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).
What we do. 1  The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their story, claim their rights and produce social change. 2  The Advocacy Project sends graduate students to volunteer with partner organizations, matching the passion and skills of graduates with the needs of community-based advocates.