Black seniors are more likely than whites and Latinos to forgo hospice care. Due to deeply felt religious beliefs and a long history of discrimination in the U.S., African-American patients are often reluctant to plan for the end of their lives, and more skeptical when doctors suggest stopping...
This outreach booklet uses the poster on the cover and several NHPCO articles inside. Hospice volunteers distribute the booklet, bookmarks and a volunteer information brochure throughtout their communities during National Hospice Month in November. Social workers and nurses use the booklets year...
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