Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam District 10

…Objectives… Should the Council begin with a broad public engagement process? How would this best be done? Should the Council begin with a broad public engagement process? How would this best be done? –Discuss a successful faith-based initiative in Harlem, New York –Identify an professional education offering for providers caring for African Americans at lifes end

Patient Centered Decision Making (Advance Care Planning) Dr. Richard Payne Duke Institute Care at the End of Life Funded by RWJ and Aetna Foundations

…Objectives Would it be better to start a discrete project, perhaps something that has been successful elsewhere? If so, what do you recommend? Would it be better to start a discrete project, perhaps something that has been successful elsewhere? If so, what do you recommend? Discuss racial and ethnic differences in end of life care in California and lessons learned Discuss racial and ethnic differences in end of life care in California and lessons learned

Racial, Cultural, and Ethnic Factors Affecting the Quality of End-of-Life Care In California: Findings and Recommendations (March 2007) Prepared for California HealthCare Foundation By Lead Author LaVera Crawley, MD, MPH Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics Co-Author Marjorie Kagawa Singer, PhD, RN, MN UCLA School of Public Health and Asian American Studies Center

Deaths by Race/Ethnicity, 2004 California

Leading Causes of Death and Share of Total Number, by Race in California, 2004

Where do Californians Die?

Advance Directives: Cultural Differences by Ethnicity