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Workforce
Chair File: Creative Strategies to Strengthen the Health Care Workforce
When you talk with hospital and health system leaders about their biggest challenges and opportunities, one theme continues to be at the top of their list — workforce.
Suicide Prevention
Chair File: Shining a Spotlight on Suicide as a Public Health Issue
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month — a time for mental health advocates, community organizations, health care organizations and others to highlight resources and raise awareness of this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic.
Leadership Dialogue, Rural issues, Rural Workforce, Workforce, Cost Management, Access & Health Coverage, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Discussing Rural Health Care with Julie Yaroch, ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital
On this episode, I talk with Julie Yaroch, D.O., president of ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital in Adrian, Mich. Julie and I talk about the issues that rural hospitals face, including workforce shortages, increased costs of care, and an aging population.
Population/Community Health
Chair File: Creative Collaborations That Promote Healthy Families and Communities
The work that hospitals and health systems are doing to improve the overall health of their communities is just as important as the work to treat injuries and diseases.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics
Reflecting on the Resiliency of Hospitals and Communities During COVID-19
Remaining resilient as new variants of COVID-19 spread. Launching mobile health services to help ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
Population/Community Health, Leadership Dialogue
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Discussing the Journey of Community Health Improvement with Mikelle Moore, Intermountain Healthcare
On this episode, I talk with Mikelle Moore, senior vice president and chief community health officer at Intermountain Healthcare, based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Age-Friendly Health Systems, Geriatric
Chair File: Making Health Care ‘Age Friendly’ Is More Important Than Ever
One demographic in the U.S. that has been constant in recent years is the aging of the population.
Workforce, Well-Being & Resilience, Burnout, Leadership, Leadership Dialogue
June 27 Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Talking Workforce Trends with Erin Fraher, UNC School of Medicine
On this episode, Wright L. Lassiter III, Chair, American Hospital Association, talks with Erin Fraher, associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and research associate professor in the Department of Surgery at UNC School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, N.C. She also is director of the Carolina Health Workforce Research Center, one of five national health workforce research centers in the U.S.
Population/Community Health
Chair file: Recognizing Hospital-Community Partnerships Working to Build Healthier Communities
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it is that we are all connected. The health and well-being of our neighbors has a direct effect on our health and well-being, whether that neighbor is across the street or on the other side of the world.
Access to Behavioral Health
Chair file: Making Behavioral Health a Priority in Health Care
During May — National Mental Health Awareness Month — it’s important to raise awareness of people living with behavioral health issues and help reduce the stigma so many experience.