PROGRAM PROFILE PROGRAM NAME: Advance Health Care Planning in Kansas DATE LAST REVISED: May 2016 Grand Challenge(s): Health X Water Global Food Systems Community Vitality Program Focus Teams: X Adult Development and Aging _ Family and Child Development _ Nutrition, Food Safety, Health _ Crop Production _ Horticulture _ Natural Resources Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders _ Community Vitality _ Family Resource Management _ Youth Development _ Farm Management _ Livestock Production BRIEF DESCRIPTION: (include program intended outcomes/brief statement of research/evidence supporting program) In Kansas, any competent person over the age of 18 has the legal right to voice their wishes regarding their future health care in the event that they would be unable to speak for themselves Despite this, less than ¼ of all American adults have advance health care planning documents in place Without these documents, health care providers and family members are generally unable to provide the care that individuals desire and health care decision making can become complex and riddled with legal interference In an attempt to better prepare Kansans for their future health care, including that at end-of-life, K-State Research and Extension is providing education on the Kansas statutes for appointing a durable power of attorney for health care and completing a living will, HIPAA privacy authorization form, and a pre-hospital DNR Lesson Objectives To teach participants the importance of advance health care planning at any age To educate participants on the various Kansas statutes for advance health care planning To teach participants how to properly and accessibly store their advance health care planning documents To increase the number of Kansans with advance health care directives in place EVALUATION TYPE: (pre-/post, follow-up, retrospective; provide a link to the evaluation, if available) Follow-up; evaluation can be located here: https://www.aging.k-state.edu/programs/advhealthcare-planning/AHPinKS_Program%20Evaluation.pdf AGENT TRAINING REQUIREMENT(S): Agents can follow the leader’s guide and/or can request training from Dr Erin Yelland, though a training is not required TARGET AUDIENCE/DELIVERY METHOD(S): All adults over the age of 18 / in-person program that can be delivered in 60-90 minutes AVAILABILITY: (provide information to order/obtain program materials, program website, materials necessary to implement program, as applicable) All program materials can be found at this link: https://www.aging.k-state.edu/programs/advhealthcare-planning/adv-healthcare-planning.html CONTACT PERSON (S) (include email address and phone number, primary and alternate contact if appropriate) Dr Erin Yelland, erinyelland@ksu.edu, 330-309-7452 K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension Work, Acts of May and June 30, 1914, as amended Kansas State University, County Extension Councils, Extension Districts, and United States Department of Agriculture Cooperating, J Ernest Minton, Interim Director ... program materials can be found at this link: https://www.aging.k-state.edu/programs/advhealthcare -planning/ adv-healthcare -planning. html CONTACT PERSON (S) (include email address and phone number,... METHOD(S): All adults over the age of 18 / in- person program that can be delivered in 60-90 minutes AVAILABILITY: (provide information to order/obtain program materials, program website, materials... June 30, 1914, as amended Kansas State University, County Extension Councils, Extension Districts, and United States Department of Agriculture Cooperating, J Ernest Minton, Interim Director