Cultural Issues:

Class, we have touched on culture and hospice in previous postings to this blog. I Would like to re-address this issue.

Race	U.S. Population 2000	Utilization of hospice
Black/African American	12.3%	9%
Hispanic/Latino	12.5%	4.3%
Asian/Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders	3.7%	0.9%
Multiracial	2.9%	4.6%

Please explore and discuss the reason behind these facts and figures. What are the cultural blockage to families/patients not seeking or accepting hospice care.

Dee

Hospice Facts and Figures. (2003). Retrieved From: http://www.shcpo.org.

United States Census 2000. (2000). American factfinder. Retrieved from: http://factfinder.census.gov.