Disparities/Equity of Care
Some provider organizations are developing powerful networks by forging broad-based community partnerships, integrating physical and behavioral health care and more to address barriers to access. During a recent AHA Transformation Talks video, leaders from WakeMed Health and Hospitals in Raleigh, N鈥
As we forge ahead in 2021 facing a lot of uncertainty, there鈥檚 one thing we recognize: The COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting effect on the health and well-being of our nation.
Leaders from WakeMed Health and Hospitals in Raleigh, N.C., share strategies to overcome behavioral health disparities and increase patients鈥 access to appropriate caregivers at the right time and place.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual persons in the U.S. have higher self-reported prevalence of several underlying health conditions associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes, compared to heterosexual persons, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
With help from a health equity grant collaboration between the AHA鈥檚 Institute for Diversity and Health Equity and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, UnityPoint launched its CenteringPregnancy Care to Mitigate Racial Disparities Program.
Biden announced an executive order directing federal agencies to review the Trump administration鈥檚 public charge rule, among other recent immigration policies.
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged the Food and Drug Administration to review how accurately pulse oximeters monitor blood oxygen levels, citing multiple studies suggesting they provide misleading measures to patients of color.
Registration is now open for the AHA鈥檚 Accelerating Health Equity virtual conference, March 16-18.
Inspired by recent examples in sports and a Hamilton show tune, Kenneth Kaufman, managing director and chair of management consultancy KaufmanHall, challenges senior health care leaders to 鈥渕ake 2021 the year of true advancement in diversity, equity, and inclusion.鈥