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AHA expresses support for Save Healthcare Workers Act

The AHA May 8 voiced support for the Save Healthcare Workers Act to House and Senate sponsors of the legislation. The bipartisan bill would make it a federal crime to assault hospital workers, similar to current federal law protecting airline and airport workers.
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Addressing Workplace Violence in Health Care in 2025 | AHA Affinity Forum

Join the AHA and Centegix for a 3-part series of interactive virtual panel discussions on key aspects of workplace safety in health care
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Protecting Health Care Workers and Communities from Violence

America’s hospitals and health systems are places of healing, hope and health.
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Addressing Violence in Health Care Settings

Addressing Violence in Health Care Settings Protecting Staff, Patient and Visitors with Technology-Driven Safety Concepts  
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Protecting Heath Care Workers from Being Targets of Violence

A survey of 1,000 caregivers in April of 2022 found that 92 percent had directly experienced or witnessed workplace violence.
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Public Health Approach to Addressing Gun Violence

The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence developed and curated resources and insights to advance the field’s efforts to combat this public health issue.
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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.
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Hearing the Voices of Human Trafficking Victims

For health care professionals, victims of human trafficking aren’t easy to spot, and many victims are reluctant to share much about the horror they endured.
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At AHA briefing, hospital leaders urge Congress to pass the SAVE Act and protect health care workers from violence

Members of Congress and hospital and physician leaders Jan. 30 highlighted at a Capitol Hill briefing how the bipartisan Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768) would help protect health care workers from violence, alleviate workforce challenges and sustain quality patient care.
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Hospitals Against Violence | HAVhope

The Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) initiative exists to share examples and best practices with the field about workplace and community violence.