Information for Professionals

We have prepared simple one-sheet flyers of information pertinent to each of the following disciplines for your use in trainings and posting in appropriate venues. Please feel free to download and print any that are useful. Check back frequently for additional resources as we develop or locate them.

Medical Examiners

• How Medical Examiners Can Assist Oregon Families to Care for Their Own Dead

Attending Physicians

• How Physicians Can Support Oregon Families to Care for Their Own Dead

Hospice

• How Hospice Staff Can Support Oregon Families to Care for Their Own Dead
• ​NHFA 8 Ways Hospice Staff Can Support Home Funeral Families

First Responders and Law Enforcement

• How First Responders Can Assist Oregon Families to Care for Their Own Dead
• ​NHFA 6 Ways Law Enforcement Can Support Home Funeral Families

State and County Vital Records Staff

• How State and County Vital Records Staff Can Assist Oregon Families to Care for Their Own Dead

Cemetery and Crematory Operators

• How Cemetery and Crematory Operators Can Support Oregon Home Funeral Families Who Care for Their Own Dead

Funeral Directors

• How Funeral Directors Can Support Oregon Home Funeral Families​​
• NHFA How Funeral Directors Can Support Home Funeral Families
• NHFA 12 Ways Funeral Directors Can Support Home Funeral Families

Clergy, Chaplains, Celebrants

• How Celebrants and Clergy Can Assist Oregon Families to Care for Their Own Dead

Hospital Staff and Administrators

• How Hospital Staff and Administrators Can Assist Oregon Families Choosing to Care for Their Own Dead
• ​Sample Hospital Policy Language for Releasing the Body
• NHFA 8 Ways Hospital Staff Can Support Home Funeral Families

​Care Facility Staff and Administrators

• How Care Facility Staff and Administrators Can Assist Oregon Families to Care for Their Own Dead
• ​NHFA 10 Ways Care Facility Staff Can Support Home Funeral Families
• ​Sample Hospital Policy Language for Releasing the Body