Hospitals are adopting strategies to address societal factors at the community level that impact swaths of the patient population. While health care alone cannot change community circumstances, hospital partnerships with multisector community stakeholders can influence community ecosystems to provide an environment in which all community members can thrive.
AHA Community Health Improvement is the premier national network for community health, community benefit and population health professionals. We provide educational resources and tools, professional development and networking opportunities to help health leaders expand their knowledge and enhance their performance in achieving community health goals.
The AHA Hospital Community Collaborative (HCC) provides proven ideas, insights and resources for creating effective, sustainable collaborations between hospitals and community organizations across sectors.
This framework guides hospitals’ strategies to identify patients’ social needs, the social drivers of health in their communities and the systemic causes that lead to health inequities so all stakeholders can take action around these critical issues. Members only.
Tool models how health care providers, public health agencies, and community-based organizations can effectively coordinate their efforts together.
Tool features foundational population health concepts and a curated set of tools.
Report examines the impact of housing instability on individuals’ health and outlines opportunities for hospitals to reduce housing instability in their communities. Members only.
Issue brief discusses how hospitals are addressing societal factors through using a capital absorption framework to invest in affordable housing
Tools, assessments, evidence-based examples, and other resources to help build and sustain cross-sector partnerships that are working to improve the health of individuals and communities.
The AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award recognizes the collaborative work of hospitals and community organizations to improve the health status of individuals and communities.
Foster G. McGaw Prize recognizes hospitals that have distinguished themselves through efforts to improve the health and well-being of everyone in their communities.
Foster McGaw Prize winners discuss how communities and health systems can intersect to improve quality of life, and how solutions can target populations with specific health care barriers.
The resources on this page showcase stories and the steps to achieving successful behavioral health community partnerships and expand access to behavioral health services.
How frontline leaders can identify which tactics and partnerships will bring the best results and lead to healthy communities where everyone reaches their highest potential for health.