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Aging With Dignity (Regularly Updated)
Information, advice and legal tools for ensuring your rights.
New York: AIDS Hospice Christa House to Close (May 28, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Communicating About the End of Life (PDF) (September 2008)
From Missouri Attorney General
Life Planning Worksheet (PDF) (September 2008)
To help you communicate about the end of life.
From Missouri Attorney General
A Consumer's Guide to Selecting a Hospice (2008) (PDF) (2008)
From National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Aspectos Clinicos -- End-of-Life Decisions: Clinical Issues in Spanish (PDF) (2008)
From National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Cuidado Hospicio -- Hospice Care in Spanish (PDF) (2008)
From National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Cuidados Paliativos -- Palliative Care in Spanish (PDF) (2008)
From National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Find a Hospice in the United Kingdom or Ireland (2008)
From Hospice Information
Is Hospice the Answer? (2008)
From VistaCare
Locate a Hospice in the U.S. or Canada (2008)
From HospiceDirectory.org
Palliative Care: Information and Resources for Healthcare Professionals (PDF) (2008)
From National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Planes Anticipados - End-of-Life Issues: Advance Directives in Spanish (PDF) (2008)
From National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Advice for Physicians: Caring for Dying Patients (PDF) (2007)
From National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Palliative Care and HIV (2006)
A chapter from Clinical Manual for Management of the HIV-Infected Adult.
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
Frequently Asked Questions About Hospice (2005)
From National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Peer Counseling Perspectives: Considering Hospice (August 2002)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
End-of-Life Discussions and Preferences Among Persons With HIV (November 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
You Have Choices at the End of Your Life (2001)
Why hospice care is still important.
From Compassion in Dying
Death With Dignity (Summer 1998)
[Archived Article]
Oregon's Death With Dignity Act.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
A Memo to All State Medical Boards (January 12, 1998)
[Archived Article]
On improving end-of-life pain and symptom management.
From Compassion in Dying
Hospice and Supportive Care (November 1997)
An overview of hospice care.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Compassion in Dying Goes National (Special Edition 1997)
[Archived Article]
From Compassion in Dying
University of Washington Research Team Seeks Volunteers to Tell Their Stories (Special Edition 1997)
[Archived Article]
From Compassion in Dying
What You Can Do to Help the Death With Dignity Movement (Special Edition 1997)
[Archived Article]
From Compassion in Dying

Resources & Advocacy

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Regularly Updated)
American Hospice Foundation (Regularly Updated)
Download Your State's Advance Directives (Regularly Updated)
Free advance directives and instructions for each state that can be opened as a PDF file.
From Caring Connections
Dying Well (Regularly Updated)
Dr. Ira Bock's resources for people facing life-limiting illness.
Find a Hospice or Palliative Care Program (Regularly Updated)
Search engine for various resources.
George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (Regularly Updated)
An advocacy group working toward a more compassionate system of healthcare.
Hospice Association of America (Regularly Updated)
Hospice Foundation of America (Regularly Updated)
Hospice Information Service in the United Kingdom (Regularly Updated)
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (Regularly Updated)
On Our Own Terms -- Bill Moyers on Dying (Regularly Updated)
Resources from the Public Broadcasting System television special.
From Public Broadcasting Service
Partnership for Caring (Regularly Updated)
Advocacy for improving end-of-life care.
The National Council for Palliative Care (United Kingdom) (Regularly Updated)

Journals

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care (Regularly Updated)
Innovations in End-of-Life Care (Regularly Updated)
Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing (Regularly Updated)

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