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Palliative Care and End of Life
- American Pain Foundation

A patient information, education, and advocacy organization serving people with pain. - The Center for Palliative Care Education

An educational resource center and training program whose mission is to improve palliative care for people with HIV/AIDS by increasing the knowledge, skills, and comfort level of clinicians to provide such care. - Center to Improve Care for the Dying

Offers expert support to hospitals, nursing homes, health systems, hospices, and other organizations that serve individuals nearing the end of life - The End of Life

Transcripts (text and audio) from NPR's special series on death and dying. - Growth House: Hospice and Home Care

Provides information and technical and referral services for agencies working with death and dying issues. - Hospice Foundation of America

A nonprofit organization that promotes hospice care and works to educate professionals and the families they serve in issues relating to caregiving, terminal illness, loss and bereavement. - Hospice Net

A site for patients, families, and caregivers, with information on hospice services, caregiving, bereavement, and talking with children. - National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Information and resources for professionals and the public. Includes hospice locator feature. - National Prison Hospice Association

Promotes hospice care for terminally ill inmates. - Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation project that provides funding, direction, and technical assistance to innovative demonstration projects in end-of-life care settings and addressing particular challenges to existing models of hospice and palliative care.

