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Perspective: Supporting Our Rural Hospitals and Communities
In Bellingham, Wash., the PeaceHealth clinic is using community health workers, or promotoras, to help educate farmworkers in rural communities about the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Addressing Vaccine Confidence at Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health’s Innovation Health Podcast series provides in-depth vaccine discussions to address safety concerns among minority groups.
Perspective: Progress on Stopping Cuts to Hospitals … Still More Work to Do
This week Congress passed legislation to stop a number of harmful cuts to Medicare payments for hospitals, physicians and other providers that were scheduled to kick in at the beginning of next year.
Health Inequities in the Latinx Community: COVID-19 and The Flu
In this conversation, Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA’s Physician Alliance and interim executive lead for the AHA’s Institute for Diversity an Health Equity, talks with Rita Carreon, deputy vice president for health, UnidosUS, about health inequities in Latinx communities with a focus on COVID-19 and the upcoming flu season.
Health Inequities in Black and Underserved Communities: COVID-19 and The Flu
In this conversation, Elisa Arespacochaga, Interim Executive Lead, Institute for Diversity & Health Equity and Vice President, AHA Physician Alliance, talks with Andrea Custis, President and CE
University of Florida Health offers a COVID-19 guide with vaccine finder and community vaccination stories
With COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions ticking up in early 2023, University of Florida Health — which serves all Florida counties — continues to encourage people to get vaccinated and boosted. The UF Health website features “Your Guide to COVID-Shots” with vaccine availability by county, stories from community champions and resources for community partners.
Abstract: Transformation Talks, Leveraging the Community and Innovation to Improve Health
The spread of COVID-19 revealed systemic cracks in the social needs and public health infrastructure of communities — inequities that have existed for decades. A Kaiser Permanente survey of 2,900 of its members earlier this year illustrates the disproportionate impact the pandemic is having on the poor and people of color.
Setting the Right Course for Vaccination Success
On December 16, 2020, occupational therapist Kelly Casey got a history-making shot in her left arm as the first Johns Hopkins staff to be vaccinated.
2023 Costs of Caring
Hospitals appreciate the support and resources that Congress have provided throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; however, additional support is needed to keep hospitals strong so they can continue to provide care to patients and communities.
Protect the Heroes
A new national initiative allows donors to direct contributions to their local hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.