Compassionate Communities in Action
Compassionate Communities in Action: Global Stories of Care, Loss and Connection brings together practical examples of compassionate cities and communities from around the world. Together they provide a practical road map, highlighting what has worked and what has been challenging, alongside reflect...
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| description | Compassionate Communities in Action: Global Stories of Care, Loss and Connection brings together practical examples of compassionate cities and communities from around the world. Together they provide a practical road map, highlighting what has worked and what has been challenging, alongside reflections from the communities profiled. Over the past 20 years, hundreds of areas globally have worked to develop compassionate cities and communities, in order to improve death, dying, loss, and caregiving for their residents. This book, designed to support those beginning their journey and those who want to continue to develop existing initiatives, highlights: Different models of organisation or structure for a Compassionate Community How projects have engaged with wider civic society, including schools, workplaces, and the arts Suggestions for reorientating health and care services towards community and well-being The role of individual leaders in shaping grassroots activities Demonstrating public health palliative care in practice, this guide is an essential read for people working in the field of palliative and end‑of‑life care, as well as academics, students, and policymakers with an interest in the area. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Licence CC-BY-NC-ND. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1773422026-06-21T06:03:44Z Compassionate Communities in Action Hodges, Emma Patel, Manjula Public health palliative care Death literacy Community engagement strategies End of life support Grassroots health initiatives Bereavement support models International compassionate community case studies thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine::MBNH Personal and public health / health education thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MQ Nursing and ancillary services::MQC Nursing::MQCX Community nursing thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare and social services::JKSN Social work thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFN Health, illness and addiction: social aspects thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MQ Nursing and ancillary services thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJC Diseases and disorders::MJCL Oncology Compassionate Communities in Action: Global Stories of Care, Loss and Connection brings together practical examples of compassionate cities and communities from around the world. Together they provide a practical road map, highlighting what has worked and what has been challenging, alongside reflections from the communities profiled. Over the past 20 years, hundreds of areas globally have worked to develop compassionate cities and communities, in order to improve death, dying, loss, and caregiving for their residents. This book, designed to support those beginning their journey and those who want to continue to develop existing initiatives, highlights: Different models of organisation or structure for a Compassionate Community How projects have engaged with wider civic society, including schools, workplaces, and the arts Suggestions for reorientating health and care services towards community and well-being The role of individual leaders in shaping grassroots activities Demonstrating public health palliative care in practice, this guide is an essential read for people working in the field of palliative and end‑of‑life care, as well as academics, students, and policymakers with an interest in the area. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Licence CC-BY-NC-ND. 2026-06-10T05:15:43Z 2026-06-10T05:15:43Z 2026-06-09T08:34:18Z book book ONIX_20260415T184307_9781040560471_27 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/114086 9781040560471 9781003621348 9781040662281 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/177342 eng open access Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003621348 10.4324/9781003621348 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9781040560471 9781003621348 9781040662281 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Select 2026 Routledge 344 Oxford open access |
| spellingShingle | Public health palliative care Death literacy Community engagement strategies End of life support Grassroots health initiatives Bereavement support models International compassionate community case studies thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine::MBNH Personal and public health / health education thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MQ Nursing and ancillary services::MQC Nursing::MQCX Community nursing thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare and social services::JKSN Social work thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFN Health, illness and addiction: social aspects thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MQ Nursing and ancillary services thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJC Diseases and disorders::MJCL Oncology Compassionate Communities in Action |
| title | Compassionate Communities in Action |
| title_full | Compassionate Communities in Action |
| title_fullStr | Compassionate Communities in Action |
| title_full_unstemmed | Compassionate Communities in Action |
| title_short | Compassionate Communities in Action |
| title_sort | compassionate communities in action |
| topic | Public health palliative care Death literacy Community engagement strategies End of life support Grassroots health initiatives Bereavement support models International compassionate community case studies thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine::MBNH Personal and public health / health education thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MQ Nursing and ancillary services::MQC Nursing::MQCX Community nursing thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare and social services::JKSN Social work thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFN Health, illness and addiction: social aspects thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MQ Nursing and ancillary services thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJC Diseases and disorders::MJCL Oncology |
| topic_facet | Public health palliative care Death literacy Community engagement strategies End of life support Grassroots health initiatives Bereavement support models International compassionate community case studies thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine::MBNH Personal and public health / health education thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MQ Nursing and ancillary services::MQC Nursing::MQCX Community nursing thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare and social services::JKSN Social work thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFN Health, illness and addiction: social aspects thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health and preventive medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MQ Nursing and ancillary services thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJC Diseases and disorders::MJCL Oncology |
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