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  World Wide Web Links to Online Resources on Death and Dying
 


Hawai'i links

International links
 


Growth House
: An international gateway to resources for life-threatening illnesses and end of life care.

Death Across Cultures and Time: from Kearl's Guide to the Sociology of Death

 

  United States links
 

 

National Hospice and Palliative Care Org: Features a Hospice finder section

Hospice Foundation of America: Sponsors an annual Living with Grief teleconference series, a monthly bereavement newsletter and other publications.

Last Acts : Last Acts is a call-to-action campaign designed to improve care at the end of life. Its goals are to bring end-of-life issues out into the open and to help individuals and organizations pursue the search for better ways to care for the dying.

Project on Death in America: The Project on Death in America seeks to transform the culture of dying by supporting initiatives in research, scholarship, the humanities, and the arts, and by fostering innovation in the provision of care, public and professional education, and public policy.

On Our Own Terms: Bill Moyers PBS series on death and dying issues.

 

  Hawai'i links
 


Hospice Hawaii
: Our mission is to provide a special kind of caring for terminally ill people and their families, to help ensure their quality of life, to help them prepare for death, and to educate our community about the hospice philosophy.

Eldercare Hawaii : A consultancy supporting families with elder care situations. Provides a calendar of inhouse and community events. Has a searchable library of books on various eldercare issues.

Kokua Mau : Kokua Mau is a partnership of individuals and organizations working with the general public and with the leaders of healthcare and government to improve how we in Hawai‘i are cared for at the end of our lives.