Advance Care Planning in Diverse CommunitiesClick below for some helpful links relating to ACP in Diverse Communities: ACP Workbooks/Guides/Videos:It’s About How You Live In Faith How to Start Talking About End-of-Life Care (aarp.org) WORKBOOK A Patient’s Guide to Serious Illness Conversations (theconversationproject.org) Advance Care Planning can reduce health disparities during serious illness and at end of life.Persistent race disparities in advance care planning (ACP) are troubling, given Black and Hispanic older adults' elevated risk of disease, some dementias, and receipt of care that may not align with their preferences. References/Resources/Articles: Center for Elder Law and JusticeHOPE ProjectUnderstanding Health DisparitiesNational Institute of Health definition of Health Disparity A health disparity is a health difference that adversely affects disadvantaged populations in comparison to a reference population, based on one or more health outcomes. All populations with health disparities are socially disadvantaged due in part to being subject to racist or discriminatory acts and are underserved in health care. References/Resources/Articles: Minority Health and Health Disparities Definitions (nih.gov) Defining Health Disparities and What They Mean (verywellhealth.com) |