Financial Fitness...It's Priceless:
Public Policy Deliberation Guide
Why address
financial literacy and security as a public issue?
The price tags for poor financial literacy are costly ones.
Among the most devastating are excessive debt, no savings
or emergency funds, poor credit ratings, vulnerability to
predatory lending and other scams, personal bankruptcy, home
foreclosure, car repossession, limited workplace benefits,
and an inability to retire when desired, if at all.
With
the financial fitness of individuals, families, and communities
across the nation threatened, and options for responding unclear,
the Public Policy Committee of the American Association of
Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) identified poor financial
literacy and security as a compelling issue that is appropriate
for public deliberation. Click
on the image for more information.
Sizing
Up America:
Public
Policy Deliberation Guide
Why address obesity as a public issue?
Sixty-five percent of U. S. adults are either
overweight or obese (CDC). Being overweight means that a person
has a body mass index of 25 or more, while a person who is
obese has a body mass index of 30 or more.
With the health of individuals and the
nation threatened and choices for response unclear, the American
Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, in partnership
with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, identified obesity
as a compelling issue that is appropriate for public deliberation.
Click on the image for more information.
Family
and Community Policy:
Strategies
for Civic Engagement
Anyone can change the world. The first step is being informed.
Family and Community Policy: Strategies for Civic Engagement
offers a rich array of strategies for increasing citizen engagement
in family and community policy. It is written for practitioners
who are not satisfied with just thinking about and dissecting
policy issues--it is for those who prefer action and results.
Novices
and seasoned pros alike should find this book informative
and inspiring. Click on the image to learn more.
The Office of Public Policy collects, analyzes, interprets,
and distributes information about issues and concerns that
affect family and consumer sciences programs. Because of the
Association's headquarters proximity to Washington, D.C. and
the national initiatives that occur at the Congressional level,
the Office of Public Policy reviews information and data from
the myriad resources available and keeps the Association's
governing bodies and membership apprised through various publications,
alerts, and this website.
Staff develop and monitor cooperative relationships with
other groups or agencies that have a public policy focus
and help to identify and organize the expertise of family
and consumer sciences in order to ensure that the profession
addresses major public policy questions and issues. The Office
monitors legislative developments that affect the family
and consumer sciences profession and its efforts to improve
home and family life. Staff serve as a resource to the profession
and to the affiliates by providing information, educational
opportunities, and leadership development through public
affairs internships.
Public Policy Priority
- Financial Literacy
Public Policy Priority - Health and
Wellness
Public Policy Priority - Child Care
Public Policy Resources
NEW! Public Policy: Glimpses from History, Visions for the Future (scroll down to Electronic Publications to open read-only presentation)
Nickols, S.Y., Anderson, C.L., & Meszaros, P.S. (2008). AAFCS Leadership Workshop. Alexandria, VA.
NEW! AAFCS Case Studies
AAFCS Public Policy Committee, Strategic
Directions 2001- 2005
We The People: Renewing
Commitment To Civic Engagement
by Bonnie Braun, Ph.D., CFCS, Sue Williams, Ph.D.
5-I Policy Analysis
Organizing Tool
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