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DID YOU KNOW70%Of people don’t have an advance care plan in place |
DID YOU KNOW70%Of people don’t have an advance care plan in place |
DID YOU KNOW70%Of people don’t have an advance care plan in place |
DID YOU KNOW70%Of people don’t have an advance care plan in place |
About The Program
The Voice Your Choice program, a Nexus Montgomery program, is a community-based program led by JSSA that promotes advance care planning through training, education, and public awareness.
The mission of Voice Your Choice is to motivate people to express and document their health care wishes in the event they cannot speak for themselves. Partnership with the community is at the heart of the program and Voice Your Choice supports community organizations and those they serve in understanding the importance of planning ahead, providing the tools and resources needed to think about, and list, health care wishes.
What is Advance Care Planning
Advance care planning is the process of identifying and documenting your health care wishes and values if you are unable to speak for yourself due to a serious illness or an emergency.
Advance care planning includes identifying and writing down your health care wishes and values, selecting a health care decisionmaker (called a health care agent) to speak for you and represent your wishes if you are unable to speak for yourself, and sharing those wishes with those who matter most and your health care providers.
Advance care planning gives you the opportunity to understand your health care options, communicate your wishes and values, and make sure they are respected. Without advance care planning, loved ones and doctors may make decisions that don’t reflect your values and you could receive unwanted treatment or not receive the health care you want.
Advance care planning gives you the opportunity to understand your health care options, communicate your wishes and values, and make sure they are respected. Without advance care planning, loved ones and doctors may make decisions that don’t reflect your values and you could receive unwanted treatment or not receive the health care you want.
What is A Health Care Agent
An important part of advance care planning is identifying someone who knows you, understands your health care wishes, and can share them with your medical providers if you are unable to speak for yourself. This person is called a health care agent.
When choosing a health care agent, you should first speak to anyone you are considering to get their permission to take on this role. Nobody wants to be surprised in an emergency! Once your health care agent agrees, be sure to discuss with them what matters most to you, along with your wishes and values. It is also important to share your health care agent’s information with your those who matter most and health care providers.
