CHINESE AMERICAN COALITION FOR

CHINESE AMERICAN COALITION FOR 1. ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE AMONG CHINESE AMERICANS ABOUT END-OF-LIFE ISSUES TO BE VIEWED AS A NATURAL PART OF LIFE. 2. ENHANCE ADVANCED ILLNESS AND END-OF-LIFE CARE BY IMPROVING CARE PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING FOR CHINESE AMERICANS THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH EDUCATION, VOLUNTEER, CAREGIVER, AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TRAINING. 3.EMPOWER CHINESE AMERICANS BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO END-OF-LIFE RESOURCES: PRODUCING ORIGINAL CHINESE LANGUAGE MATERIALS OR TRANSLATING EXISTING MATERIALS INTO CHINESE AND PROVIDING REFERRALS TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES. 4. USE A COALITION MODEL, WHERE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES ARE SHARED, TO ENSURE CHINESE AMERICANS RECEIVE THEEXCEPTIONAL END OF LIFE CARE AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS PHYSICAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS.