We Honor Veterans : Overview and Community Partner Commitment
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We Honor Veterans:Overview and Community Partner Overview and Community Partner
Commitment Commitment
We Honor Veterans:Overview and Community Partner Overview and Community Partner
Commitment Commitment
What is We Honor Veterans (WHV)?
• National awareness and action campaign
• Developed by National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
• In collaboration with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
• Encourage partnerships between hospices, state hospice organizations and VA facilities, with expansion to Community Partners
Our shared goal: • Providing the best possible care for Veterans
in the best possible manner and setting.
While…..
• Honoring Veterans’ preferences
Why WHV?• Approximately 680,000 Veterans die in the
US every year: 25% of all deaths!
• A vast majority of Veterans are not enrolled in VA and may not be aware of end-of-life services and benefits available to them
• Community Partners can join in better serving and honoring our nation’s Veterans and be listed on the We Honor Veterans website
Website Educational Tools and Resources
• Go to: www.WeHonorVeterans.org >>Get Practical Resources>>WHV Partner Resources. Many tools and resources for staff and community education, including these presentations:
• Topics– Basic Training for Understanding the VA– Building a Veteran-centric culture– Memorials and Salutes for Veterans and Caregivers
Community Partners Better Prepared to: • Build professional and organizational capacity to
provide quality services for Veterans
• Develop and/or strengthen partnerships
• Promote hospice and palliative care for Veterans
• Demonstrate impact of organizational programs through evaluation of Veteran-specific programs
Levels of Commitment• Recruit: Get oriented and commit• Level 1: Build professional and organizational
capacity• Level 2: Develop and/or strengthen partnerships• Level 3: Promote hospice and palliative care for
Veterans • Level 4: Demonstrate the impact of organizational
programs
Recruit: Committing to the Program
• Review We Honor Veterans Overview PowerPoint presentation
• Submit the online Community Partner Commitment form
Steps to Getting Started• Review this presentation—You just have!• Complete and submit the online Community
Partner Commitment on WHV website• Receive acknowledgement of your Partner
Commitment (allow up to 10 business days)• Check the Community Partner directory on
WHV website for your listing as a Recruit • Start working on Level One Activities!
Contact UsWe Honor Veterans
A program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Email: [email protected]
www.WeHonorVeterans.org