TRAINING

• Leadership • Team Building • Decision Making • Data and Issue Analysis
• Speech Communication • Advocacy • Coalition Building • Media Relations
• Computer Workshops • Conferencing

Project HEAL Advocates – those who will become the change agents, leaders and voices of their communities – will be part of an Advocate Leadership Council to conduct one monthly meeting and outreach for constituents; create a database of constituents, and interface with healthcare and environmental policymakers. They will receive training on communications, computers, coalition building, media relations and conferencing, as well as on research and advocacy techniques, data collection and analysis. Advocates will conduct surveys and focus groups, in person and via website, to seek opinions and concerns on healthcare and environmental issues.

Computers are available at 6 AltaMed clinic sites within L.A. County which includes:

Location #1:  Boyle Heights
                    AltaMed Medical & Dental Group
                    3945 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90023
                    (323) 265-1998

Location #2:  El Monte
                    AltaMed Medical Group
                    10454 Valley Blvd., El Monte, CA 91731
                    (626) 453-8466

Location #3:  Pico Rivera
                    AltaMed Medical Group
                    9436 Slauson Ave., Pico Rivera, CA 90060
                    (562) 949-6069

Location #4:  East Los Angeles
                    AltaMed Medical Group
                    1701 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033
                    (323) 223-6146

Location #5:  Bell
                    AltaMed Medical & Dental Group
                    6901 Altantic Ave., Bell, CA 90201
                    (323) 562-6700

Location #6:  Commerce
                    AltaMed Medical Group
                    5427 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90022
                    (323) 869-1900

Constituents can use the computers at the above mentioned sites in order to access surveys and information. Computers have Internet connectivity.  Residents without computers or internet access are encouraged to visit these clinics to participate in project surveys and communications.  This will be the link to residents’ input on healthcare issues and environmental policy.

Advocates will also learn to tabulate opinion and survey results using their website database with the assistance of AltaMed staff. This report will be widely distributed to elected and appointed officials, community-based organizations, and posted on the website for community wide distribution.

AltaMed staff will train advocates on:

Basic understanding of the legislative process

How to draft correspondence and place phone calls to legislators

How to conduct legislative visits