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In Modern Healthcare op-ed, AHA Chair outlines COVID-19 illuminated path hospitals and health system must take 

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to strengthen the nation’s hospitals and health systems, writes AHA Chair Wright Lassiter III, president and CEO of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health Sy
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Advancing Education and Building Trust to Address COVID-19 in Communities of Color

April is National Minority Health Month. With COVID-19 having a disproportionate impact in communities of color, emphasis on improving access to vaccines as they become more widely available and eliminating health care inequities is critical.
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Chair File: Team-based Care is Changing the Face of Medicine

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a critical need for care that is customized, patient-centered, cost-effective and, most of all, successful. Team-based care checks all of these boxes and more.
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Chair File: Working to Create Age-Friendly Health Systems

There were 54 million U.S. residents 65 or older in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The agency projects that number will grow by nearly 30 million (to 84 million) by 2050. 
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Chair File: Recognizing our Health Care Heroes during National Hospital Week

Yesterday kicked off National Hospital Week, 2020. Has there ever been a more important and opportune time to observe it?
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Chair File: Honoring Hospitals that Improve Their Communities

During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals remain cornerstones of their communities, as they’ve always been. They continue to serve and heal, provide jobs, food, social services and education around sound health practices. 
Rural Health Update

Rural Health Special Report: COVID-19 Update for Rural Hospitals and Health Systems

View stories from the field and important resources. The AHA remains committed to helping rural hospitals and health systems address the COVID-19 pandemic in their communities. Many states are removing restrictions under new local, state and federal guidelines, and hospitals are resuming non-emergency procedures.
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Honor, Pride and Opportunities for Greater Health: Turning the Tide in Native American Communities

Native American Heritage Month reminds us about the devastating and disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. It also presents an opportunity to re-focus efforts to help these communities overcome social and economic obstacles to improve overall health.