Once the Hospice-Veteran Partnership (HVP) steering committee has been established, its members can work together to define the role and structure of your HVP. In this section of the toolkit, you will find several tools to help you prepare for your first meeting. Remember that each HVP is unique, so feel free to customize these tools in whatever way is most helpful to you.
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One way to give steering committee members an overview is by providing copies of the introduction to this toolkit.
Rallying Points is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative to assist statewide and community-based coalitions in improving care and caring for those nearing the end of life. HVPs can tap into Rallying Points' resources through any of the following three approaches:
Below is an overview of some of the resources Rallying Points provides. For more information, visit the Rallying Points Web site (http://www.rallyingpoints.org) or contact the Rallying Points National Coordinating Center at 800-341-0050.
The Rallying Points Web site features a series of "how-to" articles on capacity-building topics such as strategic planning, fund raising, and media relations. These articles were developed by The Community Tool Box, a national organization that provides online technical assistance to local organizations trying to improve health care in their communities. To access the Community Tool-Box Center, visit the Rallying Points Web site (http://www.rallyingpoints.org) and click on Community Tool-Box Center.
The Rallying Points Certificate Program offers Rallying Points coalitions expert consultation in a variety of areas. Examples of program topics include community engagement, diversity and cultural outreach, fundraising and grant development, and media outreach. For more information, visit the Rallying Points Web site (http://www.rallyingpoints.org) and click on Coalition Assistance & Information.
Rallying Points has three Regional Resource Centers that provide technical assistance, advice, and materials to Rallying Points coalitions.
Assists Rallying Points coalitions from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. To contact this resource center, call Lilly Tuholske at 888-728-1613 or e-mail lillyt@lifes-end.org.
Assists Rallying Points coalitions from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. To contact this resource center, call Jacqueline Talman at 800-344-3829 or e-mail jtalman@midbio.org.
Assists Rallying Points coalitions from Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. To contact this resource center, call Kathy Brandt at 866-523-2413 or e-mail kathybrandt@thehospice.org.
The National Resource Center on Diversity in End-of-Life Care serves as the focal point for promoting and supporting diverse voices within the end-of-life care movement. It is a clearinghouse for research findings, best practices, and technical resources. To contact this resource center, call toll-free 866-670-6723, e-mail altacon@aol.com, or visit http://www.nrcd.com.
Conduct a statewide educational and networking program by the end of this year to help VA facilities and community hospices develop new relationships or enhance existing ones.
Complete five outreach presentations to veterans service organizations to educate their membership about hospice and palliative care services by the end of this year.
This workgroup is charged with determining how the HVP will be governed and identifying sources of funding.
This workgroup is charged with exploring barriers to collaboration between community hospices and VA facilities and working with all stakeholders to build solutions.
This workgroup is charged with planning education programs for the steering committee, HVP, and larger community. It is also tasked with raising awareness about the HVP and the need for better end-of-life care for veterans. Additional activities can focus on collaborating with universities and academic medical centers to conduct research related to veterans' end-of-life issues and the barriers that inhibit or prevent meeting the needs of terminally ill veterans.
This workgroup is charged with identifying potential HVP members and conducting a recruitment campaign.
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You can download Chapter 3 of the HVP Toolkit as a Microsoft Word file. Allow time for the download to complete. Your screen may be blank while download is in progress. After download completes you can save a copy of the file to your own computer for detailed study. |
This toolkit is provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs National Hospice-Veteran Partnership (HVP) Program. Development of the toolkit was made possible through support by Rallying Points, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, the Center for Advanced Illness Coordinated Care, and other end-of-life care advocates. Information about VAHPC initiatives is made available for use within the Inter-Institutional Collaborating Network on End-of-life Care (IICN) with the assistance of Growth House, Inc.