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Short Takes Plan Ahead—and Show the World We Care Every year, on the second Saturday in October, groups and organizations in 70 countries around the globe help celebrate and support World Hospice & Palliative Care Day (WHPCD). Some sponsor public awareness campaigns, others engage in advocacy with policymakers, while others hold fundraising and educational events. While many providers in this country already lend their support, greater participation from U.S organizations will make the event that much more effective in 2012 and beyond. If you’re not yet familiar with WHPCD, here’s some information to help you plan ahead. Every Year Has a Theme The theme for WHPCD 2011 is “Many diseases, many lives, many voices—palliative care for non-communicable conditions.” While not mandatory, many of the planned events and activities will focus on how people living with conditions which are not infectious can benefit from palliative care. The theme musical celebration. The organization participates in the Partnership Program of NHPCO affiliate, FHSSA, and is hosting the concert to raise funds for its South African partner, Zululand Hospice. Promote Your Plans on the WHPCD Website WHPCD has a very user-friendly website—with an online calendar where participants can post their activities. It’s important to post your event on this global calendar. It lets the world know what you (and the United States) is doing to advance hospice and palliative care. Free Tools to Help A range of materials are available on the WHPCD website, including logos, template press releases, the WHPCD Poster, Web banners, and event ideas. You’ll also find advocacy materials, including several fact-filled reports (see the opposite page). for 2012 will be announced early next year on the WHPCD website—bookmark the page for future reference. Voices for Hospices: Music to Our Ears! Every two years, WHPCD also features Voices for Hospices, a wave of simultaneous concerts which take place around the globe and complement the educational events and activities. WHPCD 2011 will feature Voices for Hospices, as will WHPCD 2013. What You Can Do Your organization can plan any event or activity that will help educate your community about end-of-life care—and help Americans become more aware of the very dire needs around the globe. As one example, NHPCO member, Lifetime Care in Rochester, NY, is hosting a Voices for Hospice 30 NewsLine http://www.zululandhospice.com http://www.zululandhospice.com http://www.fhssa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3457 http://www.worldday.org/welcome http://www.fhssa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3457 http://www.worldday.org/welcome http://www.worldday.org/events http://www.worldday.org/voices-for-hospices http://www.worldday.org/materials

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NewsLine - October 2011

Crossing the Line
A Message From Don
New Outreach Materials
National Day of Listening
Hospice Month Items from Marketplace (display ad)
Hospice in the Continuum: CAP and Adult Day Services at Carolina East Home Care & Hospice
Voice of NCHPP
VON Feature: Stabilize the Present and Create the Future
Recruiting Problems? HMR (display ad)
Collaboration. The Corridor Group (display ad)
WHPCD: Plan Ahead to Show the World We Care
Bereavement Benefit for Veterans’ Survivors
We Earned Our Merit Badge in Clinical Excellence (display ad)
Member News and Notes
Tip of the Month: Audit Preparedness
NHPCO Educational Offerings
Back Cover
NHF Newsletter

NewsLine - October 2011