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Advocacy is defined as “the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal” (Advocacy 2018). Other definitions offer other insights into the nature of health advocacy. Waterston (2002) lists several definitions of advocacy, such as “Influencing those who have power on behalf of those who do not”; “Pleading, interceding or speaking for another” and “Promoting the rights of oneself or others”. A more expansive definition of advocacy is “the application of information and resources (including finances, effort and votes) to effect systemic changes that shape the way people in a community live.” (Christoffel 2000).
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Mitchell, I., Guichon, J.R. (2019). What Can I Do to Advocate for this Child, and for Children Like Him or Her?. In: Ethics in Pediatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22617-6_9
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