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Health and Welfare Advocate

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Social and healthcare professionals working with older people often encounter situations where there is a need to act in a role of advocate related to health and well-being of older adults. Advocacy may be defined and take place on different levels from ethical and legal frameworks to practical activities. With support of professionals as advocates, the older population will have their voices heard and their health and well-being needs met.

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  1. School of Health, Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Kuopio, Finland

    Irma Mikkonen

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  1. Centre of Expertise Healthy Ageing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Bea L. Dijkman

  2. School of Health Care, Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Kuopio, Finland

    Irma Mikkonen

  3. School of Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Petrie F. Roodbol

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Mikkonen, I. (2019). Health and Welfare Advocate. In: Dijkman, B., Mikkonen, I., Roodbol, P. (eds) Older People: Improving Health and Social Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97610-5_11

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