Impact of a community health conversation upon advance care planning attitudes and preparation intentions.

: Advance care planning conversations and preparations do not occur as frequently as they should. Framing advance care planning as a health behavior and an opportunity for community engagement can help improve community-dwellers' intentions to have discussions and preparations regarding facing serious illness, death and dying.: A multi-setting confidential pre/post paper survey assessing advance care planning discussions and preparation intentions was given to community-dwelling citizens residing in the New York metropolitan area.