As part of AHA’s Joining Hands for Greater Impact series, Julia Resnick, AHA director of strategic initiatives, speaks with Lydia Isaac, vice president for health equity and policy at the National Urban League, about vaccine hesitancy among parents and the importance of clear communication and outreach to build vaccine confidence in the Black community.
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A study by University of Chicago researchers reported in Health Affairs reviewed more than 40,000 electronic health record entries over a nearly two-year period from one urban academic medical center and found providers were 2.5 times more likely to use negative patient descriptors in EHRs for Black patients than for white patients.
The AHA has released “Crucial Conversations on Health Equity: Is Your Board Ready?”, a 20-minute video to help hospital and health system boards advance health equity in their communities.
An analysis of data from 41 health care systems participating in the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network found lower use of monoclonal antibody therapies for patients who are Black, Asian or other races compared with white and non-Hispanic patients between November 2020 and August 2021.
AHA is among the investors and partners taking part in a first-of-its-kind movement to promote equity in access to capital for investments in Black-founded and -led companies at the forefront of health care innovation.
Insights and data from health care leaders can help accurately track national trends and significant developments – particularly in the area of health equity, writes Joy Lewis, AHA’s senior vice president of health equity strategies.
The Measure Applications Partnership workgroups will meet virtually to discuss performance measures under consideration by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, including measures related to hospitals’ commitment to addressing health equity as well as severe obstetric complications.
AHA and the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation are sponsoring the Jan. 19-20 equity summit, “Righting the Wrongs: Tackling Health Inequity,” organized by The Hastings Center and the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Center for Health Justice.
Building on its long-standing commitment to health equity, Maryland-based Luminis Health redoubled its efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic to chart a road map to leading as an anti-racist organization, writes Tamiko Stanley, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at the organization, a member of AHA’s Living Learning Network.
Tamiko Stanley, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Luminis Health, reflects on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and best practices moving forward.
The AHA and its Institute for Diversity and Health Equity have extended until 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 30 the deadline for Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award applications.
In part 1 of this two-part series, Ruby Kirby, CEO of West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital and West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital, shares her insights on how rural hospitals are working to eliminate health inequities and disparities in their communities, including tactics for healthier eating and exercise.
Makunda Abdul-Mbacke, M.D., an obstetrician-gynecologist, shares the challenges she faces in her rural Virginia community and her hopes for the future of rural health.
The stark differences in maternal health outcomes between Black and White women are widening at an escalating pace, especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over a two-year period, health care organizations and their community partners in four cities — Atlanta, New Orleans, Detroit and Washington, D.C. — tested and scaled locally driven initiatives to improve Black maternal health equity.
In this Members in Action podcast, Northwell Health’s Viktor Klein, M.D., system director of quality and patient safety for OB/GYN, and Adriann Combs, clinical director of OB/GYN services, share how launching the Maternal Outcomes and Morbidity Collaborative (MOMS) has increased awareness of maternal health complexities, and reduced disparities in maternal care.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention is recruiting health systems and health care providers to pilot test health equity indicators for cardiovascular health.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced the HHS Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge, a competition dedicated to upgrading postpartum care for Black and Native women enrolled in the Medicaid or CHIP programs.
The Association of University Programs in Health Administration, AHA Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, American College of Healthcare Executives, National Association of Health Services Executives, and National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives announced the Teaching Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Social Justice Award, which will recognize the work and accomplishments of health care academics working toward diversity, equity and inclusion.
In the newest Leadership Rounds, AHA Board Chair Rod Hochman, M.D., and Fritz Francois, M.D., chief medical officer at New York University Langone Health, discuss emergency preparedness, caregiver resiliency and health equity — all through the lens of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic