Grant provided from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Brief Description:
Most Americans nearing death don’t have access to palliative services and good end-of-life (EOL) care, but for underserved populations such as African-Americans, Hispanics and Asians, the gap is even wider. EOL care decisions are difficult for most families for a variety of reasons, including poor advance planning, complex family communications and low health literacy. For African-Americans, Hispanics and Asians, there are additional challenges such as lack of access to information and language barriers. Apart from access, health literacy and language issues, cultural differences have the potential to negatively impact the care that minority patients receive at the end of life.
With a grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, GOCCNJ held Medical Grand Rounds at the largest hospital in each target county where the majority of residents are of African-American, Hispanic or Asian descent and used various assessments to measure improved knowledge, skills and intent to change behavior.
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