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This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.

Displaying records 1 through 2 (2 total).

National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC)

Annotation: The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) is a trade association representing the interests and concerns of hospices, home care agencies, home care aide organizations, and medical equipment suppliers. Dedicated to making home care and hospice providers lives easier, NAHC provides professional development opportunities, fights for better regulation, and promotes the belief that Americans should receive health care and social services in their own homes, so far as this is possible. The association posts news and information on its Web site, provides an online bookstore, publishes a magazine and a newsletter, hosts electronic networks, advocates for legislative action, and supports grassroots activities. Information for consumers includes guidelines on finding a home care provider.

Keywords: Associations, Home care, Hospices, Medical equipment

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)

Annotation: The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is a large national nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and pallative care. NHPCO works towards improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones. It also develops public and professional educational programs, technical assistance and training curricula. NHO produces a number of publications, and publishes a catalog, a newsletter, and a journal. Materials are available in Spanish. NHO also sponsors conferences and training seminars.

Keywords: Hospices, Terminal illness
   

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