Web Resources for Professionals
Professional Resources
Cultural Diversity Sites
ACCESS to End-of-Life Care
Community Initiative dedicated to improving end-of-life care services culturally and ethnically diverse populations. In-depth information and bibliography. Links to other resources.Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
National advocacy group working to improve the health of Asian and Pacific Islanders.Cross Cultural Health Care Program
CCHCP addresses broad cultural issues impacting the health ethnic minority communities.Customs of Bereavement
Articles by AARP about cross-cultural bereavement issues.Diversity Rx
Models and practices, policy, legal issues, networking and links to other resourcesEthnoMed
Information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants.National Resource Center on Diversity in End-of-Life Care (NRCD)
Source of in-depth information, extensive bibliography.Native Elders Health Care Resource Center
National resource center for older American Indians, Alaska Natives and native Hawaiians to empower culturally competent healthcare.University of Michigan Cultural Competency Program
Source of in-depth information, tools, and resources. Extensive list of publications related to multicultural awareness.
Professional Education
End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)
A comprehensive, national education program to improve end-of-life care by nurses.The EPEC Project
Educates all healthcare professionals on the essential clinical competencies in palliative care.End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center
Assists physicians and other educators involved in all aspects of physician end-of-life education.
Palliative Care and Hospice, Grief, Loss and Decision Making
AARP Grief and Loss Programs
Resources for group leaders, including "From Loss to New Life," an educational grief course.American Hospice Foundation
Booklets on grieving and other end-of-life topics can be ordered.Growth House
Information related to end-of-life care.Hospice Foundation of America
Promotes hospice and provides tools to educate professionals and the families they serve in issues relating to caregiving, terminal illness, loss and bereavement.Last Acts
Resources, links, educational materials.National Hospice Foundation
Ample information on hospice concept, choosing a hospice, insurance and Medicare issues, etc.National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Information about hospice, searchable database to locate hospicesPartnership for Caring: America's Voices for the Dying
National hotlines, fact sheets, living wills, power of attorney info and more.
Grieving Children or Coping with a Child's Death
Children's Hospice International
Provides education, training and technical assistance to those who care for children with life-threatening conditions and their families.Grieving Child.org
Materials, activities for children under age 12, information for parents on helping their children.
Other Useful Sites
AARP
Through information and education, advocacy and service, AARP seeks to enhance the quality of life for all by promoting independence, dignity and purpose.Administration on Aging
Information, referrals and outreach at the community level for older people and caregivers; in English and Spanish.Greater Washington Partnership
Brings families, providers, health professionals, consumers and the public together to improve care at the end of life through specific focused actions. These actions include supporting research into end-of-life care; educating patients, families and consumers to be aware of the options for the whole community, and sponsoring public forums to establish a dialogue among diverse groups to expand understanding and learn about barriers to receiving appropriate end-of-life care.National Family Caregivers Association
Information on many aspects of caregiving.Well Spouse Foundation
Information and support for spouses who are caregivers.
