Hospice looks to attract more
interest from black community
SIM OA! I" [HE CHRONK I I
Before attending the "Empowering
Healthy Decisions for African
Americans" conference, Sherri Wilson
had no idea that Hospice offers such
services as in-home health care and
grief counseling.
"1 thought it was a place to come
and die," said Wilson, who runs a com
puter lab at Winston-Salem State
University.
By the end of the day. she under
Miller
stoou that
Hospice &
Palliative
CareCenter offers
much more,
including help
with pain man
agement and
other comfort
(palliative) care.
In Forsyth
County, Hospice
serves a propor
tionately smaller
percentage of African-Americans than
whites. Wanting to change that.
Hospice invited members of the com
munity and people from groups that
serve African-Americans, including
local churches, the Forsyth County
Health Department, Senior Services,
Novant Health and Wake Forest
University Baptist Medical Center, to
the conference to learn more about its
services.
Lack of knowledge about what
Hospice offers is one reason a smaller
percentage of African-Americans use
Hospice services, said Ward Miller, a
member of Hospice's Board of
Directors and the chairman of its
Inclusion and Access Committee.
"We're trying to take Hospice to the
community," Miller said. ' We want
people to know that it's not just about
dying, and it's not just for the sick."
And it's not just for people with
money. For many people. Medicare,
Submitted Photo
Hospice staffers (from left) RN Elaine Little, Chaplain Ann Dalton, Community
Liaison Sharena Connor and RN Chanda Miller.
Medicaid and other forms of insurance
may cover the costs. Even when that is
not the case. Hospice provides servic
es.
"No one who cannot afford Hospice
will be turned away," Miller said.
Distrust of health-care providers in
general is another reason some
African-Americans don't get the help
they need, said keynote speaker Sylvia
Flack, the executive director and
founder of the Center of Excellence for
the Elimination of Health Disparities,
as well as the founding dean of the
School of Health Sciences at Winston
Salem State and a professor of nursing
there.
"Especially with older patients,
there is a fear of health care facilities,"
Flack said. "African-Americans will
wait almost until the end before they
go."
Hospice's plans to establish an out
reach center in the eastern part of the
city could help change that.
"If Hospice puts a center in East
Winston, that is going to be an effec
tive way to build trust," said Flack,
whose address also focused on the
great number of health disparities that
exist between blacks and whites.
The conference gave Hospice the
chance to tout many of its offerings,
including its home health team, which
includes a doctor, nurse, social worker,
chaplain, volunteers and a home-health
aide. The agency also offers grief
counseling sessions that available to
virtually everyone in the community.
Tracie Hunter-Bowens, the aging
resources counselor for Senior
Services, was among the 120 people
who signed up for the conference.
"I'm impressed with how Hospice
is embracing the African-American
community," she said at the end of the
day.
For more information about
Hospice & Palliative CareCenter, visit
www.hospicecarecenter.org or call
336-768-3972.
Young dancers to study in San Francisco
Submitted Photo
Monet and Chloe Beatty pose before performing last year.
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Sisters Monet, 13, and Chloe, 1 1, Beatty recent
ly auditioned for the San Francisco-based Alonzo
King Lines Contemporary Ballet Company.
The sisters are students of the Institute of
Divine Arts and the University of North Carolina
School of the Arts Preparatory Academy, both of
which are located in Winston-Salem.
Auditions were held at the North Carolina
Dance Theatre in Charlotte and drew many dancers.
Monet and Chloe were the youngest dancers to
audition and demonstrated their technique and dis
cipline with professionalism.
The pair are now slated to travel to San
Francisco to take part in a summer training session
sponsored by the ballet company. From June 14 -
July 13, they will work with choreographers from
around the world to further develop their technical
skills.
Monet and Chloe Beatty - who also aspire to
have careers in medicine and engineering, respec
tively - have long performance resumes. They
have danced in UNCSA's production of "The
Nutcracker" and performed with the acclaimed
Greensboro-based Cyrus Art Production.
AUstate's Hicks earns $1,000 grant for agency
SPECIAL TO THI CHRONIC! I
Allstate Insurance agent
Boh Hicks, whose office is
located at 131 Allen Street
in Kernersville, has received
the Agency Hands in the
Community Award for his
commitment to volunteering
in the community.
With this award came a
$1,000 grant from The
Allstate Foundation for The
Shepherd's Center in
Kernersville, where Hicks
volunteers.
"Bob is an active and
respected member of the
business community," said
Allstate's Southeast Region
Field Vice President Bob
Holden. "He also makes a
point of getting involved
personally by dedicating
himself to making a differ
ence in people's lives."
Established in 1952. The
Allstate Foundation is an
independent, charitable
organization made possible
by subsidiaries of The
Allstate Corporation. The
Allstate Foundation partners
with non-profit organiza
tions on community initia
tives that promote "safe and
vital communities," "toler
ance, inclusion, and diversi
ty" and "economic empow
erment." Teen driving and
empowering victims of
domestic violence have been
priorities for the Foundation
since 2005.
"Allstate believes that it
is very important for corpo
rations to take an active
interest in the communities
they serve. Allstate is proud
of Bob and his efforts to
support The Shepherd's
Center through the Allstate
Foundation," concluded
Holden.
Submitted Photo
Bob Hicks presents a check to Ruth Woosley, executive
director of The Shepherd's Center in Kernersville .
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