Reducing Healthcare Disparities
Speakers interested in leading conversations at the AHA’s new Healthier Together Conference are advised to submit a content proposal by Sept. 16.
The AHA Aug. 7 launched a new webpage, Reducing Disparities in Health Outcomes, featuring new and familiar resources for members and their communities.
Healthier Together Conference speakers lead the conversations to develop solutions that reduce disparities in health outcomes.
AHA members are pursuing practices that can reduce health outcome disparities and thereby improve health outcomes for all populations.
The AHA July 14 responded to a Department of Health and Human Services request for information regarding lawful regulation and innovation to promote better health. The AHA said it agreed with HHS’ stance that reducing unnecessary administrative burden could foster improved health, and highlighted…
The Healthier Together Conference highlights innovative, data-driven strategies to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities.
Duke University’s Anna Tharakan, lead project manager on Closing the Gap on Hypertension Disparities, and Bradi Granger, Ph.D., research professor at Duke University School of Nursing and director of the Duke Heart Center Nursing Research Program, discuss how Duke’s team is reducing hypertension…
This webinar highlight ways hospitals can engage maternal health champions to design solutions that target patient and community needs, assess impact, and raise awareness to catalyze organizational change.
The Queen’s Health Systems, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, joined a new collaborative initiative — called Ka Umeke Lama, or “Bowl of Enlightenment” in Hawaiian — that aims to transform cancer care across the islands.
A National Institutes of Health study published April 2 found that blood pressure patterns observed during the first half of pregnancy can determine a woman's risk of developing hypertension up to 14 years after giving birth. The study found that women showing certain blood pressure patterns during…