Resources
Program Descriptions
The Unbroken Circle: A Toolkit for Congregations around Illness, End-of-Life, and Grief
An easy-to-use "toolkit" of resources for clergy and church-lay leaders to help them better understand and find practical ways to address end-of-life care issues in their congregations.
The Cunniff-Dixon Foundation Prizes Nomination Form
$95,000 in prizes recognizing physicians for outstanding contributions to end-of-life care and exceptional care for patients at the end of life.
Vesta
A 90-minute play designed to create a space for end-of-life dialogue in your community and open the discussion on everything from advance directives to hospices to family struggles with aging.
Key Topics on End-of-Life Care for African Americans
An intellectual discourse derived from The Last Miles of the Way Home 2004 National Conference to Improve End-of-Life Care for African Americans, with commentaries by Karla Holloway, Richard Payne M.D., Gwendolyn London D.Min., and Sharon Latson.
Jewish Ritual, Reality and Response at the End-of-Life: A Guide to Caring for Jewish Patients and Families
This guide, written by Rabbi Mark A. Popovsky, introduces Jewish beliefs and practices around illness, death and loss and provides practical suggestions for responding to the complicated situations where the clinical, religious, and cultural are entwined.
APPEAL: A Progressive Palliative Care Educational Curriculum for the Care of African American's at Life's End
An interdisciplinary training for health care professionals and other caregivers on caring for African American patients and families facing serious and life-limiting illnesses in hospitals, hospices, outpatient clinics, and nursing homes.
Annotated Bibliography of Articles on Spirituality at the End-of-Life
An annotated bibliography of almost 50 articles related to the study of spirituality and health at the end of life drawing from academic and clinical journals from 1998 - 2008.
African American Outreach Guide
A guide for hospices and other organizations interested in improving their outreach efforts to African Americans, offering outreach strategies and tools as well as providing a review of end-of-life issues relevant to African American communities.
In Faith Community Outreach Guide
A guide that provides key strategies to help hospice and palliative care providers build partnerships with faith communities in their area, establish model programs, and develop faith community outreach and initiatives
Offering Spiritual Support for Family or Friends
This informational pamphlet is designed for anyone caring for someone with a serious illness. It provides practical information on the spiritual issues people with serious illnesses face and concrete examples of how to provide support.
ICEOL Director Richard Payne's Commentaries
Dr. Payne has written commentaries on a wide array of end-of-life topics and has had his commentaries published in newspapers, journals, and other media sources nationwide.