title: Improving end-of-life care through community-based grassroots collaboration: development of the Chinese-American Coalition for Compassionate Care.
abstract: As a volunteer-formed, community-based organization devoted to improving the quality of end-of-life care for Chinese Americans, the new Chinese-American Coalition for Compassionate Care (CACCC) is a unique and promising venture. This article has several aims: 1) to describe the history and development of the recently founded CACCC; 2) to introduce and critically evaluate one of CACCC's first public programs, a volunteer and caregiver training on end-of-life care, which prompted subsequent programs and activities; 3) to report on CACCC's current projects and short- and long-term goals; and 4) to discuss the implications for other similar community-based organizations devoted to the health and quality of life of a targeted population.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Office of Preventive Oncology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Wen-Ying Sylvia
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Sandy Chen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Citko
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian; D002140:California; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D006265:Health Care Coalitions / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014838:Volunteers / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration