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A powerful tool for hospitals to address priority health needs of their patient population and the community at large is the community health needs assessment. A new AHA guide, 鈥淓ngaging Patients and Communities in the Community Health Needs Assessment Process,鈥 describes an eight-step鈥
AHA letter to Representatives Susan Brooks and Anna Eshoo expressing support the updated provision in H.R. 3299, the Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2015.
The 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a new resource on prescription opioids to help increase communication between health care providers and patients about the risks and benefits associated with these medications.
In this webinar, a new comprehensive model for effectively involving patients and community members throughout the entire CHNA process was presented.
Every day, hospitals see the devastating effects of the U.S. opioid epidemic. While prescription opioids can be a safe and necessary part of pain management, these drugs also carry serious risks of harm because of the potential for addiction, misuse, overdose and death. Read the full advisory鈥
June 5鈥11 is Community Health Improvement Week. The AHA's Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) organizes this national event to raise awareness about and recognize community health professionals, organizations and coalitions for their commitment to improving the health of the鈥
This AHA report provides a review of the current state for the behavioral health workforce, outlines a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities that hospitals and health systems are facing and possible new ways to build future capacity.
AHA comments on the FDA study on market claims in direct-to-consumer prescription drug print advertising.
Hospital Awards For Volunteer Excellence (H.A.V.E.) Timeline