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Guides/Reports

HCC Report 2024: Healthier Together

This report covers the Hospital Community Collaborative’s impact on community health between 2018-2023, detailing the program’s history and elements.
Case Studies

2024 Equity of Care Awards Case Study: Main Line Health

Main Line Health’s strategic collection and utilization of data, as well as its targeted interventions to eliminate disparities within its community, have earned the not-for-profit health system the AHA’s 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award in the Transforming category.
Guides/Reports

Diversity and Inclusion in Leadership and Governance

This toolkit focuses on developing diversity and inclusion leadership strategies at the board level. It also encourages significant governance changes throughout health care organizations.
Guides/Reports

The Health Equity Roadmap Health Equity Transformation Model: Literature Overview

The AHA’s vision is a society of healthy communities where all individuals reach their highest potential for health.
Case Studies

Equity of Care Awards Case Study: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) was awarded the American Hospital Association’s Equity of Care Award in the Emerging category. Hospitals and health systems in the Emerging category are recognized for leveraging AHA’s Health Equity Roadmap to dismantle structural barriers in the communities they serve.
Case Studies
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Boston Medical Center | Massachusetts

Boston Medical Center (BMC) is a not-for-profit, 514-bed, academic medical center that is the primary teaching affiliate of the Boston University School of Medicine. It has been driven by a commitment to care for all people, regardless of their ability to pay, providing not only traditional medical care but also programs and services to enhance patients’ overall health.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Cleveland Clinic Akron General Adopts New Birthing Model to Improve Outcomes

To address the issue of pregnant Black people experiencing severe complications and dying at higher rates, Akron General recently became one of four hospitals in the country to implement a new care model designed to improve outcomes for pregnant patients by focusing on communication and teamwork to enhance safety and quality of care.
Toolkits/Methodology

Health Equity Resource Series: Training and the Culture of Learning

This toolkit focuses on training and education strategies and approaches to encourage cultural humility and overcome implicit bias.
Case Studies

The Value of Health Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Advocate Aurora Health – Milwaukee, Wisc.

Advocate Aurora Health’s scale has been a critical asset that has allowed us to successfully respond to the financial, operational and clinical challenges created by COVID-19.
Toolkits/Methodology

AHA Disparities Toolkit - Tools and Resources

View more helpful resources for collecting race, ethnicity and language data from patients.