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Publications

Safe Passage is a series of booklets that Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care publishes to help people understand and cope with advanced illness and related subjects. Learn more about the Safe Passage booklets and other Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care publications that are available to download.


On the Web

  • Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
    www.mohospice.org
    Find information and resources about hospice and palliative care in Missouri.

  • Life Project
    www.lifeproject.org
    The LIFE Project works to help Kansans with advanced chronic and terminal illnesses live with dignity, comfort and peace. The site offers education and resources for topics such as pain and symptom management and other issues associated with illness and aging.

  • Get Palliative Care
    www.getpalliativecare.org
    This site for consumers provides information and resources about the availability of palliative care for people facing a serious illness.

  • Center for Practical Bioethics
    www.practicalbioethics.org
    This Kansas City-based, nonprofit organization raises and responds to ethical issues in health and healthcare. The site offers resources and information for making end-of-life decisions, including Health Care Directives/Durable Power of Attorney forms to download and tools to help you have conversations with your loved ones about their wishes.

  • Cancer Action
    www.canceractionkc.org
    Cancer Action, a nonprofit organization in the Kansas City area, is dedicated to providing comfort and practical assistance and improving the quality of life for those living with, through and beyond cancer.

  • Turning Point
    www.turningpointkc.org
    Turning Point, in Kansas City, Mo., is a center offering comprehensive programming to address the psychological, social, emotional and physical needs that accompany a serious or chronic physical illness.

  • Kansas City Partnership for Caregivers
    www.foundationonaging.org/caregiving.html
    The Kansas City Partnership for Caregivers offers resources for caregivers. It’s a coalition of organizations and individuals working to strengthen and support caregivers of older adults.

  • Care Pages
    www.carepages.com
    Free, personal, private Web pages that help family and friends communicate when someone is facing illness.