Ten Steps to Advocacy in Healthcare Published by International Council of Nurses

http://www.comminit.com/en/node/316701

The International Council of Nurses recently published a guide to healthcare advocacy, "Promoting Health: Advocacy Guide for Health Professionals." 

The guide covers the following 10 steps to effective advocacy:

• Taking action – overcoming obstacles to action;
• Selecting your issue – identifying and drawing attention to an issue;
• Understanding your political context – identifying the key people you need to influence;
• Building your evidence base – doing your homework on the issue and mapping the potential roles of relevant players;
• Engaging others – winning the support of key individuals/organizations;
• Developing strategic plans – collectively identifying goals an objectives and best ways to achieve them;
• Communicating messages and implementing plans – delivering your messages and counteracting the efforts of opposing interest groups;
• Seizing opportunities – timing interventions and actions for maximum impact; and
• Taking a developmental approach – building sustainable capacity throughout the process

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