Population/Community Health
As Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close, we would like to thank the many hospitals and health systems across the country that are addressing their communities鈥 behavioral health needs, often by working with local organizations to coordinate care beyond the walls of a hospital.
Discover the comprehensive Community Health Assessment Toolkit, a web-based tool designed to guide and support a community-engaged health assessment process. Explore the nine-step pathway and strategies for each step.
On May 7, 2017, I swore an oath to become the 118th chairman of the 黑料正能量 Association. It is the honor of a lifetime. The challenges we face in health care right now are real. They won't be met easily or quickly. But after this year's Annual Membership Meeting, I am confident of one鈥
America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems are deeply disappointed in the House passage of the American Health Care Act. This bill will jeopardize health coverage for millions of Americans.
By Gene WoodsApril is National Minority Health Month, dedicated to raising awareness about health disparities that continue to affect minority populations鈥揳nd to accelerating health care equity. Nearly 1,500 hospitals and health systems are participating in the AHA鈥檚 #123forEquity Pledge to鈥
How much progress is your hospital making toward ensuring equitable care for all persons in every community served? April is a good time to ask because it鈥檚 National Minority Health Month, dedicated to raising awareness about the health disparities that continue to affect minority populations.
You may not know Rachelle Schultz of Winona, MN鈥攂ut you probably can appreciate the concerns she has for her rural community. Rachelle is the president and CEO of Winona Health in southeast Minnesota with a population of 27,000 residents. With all the many real challenges facing rural America, at a鈥
The word hunger calls to mind thin starving children. But in America today the real picture of undernutrition is different. In some cases, obese children are malnourished because they are consuming the wrong types of food 鈥 foods that are dense in calories, but nutritionally poor.
Hospitals come together to make the "healthy choice the easy choice" in Montana's Yellowstone County
Providers in Billings, Mont., came together more than 20 years ago to collaborate for a healthier community in what the AHA has described as an example of a 鈥渟econd generation鈥 strategy for improving population health.
Health isn鈥檛 created by doctors and nurses, but by friendships and families 鈥 by good air, food, houses, roads and jobs 鈥 by good churches and schools. Because improving health means going beyond hospitals and physicians鈥 offices, the AHA-affiliated Association for Community Health Improvement (鈥