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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Appl Gerontol. 2023 Feb 16;42(8):1840–1849. doi: 10.1177/07334648231156864

Table 2.

Recommendations for How to Normalize Advance Care Planning among Spanish-language Speakers in the U.S., by Site

Outside of the Healthcare Delivery Systemo
 Who
   • Community-based organizations for healthy aging
   • Target friends and family
 Where: Community Workshops & Spiritual Communities
   • Potential Locations
    ∘ Spanish-speaking churches
    ∘ Religious gathering places
    ∘ Spanish Community Centers
    ∘ Kiosk at a town/city fair with ACP material
 Communication Media: Radio & Social Media
   • Television and radio commercials
   • Personal social media accounts (e.g. planning ahead for who manages your Facebook account after you die)
   • Social media advertisements
Inside the Healthcare Delivery System
 Who
   • Primary care provider who spends the most time with the patient
   • A Spanish-speaking person at the medical center who can have specific days that they approach patients about ACP and give them resources
   • A social worker
 Where and How
   • Clinic workshops for providers and patients
   • Commercial/presentation about ACP in waiting rooms at the clinic
   • ACP workshops in nursing homes