The following list of activities can help doctors and advocacy groups begin working together. Please note that DFT is not limited to the activities listed below—we are always open to new and interesting projects!

• Invite doctors to present at conferences, meetings, community forums, etc. on social policy and child development topics.
• Facilitate roundtable discussions with child advocacy and child service organizations, staff and parents where doctors answer questions and talk about social policy and child development issues.
• Collaborate with doctors to write Op-Ed pieces, letters to the editor, and meet with editorial boards.
• Use doctors as messengers in media campaigns.
• Compile doctor quotes for promoting your advocacy agenda.
• Invite doctors to write an article for your organization's newsletter or other publication.
• Assist and facilitate doctors in testifying at public and legislative hearings.
• Involve doctors in voter registration activities such as collaborating with them to make voter registration materials available in their offices and facilitating registration.
• Conduct on-site advocacy training session(s) for doctors and create and/or dispense materials specific to your issues to doctors.

Long-term/Ongoing Doctor Participation

It is our goal to not only serve as an entry point into the advocacy arena for our network doctors, but to also help cultivate and develop long-term relationships between doctors and advocacy organizations. With proper guidance and support, network doctors will often increase their time and commitment level. Examples include:

• Doctor participation in a community planning process or agenda selection
• Internships for doctors within advocacy organizations
• Developing advocacy training programs with local hospital programs for doctors in training
• Developing advocacy training programs with local medical schools
• Board of Directors participation