Reducing Healthcare Disparities
AHA urged leaders of the House (LINK) and Senate (LINK) Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education to give favorable funding consideration in fiscal year 2024 to health care programs shown to improve access to quality health care for patients and communities.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration invites community-based organizations to apply through June 8 to participate in its Behavioral Health Equity Challenge, which will award 10 organizations up to $50,000 each for their innovative strategies to help underserved racial and…
By taking a holistic approach and addressing the social determinants of health, ProMedica is working to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.
AHA on May 8 will release “Rebuilding a New Minneapolis: From Tragedy to Transformation,” a short film in which six Minneapolis hospital leaders discuss how the summer of 2020 shaped the future of their work, and how that moment in time impacted their organization.
The Health Equity Roadmap, launched in March 2022 by the AHA's Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, has now crossed the 1,000-member mark in engaged participants.
Is there real health care quality without equity? How do we preserve the dignity of every human being who comes through our doors? In 2023, these questions are top of mind for just about every hospital and health system leader and their team to consider. In this Leadership Dialogue Series podcast,…
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Accelerating Health Equity with Marcos Pesquera of CHRISTUS Health
On this episode, I talk with Marcos Pesquera, system vice president for community health and chief diversity officer at CHRISTUS Health, headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Two experts from Seattle’s Swedish Hospital explain the role that doulas serve in prenatal and postpartum care, and how physicians and doulas can work together to reduce maternal and infant health disparities
The U.S. faces a growing health crisis, with maternal health falling alarmingly behind many other developed nations. The solution isn’t simple, but some hospitals are recognizing the impactful role of doulas programs in maternity care. Hear how doulas provide women with physical and emotional…
To address the issue of pregnant Black people experiencing severe complications and dying at higher rates, Akron General recently became one of four hospitals in the country to implement a new care model designed to improve outcomes for pregnant patients by focusing on communication and teamwork to…