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Spiritual Care Key to Addressing Disparities Among Underserved Black Communities

Hospice News

Spirituality plays a key role in end-of-life decisions among African Americans, making hospice chaplains a significant part of reaching these populations, according to Saul Ebema, president of Illinois-based Hospice Chaplaincy. Faith is very important to African Americans,” Ebema told Hospice News.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

And people are getting life sentences. They’re going to get older, they’re going to struggle with geriatric conditions, and they’re going to need palliative services and eventually end-of-life care. So who we have now are, you know, I have had one case of HIV in 17 years of working here.

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