Chinese American Coalition Forcompassionate Care CACCC

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.