But the link found between fibro patients and RLS is intriguing. Fibromyalgia and restless legs syndrome share certain features: * Women are more likely to suffer from fibromyalgia and RLS. * There appears to be a genetic component because these conditions run in families.
Donaldson and Shields (2009) differentiated policy or class advocacy fromcase advocacy as the former ârefers to efforts to change social systems to beneï¬t a population ofpeople, as opposed to case advocacy, which refers to helping individual clients access systems toreceive beneï¬tsâ (p. 83).
Service Advocacy. After people understand the issues and the needs, child advocates can be important catalysts for change in the community. If children do not have a safe place to go after school, child advocates can mobilize efforts toward starting an after-school program. If there is not enough quality, economical child care available in the community child advocates can advocate the start of a new child care center in the community.