ABSTRACT

Once it was difficult to see end of life care beyond conventional medical intervention, but hospice and palliative care introduced a more holistic approach, providing quality of life for the dying and their families. This ground-breaking work takes end-of-life care beyond these palliative boundaries, describing a public health vision that involves whole communities adopting a compassionate approach to dying, death and loss. Written by a leading academic in the field of death and bereavement, this text outlines the historical, political and conceptual basis of compassionate cities, providing a community development model for end-of-life care.

Moving away from infection control and health promotion Allan Kellehear invites us to think of a third wave movement of public health, joining empathy, equality and action together as practical policies. Presenting a radical new perspective to death, ageing and public health, Compassionate Cities is essential reading for academics and professionals alike.

chapter |19 pages

Current Approaches to End-of-Life Care

chapter |22 pages

Policies of Compassionate Cities

chapter |19 pages

Threats to Compassionate Cities

chapter |20 pages

Implementation: Making It Happen

chapter |20 pages

Action Strategies

chapter |7 pages

The Future: A Third-Wave Public Health?