The Health is Primary campaign recently released patient-focused materials on end-of-life care as part of its quarterly “mini campaign” series on critical health issues facing Americans.
The materials, which can be found on the Health is Primary website, include tear sheets for physicians to provide to patients on issues surrounding advanced directives and comfort care. These materials compliment the physician-focused tools developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians. The AAFP’s materials on end-of-life care cover core principles, life-sustaining treatment, and medical orders for end-of-life care and postmortem decisions.