Rural Health Policy: Framing Your Message to Maximize Change
Presented by Gibbens, B., Knudson, A., & Fry, T. on
May 8,
2008 at the National Rural Health Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Policy framing is an approach to communicate policy messages to an audience so that they better understand the perspective of the presenter. Policy framing techniques have been acquired through the Center's participation in the Rural People Rural Policy program of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Rural Health Policy: Framing Policy Messages to Better Understand Your Message
Presented by Gibbens, B. & Knudson, A. on
Mar 27,
2008 at the Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health, Fargo, ND.
The presentation addressed a policy communication process, referred to as policy framing, and how this process can be applied to further rural health policy development. Common framing techniques and applications were discussed. The Center for Rural Health has been applying the process to policy messages and to grant development.