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Program Seeks To Promote End-Of-Life Care Among Blacks

The Dallas Morning News recently examined a two-day program that aims to address the "discrimination, cultural and economic barriers, and lingering distrust of the health care system" that contributes to blacks' minimal use of end-of-life care. According to 2006 data from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, less than 9% of hospice patients are black.

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