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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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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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Associate Podcast Series - Ep. 89 | Evolv Technology

In this episode, Scott Gee, deputy national advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association is joined by Jason J. Grellner, vice president and head of healthcare at Evolv Technology. With backgrounds in law enforcement, they provide insights into how to protect health care workers against workplace violence. They share strategies hospitals can employ to train their workforce in recognizing hidden threats to health care safety.
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Remembering the Highland Park Mass Shooting: Reflections and Lessons in Emergency Preparedness

The 2022 mass shooting during the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois killed seven people, wounded another 48 and traumatized an entire community.
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Hospitals Will Always Offer Healing and Hope as We Stand Up Against Violence

As caregivers and healers, hospitals and health systems are the antithesis of violence. They are in the business of treating patients, healing communities and saving lives.
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CLEAR Crisis Leadership Tip Sheets

A collection of strategies for hospitals and health systems to prepare for and respond to various emergencies, enhancing their preparedness.
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Active Shooter Incidents in Health Care Settings

Due to recent tragic events, Hospitals Against Violence has gathered for health care facilities a list of resources and tools that provide guidance on how to prepare and respond to an active shooter incident.
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Guidelines Documenting ICD-10 Codes and Other Sensitive Information in Electronic Health Record

In 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted new ICD codes to describe human trafficking (HT). These specific HT codes allow healthcare professionals and others to optimize continuity of care for trafficked persons, determine health needs and effective treatments for HT-related health conditions, track cases of HT to assist in ensuring adequate resources are provided to communities, and inform local and national prevention and intervention policies.

Identifying and Assisting Victims of Human Trafficking

Resources to raise awareness and support human trafficking victims including staff training, data tools and links to other organization's initiatives and resources.