Washington State Hospice & Palliative Care Organization

Aging with Dignity Five Wishes advance care planning document. Advice on health care decisions and what you want your loved ones to know.

Caring Connections Free resources for consumers on end-of-life issues.

Compassion and Choices Information source for Washington State's Death With Dignity Act.

Edele Data This online, searchable catalogue helps you quickly find public data about decedents and care at the end of life.

Growth House Gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end-of-life care.

Honor My Wishes HMW's goal is for society to plan effectively for end-of-life concerns and to have discussions about these issues become a normal part of our conversations. HMW has created a comprehensive end-of-life planning tool.

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Professional association for hospice and palliative nurses.

Hospice Foundation of America A resource on end-of-life care information.

Metta Institute Inspired by the Buddhist tradition, Metta Institute (previously named the Alaya Institute) was founded by Frank Ostaseski to provide innovative education on spirituality in dying.

Music for Healing & Transition Program for musicians that recognizes music as a therapeutic enhancement to the healing process and the life/death transition.

National Board for Certification of Hospice & Palliative Nurses NBCHPN^® is the national organization that advances quality in the provision of care to patients and families facing life-limiting illnesses through certification of health professionals.

National Center for Death Education The National Center for Death Education (NCDE) is an educational center dedicated to promoting knowledge and understanding in the field of Thanatology.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Information on hospice and palliative care services and advancy care planning, including links to state-specific advance directives.

National Hospice Foundation Fundraising organization of NHPCO.

The Ernest Becker Foundation The mission of the Ernest Becker Foundation is to bring advances in social scientific theory to the public in efforts to reduce human violence.