Noonan Kerrie
GroundSwell, Australia.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2015 Apr;5 Suppl 1:A14-5. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000906.46.
: Inspired by the book 'Dying to Know,' Dying to Know Day (August 8) is an annual day of action dedicated to bringing to life conversations and community actions around death, dying and bereavement. In Australia, 75% have not had end of life discussions, less than 10% have an advance care plan and 45% die without a will. The Dying To Know Day initiative encourages grassroots action to change these statistics by encouraging people to develop their death literacy, make their end of life plans, share these wishes with their families and get informed about end of life and death care options such as dying at home, home and community led funerals and natural burial. 2013 The GroundSwell Project successfully piloted and evaluated the concept and in 2014 the initiative grew significantly in size to 65 community events and over 120 personal actions across Australia. This presentation will provide an overview of this public health initiative and its outcomes over the past 2 years. Evaluation data indicates wide-spread support across a number of sectors of the community for example palliative care, funeral directors, artists and service clubs.
受《渴望了解》这本书的启发，“渴望了解日”（8月8日）是一个年度行动日，致力于围绕死亡、临终和丧亲之痛展开对话及社区行动。在澳大利亚，75%的人没有进行过临终讨论，不到10%的人有预先护理计划，45%的人去世时没有遗嘱。“渴望了解日”倡议鼓励基层行动，通过鼓励人们提高死亡素养、制定临终计划、与家人分享这些愿望以及了解临终和死亡护理选择，如在家中离世、由家庭和社区主导的葬礼以及自然葬，来改变这些数据。2013年，“激浪计划”成功试点并评估了这一概念，2014年，该倡议规模大幅扩大，在澳大利亚举办了65场社区活动和120多项个人行动。本报告将概述这项公共卫生倡议及其在过去两年的成果。评估数据表明，社区的多个部门，如姑息治疗、葬礼承办人、艺术家和服务俱乐部，都给予了广泛支持。
