Member Communications Resources and Publications

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Community Outreach Tools and Resources:

National Volunteer Week, April 19-25, 2009 Materials for members using this year's "Hope, Dignity, Love..." theme 2008-2009 Outreach Guide and Materials  “Hope, Dignity, Love…It must be hospice” - including materials for National Hospice/Palliative Care Month, World Hospice/Palliative Care Day, Veterans Day, World AIDS Day, and National Healthcare Decision Day. Materials for members include: Basic Outreach Strategies and Resources National Hospice/Palliative Care Month outreach materials Caring Connections new faith outreach materials It Must be Love materials that complement the new "It must be Love" public service announcement Pediatric outreach materials from "Partnering for Children" awareness campaign

• Public Service Announcements for Television and Cable - information on PSAs now available for purchase.
• "Position Statement and Call to Action on Access to Palliative Care in Critical Care Settings" (09/04/08)
• 2009 Health Observance Dates
• Hospice Sabbath - Many orgainzations hold a Hospice Sabbath service to honor the spirituality integral to care at the end of life. NHPCO offers members a template for a service with suggested readings.  Many providers host a Hospice Sabbath service during November, National Hospice/Palliative Care Month.
  • Hospice Sabbath service, ideas, and readings (PDF)
  • Additional readings for a Hospice Sabbath service (PDF)
• Crisis Communications Planning: A Guide for Providers – This guide offers members some helpful communications tips when dealing with a crisis and in planning before a crisis hits.
• Advance Care Planning - "It's About How You LIVE" ribbon campaign. Ongoing discussions about ACP and issues relating to Terri Schiavo are available also.
• Hospice & Palliative Care Awareness Ribbon
• Member Logos - for use on brochures and ads

NHPCO Publications

• NewsLine – our monthly publication for members.
  • View a sample issue  (PDF)
  • 2009 Ad Rates for NewsLine 

• Insights - On a quarterly basis (March, June, September and December) NewsLine is expanded and includes our special "Insights" section that features articles contributed by members of NHPCO's National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals (NCHPP). View a sample issue of our "NewsLine/Insights" (PDF).
  
  
• NewsBriefs  – a weekly e-newsletter with relevant news for members.
  • view a sample issue
  • Ad Rates for NewsBriefs
    
    
• eNCHPP – a monthly e-newsletter for members of NCHPP.
  
  
• Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - this official professional journal of NHPCO, published by Elsevier, is a highly respected publication in the field of hospice and palliative care with a readership that increasingly extends to the broader medical community. NHPCO members may subscribe to JPSM at greatly reduced rates.  Download a Journal Subscription Form.

NHPCO Position Statements and Ethical Statements

• Position statements are available on the following topics: 
  • "Position Statement and Call to Action on Access to Palliative Care in Critical Care Settings" 
  • "The Care of Hospice Patients with Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators"
  • "PAS Narrative and Resolution"
  • "Artificial Nutrition and Hydration Narrative and Statement"
  • "NHPCO Code of Ethics"
• Ethical statements on this page include "NHPCO's Ethical Principles" and the "Preamble to the Standards of Practice"

Additional Resources

• Caring Connections - NHPCO's consumer engagement Web site, www.caringinfo.org
• National Hospice Foundation
• NHPCO Public Policy Section
• NHPCO Access and Inclusion Resources
• NHPCO Press Center
• 2008 Calendar of National Observances
  • Health
  • Cancer-Related Only

InfoCenter

News to Share with NHPCO

Members that have a press release, organizational news, or a newsclip of interest that they would like to share with NHPCO, should send these to:

Jon Radulovic, Vice President of Communications
Email:  jradulovic@nhpco.org
Fax:    703/837-1233
Mail:    1731 King Street, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314

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