Jernigan David H
Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Room 292, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2010 May;11(3):306-9. doi: 10.1177/1524839910366377.
An interview with Vincent DeMarco, President of the Maryland Citizen's Health Initiative, reviews the history and strategies used to win victories for public health on gun policy and tobacco taxes and to seek passage of higher alcohol taxes in the state of Maryland. DeMarco emphasizes the need to build broad coalitions, to engage policy makers at election time and not just or primarily during legislative sessions, and to take advantage of the power of the news media as a microphone for reaching millions of possible supporters. The interview concludes with recommendations for public health training and practitioners in order to become successful policy advocates in a rapidly changing media and political landscape.
对马里兰州公民健康倡议组织主席文森特·德马尔科的一次采访，回顾了在枪支政策、烟草税方面为公共卫生赢得胜利以及在马里兰州寻求通过更高酒精税所采用的历史和策略。德马尔科强调建立广泛联盟的必要性，在选举时而非仅仅在立法会议期间或主要在立法会议期间与政策制定者接触，并利用新闻媒体的力量作为向数百万潜在支持者发声的扩音器。采访最后为公共卫生培训和从业者提出了建议，以便在快速变化的媒体和政治环境中成为成功的政策倡导者。
