The PaCHaPCC is committed to
providing information to professionals throughout
the state of Pennsylvania.
The complete 2009
Pennsylvania State Task Force on Pediatric
Palliative and Hospice Care can be read by
following the link below:
PPHC Task Force Table of Contents.pdf
The entire content of the
Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care (PPHC)
Task Force Final Report (November 2008) was
compiled, researched, analyzed, composed, and
created by the Membership of Pennsylvania’s
Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care Task Force
with support from the Department of Public
Welfare (DPW), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Any
use, reproductions, and/or distribution of the
content and/of work product of any of the
information, stories, and/or testimonies
contained in this Report without the written
authorization of Pennsylvania’s Department of
Public Welfare is prohibited. Furthermore, we
ask that you (1) please respect the countless
hours of dedication, hard work, and energy that
the PPHC Task Force Membership has put into
creating this Final Report and (2) do not
utilize and/or employ any of the information
contained in the PPHC Task Force Final Report
(November 2008) without prior written
authorization.
Many of the Subcommittee Chapters contained in
the Final Report, include Vignettes, Case
Studies, and Stories (some factual, some
fictitious) that illustrate different points and
convey the experiences of family members and
professionals. In the case of fact-based
narratives and vignettes, DPW has obtained
authorization from appropriate family
members/representatives to release any details.
However, whenever deemed appropriate, DPW has
modified details to protect the identities and
personal information included in the PPHC Task
Force Final Report (November 2008).
If you have any questions regarding the PPHC
Task Force, its processes, the PPHC Task Force
Final Report (November 2008), or the use of this
Report’s content and/or work product contained
in or associated with this Report, please
contact the Secretary’s Office of the Department
of Public Welfare, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
at (717) 787-2600, Monday through Friday, from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
You may also request information regarding usage
authorizations by contacting us in writing at
the following address:
Office of the Secretary
Health and Welfare Building
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-2675.
You can obtain contact
information for your local
Representative by going to:
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/find.cfm
