Our publications get the word out about advocacy initiatives, the day’s top issues, the importance of continued research and more.
Public Health Toolkit and Advertisements
As part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded Prevention Research Institute, Research!America and our partners created a public health advocacy toolkit and a series of print ads highlighting the day-to-day benefits that prevention and public health research delivers to Americans.
These ads, spotlighting chronic diseases and unintentional injuries, emphasize the leadership role that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plays in protecting Americans' health from needless suffering. They are available for download through our toolkit.
Our partners in this initiative include:
- American Public Health Association
- Association of Schools of Public Health
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
- National Association of County & City Health Officials
Other Advertisements
Research!America advertises in selected national and local media outlets, both in print and online. We encourage our members and others to use the ads in their advocacy efforts, including outreach to elected officials.
- Injury Health Care Reform ad
in Roll Call (Sept. 8, 2009) created by Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and of which Research!America was a co-sponsor - Global Health Research ad in The Hill (May 22, 2008)
- Your Congress-Your Health ad in The Hill (March 13, 2008)
- National Innovation Initiative ad in Roll Call, Congressional Quarterly and The Hill (December 2007)
- Global Health Research ad in The Hill (November 7, 2007)
- Global Health Research online skyscraper ad (November 2007)
- Global Health Research online banner ad (November 2007)
- Public Health Thank You Day ad 2007 (November 2007)
- Your Congress-Your Health ad in The Hill (July 24, 2007)
- Your Congress-Your Health ad in The Hill and Roll Call (May 22, 2007)
Research Takes Cents
Research!America's signature Research Takes Cents messages compare selected American leisure spending to the costs associated with conducting research. Low levels of research funding are not a result of the money not being available - it's just spent elsewhere.
Then-Now-Imagine
Research!America's Then-Now-Imagine messages describe the state of a condition or disease years ago (then), how research has improved the situation (now) and what further research might bring in the future (imagine).
Porter's Principles
In 2009, Research!America created Porter's Principles , a fact sheet to help advocates follow tips from our chair The Honorable John Edward Porter in reaching out to Congress to make research a higher priority. The fact sheet includes advocacy messages and tips for successful meetings with elected officials and their staffers.