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Advance Care Planning In Whatcom County, Wa: Opportunities For Evaluation And Expansion, Palliative Care Institute, Western Washington University, Whatcom Alliance For Health Advancement, Chuckanut Health Foundation Aug 2019

Advance Care Planning In Whatcom County, Wa: Opportunities For Evaluation And Expansion, Palliative Care Institute, Western Washington University, Whatcom Alliance For Health Advancement, Chuckanut Health Foundation

Palliative Care Institute

Numerous organizations and individuals in Whatcom County, Washington have been promoting advance care planning (ACP) Washington since 2012. In 2018 the Chuckanut Health Foundation provided funding to conduct an evaluation of advance care planning activities and their impact across all participating organizations. This report summarizes the evaluation goals, methods and findings. Based on the identified challenges and opportunities, recommendations are laid out for establishing ongoing, community-wide ACP evaluation, increasing integration of advance care planning into local healthcare and social service delivery, and expanding community outreach and education.


Reality Check: Life Is 100% Fatal. Let's Talk About It, Micki Jackson Jun 2019

Reality Check: Life Is 100% Fatal. Let's Talk About It, Micki Jackson

Palliative Care Institute

REALITY CHECK: Life is 100% fatal. Let's talk about it, is a guest editorial by Micki Jackson, community and patient advocate for out-patient palliative care and advance care planning in Bellingham, WA.


Advance Care Planning In Whatcom County, Marie Eaton Apr 2019

Advance Care Planning In Whatcom County, Marie Eaton

Palliative Care Institute

Marie Eaton, Chair, Northwest Life Passages Coalition Community Champion, Palliative Care Institute made a presentation on April 16, 2019, "Healthcare Decisions Day" to the Chuckanut Health Foundation on the topic of "Advance Care Planning in Whatcom County".