Links

• Advance Directives for Health Care: Planning Ahead for Important Health Care Decisions (PDF version) (from the State of New Jersey)
  
  
• Important Decisions to be Made in the Dying Process - This fact sheet was developed by Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ, for parents with terminally ill children. However, it covers many issues that are relevant to anyone making end-of-life decisions, including advanced directives, the right to refuse treatment, the decision to die at home instead of in a hospital setting, “Do Not Resuscitate” orders, autopsies, and funeral arrangements.
  
  
• Living Wills and Advance Directives - The Healthy NJ program is part of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). This Web site provides general information about the types of Advanced Health Directives and important decision-making issues.
  
  
• What Are Advanced Directives? - This short fact sheet by the Deborah Heart and Lung Center provides concise and impartial answers to commonly asked questions about the different types of Advanced Directives.

This information last reviewed 10/26/11