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Here are links to great web sites that deal with care giving and Hospice advocacy resources:

ABCD - is a non-profit organization whose primary goals are to build momentum for reform, explore new methods and systems for delivering care, and shape public policy through evidence-based understanding.

Aging with Dignity - advocates for the needs of elders and their caregivers, with a particular emphasis on improving care for those at the end of life.

Beliefnet - a multi-faith independent site which features articles by accomplished and respected journalists in the fields of religion, spirituality and morality.

Careguide - helps caregivers navigate through all the critical rites of passage related to child and elder care over the lifetime of the care giving experience.

Choice in Dying - resource for advance Directive Documents.

City of Hope - City of Hope Pain/Palliative Care Resource Center Clearinghouse to disseminate information and resources to improve the quality of pain management.

Community-State Partnerships to Improve End-of-Life Care - a new $11.25 million grant program funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with direction and technical assistance provided by Midwest Bioethics Center.

Dying Well - Resources for people facing life-threatening illness, their families, and their professional caregivers.

Elderweb - one of the oldest and largest eldercare sourcebooks on the Web.

End of life - a National Public Radio series exploring death in America.

Ethical Will Kit Online - Ethical wills are a way to share your values, blessings, life's lessons, hopes and dreams for the future, love, and forgiveness with your family, friends, and community.

Family Caregiver Alliance - an information resource on long-term care.

Growth House, Inc - International gateway to resources for palliative and end-of-life care.

Homecare Online - the National Association for Home Care's virtual headquarters. NAHC is committed in representing the interests of the home care and hospice community.

Hospice Foundation of America - General information about hospice.

Hospice Patients Alliance: Consumer Advocates - Serving hospice patients, families and caregivers with complete information on all aspects of hospice.

Innovations - Innovations in End-of-Life Care is a bimonthly online journal.

Last Acts - Powerful call-to-action campaign to improve care at the end of life.

Missoula Demonstration Project - a fifteen-year effort to research the experience of dying persons and their families.

NAIC Links - More links on Hospice and Palliative Care from the National Aging Information Center.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization - The oldest nonprofit public benefit organization devoted exclusively to hospice care.

On Our Own Terms - "On Our Own Terms" is Bill Moyers exploration of the movement to improve end-of-life care with reports on the best models for change.

Palliative Care - Here nurses may share information with other professionals about initiatives and projects related to improving patient care at the end of life.

Partnership for Caring - site devoted to end-of- life decisions, featuring free downloadable advance directives for all fifty states

Project on Death in America - Open Society Institute, Project on Death in America is a major initiative to transform the culture of dying; funded the End-of-Life Leadership Academy for the Institute of Johns Hopkins Nursing.