Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
The AHA today expressed support for the Children鈥檚 Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 (S. 2597/H.R. 5385), which would reauthorize the Children鈥檚 Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program for an additional five years and fund the program annually at $330 million.
A multidisciplinary approach helped CHI St. Gabriel's make fundamental shifts in its community.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will award Massachusetts, New Hampshire and West Virginia $333,000 each in additional funding to bolster their opioid prevention, treatment and recovery efforts.
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, M.D., touted 鈥渂etter health through better partnership鈥 in a speech last week at the AHA鈥檚 Association for Community Health Improvement conference.
At the AHA鈥檚 Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) National Conference last week, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, M.D., spoke about how strengthening relationships between health care organizations and communities is the key to improving health. Aligned with his motto, 鈥淏etter鈥
Priya Bathija, staff liaison to the AHA Board Task Force, reviewed the report on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities and discussed the nine strategies which these communities could consider to protect access to essential health care services.
In the first of four webinars, Priya Bathija, AHA Policy reviewed the strategies for virtual care/telehealth.
In the second of four free webinars, Priya Bathija, AHA Policy reviewed the strategies for the social determinants of health.
"Super-utilizers" refers to a small section of the population accounting for a large portion of emergency room visits and puts a heavy burden on hospital services and public health budgets.
This case study is from 鈥淗ousing and the Role of Hospitals,鈥 which offers strategies and case examples to help hospitals and health systems address housing issues in their communities. For more information and to access the full guide, click here.