April 2022 is South Carolina Health Care Decisions Month
In South Carolina, we are declaring all of April as South Carolina Healthcare Decisions Month to inspire, educate, and empower the public and health care providers about the importance of advance care planning.
Health Care Decisions Month: Engage the Community Where They Live, Work, and Pray
It is often the case that advance care planning occurs in a clinical setting. But engagement should expand beyond the health care system, however, to meet people where they live, work, and pray.
Health Care Decisions Month: Educate and Train Staff and Employees
Health care professionals, whether physicians, nurses or social workers, may feel uncomfortable engaging with patients and families in advance care planning conversations. But, there is good news.
Health Care Decisions Month: Lead by Example and Encourage Your Staff to Do the Same
When it comes to advance care planning, we believe in leading by example. This means first conducting your own advance care planning and encouraging those around you—whether friends, family or colleagues to do the same.
Health Care Decisions Month: The Call to Action
In South Carolina, we are declaring all of April as South Carolina Health Care Decisions Month to inspire, educate, and empower the public and health care providers about the importance of advance care planning.
Make These Health Care Choices Now to Live Your Best Life
We all want to live our best life. We plan ahead for expected events such as vacations, a birth or a wedding. But it's just as important to do this.
Upcoming Meeting Covers End-of-Life Choices and Pastors' Role
Pastors and other faith leaders play a key role in helping families with advance care planning. That's the focus of an upcoming event in Greenwood County.
How Coffee Can Help With Advance Care Planning
A few of years ago, Tracy Grafton asked her boss about starting an ACP program. It was the genesis of “Coffee and Conversation.”