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Learn about the principles and strategies of advocacy and social marketing for social health insurance programs. This workshop will cover topics such as analyzing problems, identifying stakeholders, building a strong case, and evaluating activities.
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DLR-Philhealth Strategizing and Planning WorkshopJuly 12 & 13 2005 Dennis B. Batangan, M.D., M.Sc. >People Managed Health Services and Multi-Purpose Cooperative >Institute of Philippine Culture Ateneo de Manila University
Advocacy for and Social Marketing of Social Health Insurance Programs • Session Objectives: • To describe social marketing of and advocacy for programs and other social issues • To discuss social marketing of and advocacy for social health insurance programs and benefits
WHAT IS ADVOCACY? • Advocacy simply means actively supporting a cause,and trying to get others to support it as well. • Advocacy is speaking up, drawing attention to an important issue and directing decision makers towards a solution.
WHAT IS ADVOCACY? 3. Advocacy is the strategic use of information to change policies that affect the lives of disadvantaged people (Bond, UK) 4. Advocacy is influencing public policy through various forms of persuasive communication (JHU) Public policy refers to statements, policies, prevailing practices imposed by those in authority to guide or control institutional, community or even individual behaviour
KEY PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY • 1.Analyze the problem and define your objectives • 2. Identify and understand those you want to influence • 3. Get to know the people you want to influence • 4. Build a strong case • 5. Identify allies and experts who share your views
Key Principles… • 6. Identify and understand potential opponents • 7. Develop a plan over a period of time • 8. Take advantage pf developments which create windows of opportunity • 9. Evaluate your activities
SUMMARY FRAMEWORK • Components • Research • Stakeholder analysis • Plan • Activities • Evaluation • Strategies • Networking • Collaboration • Lobbying Advocacy
Key Principles .. • 1. Analyze the problem and define your objective • Ex. Problem - Limited SHI Coverage • Ex. Objective – Expand SHI Coverage of the ARBs
Key Principles… • 2. Identify and understand those you want to influence • Ex. ARB as a sectoral group, organizational dynamics, knowledge attitude and practices
Key Principles…. • 3. Get to know the people you want to influence • Do they know who you are and what your purpose is? • What are their concerns? • What can you do for them?
Key Principles … • 4. Build a strong case • Work on existing experiences and practices • How will your proposal improve the situation?
Key Principles • 5. Identify allies and experts who share your views • Who do the people rely on for information or services? • What are the related issues and concerns these ‘key’ individuals or institutions work on?
Key Principles… • 6. Identify and understand potential opponents • Knowing the arguments of those who object to the program • Other interest groups that might oppose the program
Key principles… • 7. Develop a plan over a period of time • Planning • Implementation • Monitoring • Evaluation
Key principles • 8. Take advantage of developments which create windows of opportunity • Internal Analysis • External Analysis
Key principles… • 9. Evaluate your activities • Inputs • Process • Outputs
insurer Donations Government Phil Health Foreign assistance Health Fund insured Health Care Provider Operation of a Social Health Insurance (Adopted from the DAR-Agraryong Pangkalsusugan Training Manual, 2001)
Marketing and Social Marketing • Marketing is a term used in commercial transactions. It talks about selling and buying of products, exchange of values, promotion, price, place, customers
Marketing and Social Marketing • In social marketing, the terms are adapted to serve the ends of social development
Marketing and Social Marketing • Marketing • Process of creating a product • Then planning and carrying out the pricing, promotion and placement of the product • By stimulating buying exchanges in which buyer and seller profit in some way
Marketing and Social Marketing • Elements of marketing strategies • Target market • Marketing mix • Product • Price • Place • Promotion
Social Marketing • Application of marketing practices to nonprofit/social purposes • Used to sell ideas, attitudes and behaviors • Seeks to influence social behaviors no to benefit the marketer, but to benefit the target audience and society as a whole • Focused on the consumer
Marketing Mix • Product • Price • Place • Promotion • Publics • Partnership • Policy • Purse Strings
Marketing Mix • Product • A continuum of products • People must perceive the problem and that product being offered is a good solution • Price • What consumers must do to obtain the product
Social Marketing • Application of marketing practices to nonprofit/social purposes • Used to sell ideas, attitudes and behaviors • Seeks to influence social behaviors no to benefit the marketer, but to benefit the target audience and society as a whole • Focused on the consumer
Marketing Mix • Product • Price • Place • Promotion • Publics • Partnership • Policy • Purse Strings
Marketing Mix • Product • A continuum of products • People must perceive the problem and that product being offered is a good solution • Price • What consumers must do to obtain the product
Marketing Mix • Place • Way the product reaches the consumer • Ensure accessibility and quality of service delivery • Promotion • Advertising, public relations, promotions, media advocacy, personal selling, entertainment vehicle • Creating and sustaining demand
Marketing Mix • Publics • External and internal groups involved in the program • Partnership • Social and health issues are so complex that one agency can’t make a dent by itself
Marketing Mix • Policy • Enabling environment • Policy change is needed together with media advocacy programs can be effectivecomplements • Purse Strings • Where will you get the money to create and sustain your program?
Marketing Process • Planning and selecting strategy • Selecting channels and materials • Developing materials and pretesting • Implementing the program • Assessing effectiveness • Refining through feedback
Social marketing is a tool to initiate, sustain social change!!!
1. Knowledge/awareness • An obvious first step is that people must: • know there is a problem; • know there is a practical, viable solution or alternative. • An awareness campaign aims to harness people's judgement.
2. Desire - imagining yourself in a different future Change involves imagination. People need to be able to visualize a different, desirable, future for themselves.
3. Skills - knowing what to do Being able to easily visualize the steps required to reach the goal.
4. Optimism (or confidence) The belief that success is probable or inevitable. Strong political or community leadership is probably an important ingredient of optimism.
5. Facilitation - having outside support If personal behavior change is blocked by real-world obstacles then all the communications on earth will be ineffective.
6. Stimulation - having a kick-start Consciousness is the tool human beings use to overcome habit, but we are unconscious most of the time. Threat Inspirational
7. Feedback and reinforcement Effective social marketing is about continuous recruitment and reinforcement of messages - with regular communications which report back to people on the success of their efforts and the next steps which are expected of them.
Social Marketing for SHI programs and benefits • 1. Objectives • Cognitive change – to raise awareness and knowledge about SHI • Change in attitude – to generate interest and acceptance of SHI • Behavioral change – to participate in a SHI scheme
Social Marketing for SHI programs and benefits • 2. Market Segmentation • Different groups of people have different wants and needs • Defining who and where the clients/beneficiaries are • Demographic data • Designing messages specific to target audiences
Social Marketing for SHI programs and benefits • 3. The “product” in social marketing • Social protection – value of SHI • Security of health benefits as a product • Solution to a perceived problem • Solidarity
Social Marketing for SHI programs and benefits • 4. “Price” - the value of your SHI • Exchange of value • Unit costs and value added features • Specific and personal benefits • Protection from catastrophic events
Social Marketing for SHI programs and benefits • 5. “Place” – bringing the SHI to the target groups • Distribution channels • Network of people and institutions from which the social product can be availed • Other mechanisms to reach target groups
Social Marketing for SHI programs and benefits • 6. “Promotion” • Communicating the message • Strategies • “Face to face” interactions • Word of mouth • Use of IEC materials • Use of media