Opening access to everyone in your community requires a commitment to inclusion and a strategic approach to meeting the specific needs of those in the communities you serve.  This page is organized to help NHPCO members easily find and utilize resources to improve access to end-of-life care through a variety of program development, education, outreach and marketing strategies.

 Inclusion and Access Toolbox – becoming an inclusive organization

Increasing Access to Underserved Communities

• Children
• Corrections 
• Disability
• Disease-specific
  • Disease-Specific Organizational Assessment
  • ALS
  • Dementia
  • Kidney
• Ethnic 
  • African American
  • Chinese Outreach Guide
  • Latino Outreach Guide
• Faith
• Geographic 
• Veterans
• Workplace

Nursing Facilities and Long Term Care

• Long-Term Care - this page features a range of resources from the Nursing Home/Hospice Partnership Project.

Outreach and Marketing Tools and Tips

• 2009-2010 Outreach Guide and Materials: NHPCO’s Community Outreach Tools and Resources 
• Caring Connections LIVE Campaign 
• Caring Connections Outreach Resources
• Marketing Hospice - A Core Competency in Competitive Markets
  Identifies the key components of a succcessful hospice marketing campaign to help discern the advantages of provider and direct-to-consumer marketing strategies. Caring Connections provides strategies and tools to help your organization reach out, educate and engage people in your community and state.  Click here to see Otreach Strategies and Tools.