title: Health decisions: maintaining control of health care choices.
abstract: Advanced technology sometimes prolongs life without improving the quality of life. California's Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (DPAHC) provides individuals with a tool to maintain control over their future health care should they become unable to make health care decisions. California Health Decisions (CHD) developed a comprehensive workshop designed to inform people about the DPAHC and its options and has played a leadership role in educating health care professionals, the general public, seniors, and employee groups. CHD has set a goal of helping 1 million Californians complete a DPAHC by 1995. This article describes the issues involved in implementing the educational goals to achieve this objective.
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authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shook
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003657:Decision Making; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016224:Living Wills / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*