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Best Practices for Equitable Maternal Care

This new AHA resource highlights ways health care organizations can foster equitable practices in maternal care, individually and systemically.
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Blog: Transgender Day of Visibility

Each year, health professionals and community organizers team up for National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week, held March 21-25).
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Illuminating Mental Health Equity in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities

May is both National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage and Mental Health Awareness month. The AAPI communities make up about 7% of the population in the United States with more than 50 ethnic groups and speaking more than 100 languages. We are one of the fastest growing minority groups in the United States, bringing diverse cultural traditions and history to local communities.
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Designing Pregnancy Care to Meet the Needs of Hispanic Families

In this conversation, Jennifer Cohen, M.D., medical director of the Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, King of Prussia, and Katie Costantini, director of maternal care services at Chester County Hospital, discuss the barriers that can affect maternal care in Hispanic populations, and how deploying bilingual volunteers provided the opportunity to learn what worked and what could be improved.
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Foster G. McGaw Prize Finalist Cedars-Sinai on Its Commitment to Community Health and Health Equity

The AHA’s prestigious Foster G. McGaw Prize honors health delivery organizations that have demonstrated a strategic approach to community health and health equity.
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.
Webinars

Webinar: Co-designing Care to Improve Black Maternal Health Outcomes

In recognition of Black Maternal Health Week and National Minority Health Month, join AHA and health care leaders from Cedars-Sinai, Memorial Healthcare System and Summa Health System as they highlight ways hospitals and health systems can partner with their communities to improve Black maternal health outcomes.
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Co-designing Care to Improve Black Maternal Health Outcomes Apr 11

In recognition of Black Maternal Health Week and National Minority Health Month, join AHA and health care leaders from Cedars-Sinai, Memorial Healthcare System and Summa Health System as they highlight ways hospitals and health systems can partner with their communities to improve Black maternal health outcomes.
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Boston Medical Center: Leading the Way Towards Health Equity and Justice

In this conversation, Thea James, M.D., vice president of mission with BMC, discusses the organization's evolution with health disparity work, and how BMC’s creation of the Health Equity Accelerator helped lead the way to achieve health justice in their communities.
Case Studies

2024 Equity of Care Awards Case Study: AnMed

AnMed’s excellence in implementing language services and community engagement strategies to eliminate health care disparities and improve patient quality outcomes has earned the organization the AHA’s 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award in the Small/Rural Hospital Excellence category.