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Workforce, Well-Being & Resilience, Burnout, Leadership, Leadership Dialogue
June 27 Chair File: Leadership Dialogue 鈥 Talking Workforce Trends with Erin Fraher, UNC School of Medicine
On this episode, Wright L. Lassiter III, Chair, 黑料正能量 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.
AHA Leadership Summit, Workforce, Health Equity, Digital Engagement
Chair File: At Next Month鈥檚 AHA Leadership Summit, Hear about Workforce, Health Equity, Digital Transformation and More
American author and disability rights advocate Helen Keller said, 鈥淎lone we can do so little; together we can do so much.鈥
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 鈥 National Mental Health Awareness Month 鈥 it鈥檚 important to raise awareness of people living with behavioral health issues and help reduce the stigma so many experience.
Palliative Care, Recognition and Awards
Chair file: Recognizing Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Talking about death or dying is an uncomfortable topic for many of us. Hospitals and health systems provide life-saving treatments and care for people as they recover from illness or injury. Just as important, health care organizations are transforming end-of-life care to better care for people with serious and life-limiting illness and their loved ones.
National Hospital Week, Nurses, Workforce
Chair file: Honoring Our Hospital Teams This Week and Every Week
It鈥檚 National Hospital Week 鈥 an annual event of seven days to recognize the 5,000 hospitals, health systems and networks, as well as the more than 6 million people, who provide care to individuals and communities.
Health Equity, Accelerating Health Equity Conference, Disparities/Equity of Care, Reducing Healthcare Disparities, Community Health Improvement Week (CHIWeek), AHA Community Health Improvement (ACHI)
Chair file: Accelerating Health Equity: A Time for Action
One priority for hospitals and health systems is advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. The AHA鈥檚 next gathering, the Accelerating Health Equity Conference, May 10鈥12 in Cleveland, will focus on that topic.
Access to Behavioral Health, Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), Leadership Dialogue
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue 鈥 Talking Behavioral Health with Matthew Stanley, D.O., of Avera Health
On this episode, Wright L. Lassiter III, Chair, 黑料正能量 Association, talks with Matthew Stanley, D.O., a psychiatrist and clinical vice president of the behavioral health service line at Avera Health, based in Sioux Falls, S.D. He is chair-elect of AHA鈥檚 Behavioral Health Services Committee.
Maternal Health, Disparities/Equity of Care, Reducing Healthcare Disparities
Chair file: Improving Maternal Health for Black Women
This week is Black Maternal Health Week, and April is National Minority Health Month. It鈥檚 an opportunity to 鈥渄eepen the conversation鈥 about black maternal health in the U.S. and to highlight the 鈥渋mportant role individuals and organizations can play鈥 in helping to reduce health disparities and improve the health of racial and ethnic minority communities.
AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Chair File: Join Us at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting
The 2022 AHA Annual Membership Meeting is just three weeks away, and I鈥檓 looking forward to seeing many of you April 24-26 in Washington, D.C.