
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Advocacy Resources and Training 

• Colorado Non-Profit Association
• The Framework Institute
• Advocacy Progress Planner
• The Advocacy Institute
• Center for Health Improvement
• Directors of Health Promotion and Education
• Praxis Project
• Wisconsin Public Health Association: Legislative Kit
• NACCHO Public Health Communications Toolkit
• Book: “Take Back Your Government: A Citizen's Guide to Grassroots Change” by Morgan Carroll
• Book: “Public Health Advocacy: Creating Community Change to Improve Health” by David Altman. Stanford Research Center. 

Health Policy Blogs

• The Incidental Economist
• Robert Woods Johnson Foundation - Public Health Blog