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AHA report finds workplace and community violence costs hospitals more than $18 billion annually

The AHA June 2 released a new, comprehensive report that measures the substantial financial resources hospitals and health systems spend on preventing and responding to violence in their facilities and communities.
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Prepare for #HAVhope Friday on June 6

The AHA, hospitals and health systems will recognize the ninth annual #HAVhope Friday on June 6. Visit the HAVhope website to prepare for the national day of awareness.
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AHA issue brief examines community violence intervention

AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative Oct. 17 released its final issue brief in a series examining the four pillars of Building a Safe Workplace and Community framework.
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Surgeon General issues advisory on firearm violence 

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., June 25 released an advisory on firearm violence, declaring it a public health crisis in America.
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AHA podcast: Caring for Our Kids — Raising St. Louis Is Helping New Families Thrive

Traci Carter, program manager of Raising St. Louis in Missouri, and Nicole Kozma, director of school and community outreach programs at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and BJC Community Health Improvement, discuss the scope of the Raising St. Louis program.
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AHA’s Pollack, hospital leaders participate in White House meeting on gun violence

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and dozens of hospital and health system leaders from across the country June 6 participated in a meeting with senior Administration officials at the White House
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New AHA resource offers strategies to mitigate violence and promote a culture of safety 

A new issue brief from AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative offers proven strategies and action steps to help hospitals and health systems’ violence mitigation efforts fit into the organization’s culture of safety strategy and lead to better patient outcomes.