Series Description 

The goal of Learning Lunches is to enhance the advocacy knowledge, skills, and engagement of CHAI Affiliate Faculty by providing education on key topics related to advocacy, research, policy, and community health. Through expert-led sessions and peer collaboration opportunities, participants can strengthen their ability to integrate advocacy into their professional roles. The target audience needs to:​ Know: Foundational concepts such as community benefit, Community Health Needs Assessment and Child Health Improvement Plan processes, legislative advocacy, best practices for teaching about advocacy, and how to navigate media and other venues for advocacy outside of academic medicine.​ Do: Apply learned strategies to set and achieve faculty advocacy goals, engage effectively with stakeholders, secure funding and other support, and contribute meaningfully to community health initiatives.​ Improve: Their capacity to incorporate advocacy into their work to foster better collaboration, informed decision-making, and ultimately, safer and more equitable patient care.​

Target Audience 

The target audience for this activity are Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Physicians, and Psychologists

Joint Accreditation Statement 

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Children’s National Hospital. Children’s National Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362 

Credit Designation

Children’s National Hospital designates this live/enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

Children’s National Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 LIVE/Enduring ANCC contact hours. 

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 1.0 CE credits (Instructional Level, Intermediate Learning) upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.  

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships​ 

The planning committee and presenters have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. 

Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support 

No financial nor in-kind commercial support was received for this education activity.