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advocacy [ad′vəkas′ē] 1 a process whereby a nurse or other health care professional provides a patient with the information to make certain decisions, usually related to some aspect of the patient's health care. 2 a method by which patients, their families, attorneys, health professionals, and citizen groups can work together to develop programs that ensure the availability of high-quality health care for a community. 3 pleading a cause on behalf of another, such as a nurse pleading for better care of a patient or for the patient's desires to be honored. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nonprofit groups may engage in issue advocacy and even a certain amount of lobbying under the IRS rules. 501(c)(3) charitable organizations can engage in "issue advocacy" by taking a position on public policy issues, but they must avoid issue advocacy that functions as political campaign intervention. Charitable organizations can engage in "issue advocacy" by taking a position on issues, but must avoid issue advocacy that functions as political campaign intervention. |
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