C-TAC has launched a Community Care Model in Pittsburgh in collaboration with African American faith communities and other stakeholders to address longstanding disparities in end-of-life care in underserved and under-resourced communities.
The Community Care Model is grounded and defined by the community and their specific needs and is led by community faith leaders to engage with the community through shared trust, values, spiritual beliefs, religion, and culture. Faith leaders are uniquely positioned to help close disparities in end-of-life care, including hospice care, to improve patient outcomes and quality of life, and to educate and empower patients and their family members and caregivers in the decision-making process by increasing access to end-of-life care options and advance care planning so that their voices and choices are heard and respected.
This is an important pilot that will add to the work ongoing in other communities such as Louisville, Alameda, and elsewhere. This work will support our national advocacy efforts to ensure that every community has access to partners and funding to provide care through trusted local partners. If you are interested in helping test or partner in spreading community models, please get in touch.
This program is supported by a grant from the McElhattan Foundation.
