使命 MISSION
• 鼓勵華人開放地探討及面對生命末期的議題；視生命末期為社區生活的一部份；強調在有尊嚴、被尊重下過世的重要性；
• 加強華人對生命末期療護決定的了解及參與；
• 經由合乎文化背景的方式，加強華人社區的參與;
• 教育華人社區及專業人員，提昇在緩和療護及疼痛控制的服務;
• 鼓勵服務團體的合作參與，分享專家意見及資訊，使個人及家庭能得到最佳身心靈整體的生命末期療護服務。
HELPING CHINESE AMERICANS FACE THE END OF LIFE
WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT
* Encourage open dialogue about end-of-life issues so that they are viewed as a natural part of community life, giving attention to the importance of insuring that people die with dignity and respect;
* Enhance consumer understanding of and participation in end-of-life decision making;
* Engage the Chinese-American community in end-of-life issue through culturally sensitive initiatives;
* Advance interdisciplinary palliative care and pain management initiatives by providing education and training for members of the Chinese-American community and the professionals who serve it;
* Encourage provider partnerships in which expertise and resources are shared, so that individuals and families receive exceptional end-of-life care and services that address physical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs.
Sandy and Alisha - CACCC's first Taiwan Training Tour