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U.S. Hospitals and Health Systems Enhance Patient Safety

Hospitals and health systems across the nation are implementing innovative programs to connect with their communities and enhance patient safety.
Stories

NFL Pros Tackle the Importance of Mental Health

Intermountain Health invited “The Defensive Line,” a group of professional athletes who have struggled with their own mental health issues, to talk with high school students in Las Vegas’s Clark County School District about the importance of addressing mental health.
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The Evolving Roles of Chaplains in Health Care Well-Being

Jason Lesandrini, Ph.D., and Kelsey White, Ph.D., discuss real-world examples of how chaplains reduce clinician and patient stress and address emotional and well-being needs in some of the most challenging moments in health care.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

5 Things Gen Z Health Care Workers Want

As the health care workforce continues to age, the challenge of effectively recruiting younger staff has taken shape not only in this field but in others as well.
News

Chair File: Thank You This Week and Every Day to Our Incredible Health Care Workforce

2024 AHA Board Chair Joanne Conroy, M.D., expresses gratitude to the health care workforce for their skill, commitment and compassionate care.
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Social Isolation and Loneliness: Understanding a Mental Health Crisis

Social isolation and loneliness are important social determinants of physical and mental health that we, as a society, need to pay attention to and develop ways to mitigate their deleterious effects.
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Forever Grateful

This time has been hard for many, but it has been especially challenging for doctors, nurses and health care workers. Through it all, they have cared for their communities with compassion and skill. We invite you to thank the women and men at your local hospital or health system for all they do to keep us healthy and safe.
News

CDC blog with AHA, NIOSH, AHRQ underscores intersection of workplace violence, mental health and well-being

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention May 29 published a blog co-authored by AHA, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, highlighting efforts by federal agencies and the hospital field to address the mental health and well-being of health care workers following incidents of workplace violence.
Podcasts
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Five Questions With Clinical Leaders Podcast Series

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Boardroom Briefs

Boardroom Brief: How Boards Can Support Workforce Behavioral Health

This document, developed by AHA Trustee Services and AHA’s Behavioral Health teams, intends to educate and raise awareness for trustees about suicide prevention and the role that hospital and health system boards can play in this very important public health issue.