Disparities/Equity of Care
AHA announces realignment to strengthen focus on health equity and workforce strategies.
In this conversation, Nancy Foster, Vice President for Quality and Patient Safety Policy, talks with Sonia Perez, Chief Operating Officer, UnidosUS, and Clint Odom, Senior Vice President, Policy & Advocacy, National Urban League and Executive Director, National Urban League鈥檚 Washington Bureau鈥
By expanding communication with patients and families throughout the continuum of care, Children鈥檚 Wisconsin sees a higher engagement of family caregivers in their children鈥檚 health, leading to fewer visits to the ED and a decrease in avoidable readmissions.
AHA letter that outlines initial policy priorities for Biden Administration first 100 days.
The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated health inequities we face as a nation. But we鈥檙e also seeing innovation in all aspects of care delivery and community collaboration and partnerships to address these challenges. We know that the homes where people live and their support networks of family and鈥
In this conversation, Elisa Arespacochaga, Interim Executive Lead, Institute for Diversity & Health Equity and Vice President, AHA Physician Alliance, talks with Andrea Custis, President and CEO, Urban League of Philadelphia, about health inequities in Black and underserved communities with a鈥
鈥淎chieving health equity is a journey,鈥 write Priya Bathija, AHA vice president of strategic initiatives, and Julia Resnick, senior program manager. To bridge the gap between commitment and action, they discuss AHA鈥檚 new resource, Societal Factors that Influence Health: A Framework for Hospitals.
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed spotlight on health inequities in the United States. It has illuminated that, regardless of access to health care services, social and economic circumstances make some people more likely than others to become ill or have poor health.
Trustees are in a unique position to take a leadership role on health equity, diversity, and inclusion. They are business and community leaders and can work closely with their hospital leadership to develop a board strategy and ensure that health equity is included in their organization鈥檚 strategic鈥
March of Dimes鈥 Implicit Bias Training, called 鈥淎wareness to Action: Dismantling Bias in Maternal and Infant Healthcare鈩 ,鈥 is a unique in-person or virtual learning experience that provides authentic, compelling content for health care providers caring for women before, during and after pregnancy.