Advance Care Planning Awareness Ribbon
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As part of NHPCO and Caring Connection’s initiative to increase awareness of advance directives, the Advance Care Planning Awareness Ribbon has been created. NHPCO is asking you to help raise awareness about the importance of advance care planning beginning in the month of March by wearing the white It’s About How You LIVE ribbon – or a simple white ribbon of your own.
Wearing the ribbon is particularly important on March 31, when we want to focus national attention on the importance of end-of-life discussions and advance care planning. Help reinforce the LIVE campaign message!
The white awareness ribbon reflects the message of peace long associated with the white dove. Read NHPCO's press release of March 8, 2006: Advance Care Planning Awareness Ribbon is Created
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The It’s About How You LIVE campaign encourages people to:
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Learn about options for end-of-life care
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Implement plans to ensure your wishes are honored
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Voice decisions to family, friends and health care providers
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Engage others in conversations about the importance of advance care planning
You can order the Advance Care Planning Awareness Ribbon from NHPCO’s Marketplace.
Use the ribbon as a community outreach tool. Here are some suggestions:
- Engagement Cards – explaining the awareness ribbon and the LIVE message are available for downloading. This PDF contains four cards on an 8½” by 11” page. Print them on cardstock or similar paper stock, then attach the awareness ribbon pin or a simple white ribbon of your own. Distribute to staff, volunteers, and throughout your community.
- Awareness Ribbon Flyer - use this 8 ½” by 11” flyer on bulletin boards in your office, local library, grocery store, faith community…anywhere a public interest notice might be found.
- Let local media and other audiences know about your local efforts that are part of this national outreach campaign.
- A local business or individual contributor may be interested in supporting your awareness campaign efforts by purchasing the ribbon pins or printing the engagement cards for your organization. Offer to put their logo or message of support on the backside of the engagement card. You may also add a message of your own on the reverse side of the engagement card!
- Share white ribbons with your staff, volunteers, and all the families you serve and encourage them to wear them on March 31 (or any time they want to help promote better advance care planning!)
- Audio News Release
For more information and ideas please visit www.caringinfo.org
