Reducing Healthcare Disparities
The AHA invites hospitals and health systems to participate in the Better Maternal Outcomes Rapid Improvement Network 鈥 a free, six-month program focused on maternal outcomes and respectful care.
Black, American Indian and Alaska Native women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, and this disparity increases with age, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers reported today.
We must address the racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities that increase the risk of negative perinatal outcomes for women of color.
The AHA today released a new educational resource to help hospital and health system leaders with their efforts to reduce health disparities in their communities.
Lawrence General Hospital joined with the city's leaders to launch 鈥淗ealthy on the Block,鈥 which partners with neighborhood convenience stores to offer fresh fruit in areas that are considered a food desert.
Suzanne Jackson, vice president of operations and urgent care for HCA Physician Services Group, discusses how her participation in the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity鈥檚 Summer Enrichment Program helped create the foundation for her success as a senior health care executive. Learn more鈥
The Institute's Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) places diverse, graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in health care administration or a related field in 10-week, paid internships within health care organizations. Experienced administrators serve as preceptors and mentors, providing support鈥
This webinar will explore and address key factors that are critical to achieve organizational impact of diversity and inclusion (D&I).
The AHA is working to support hospitals and health systems as they address social determinants of health, eliminate health care disparities and provide comprehensive care to every patient in every community鈥攁ll of which improve community health.
AHA is focusing on ensuring that everyone in the U.S. has access to the care they need when they need it, and that it is safely and efficiently delivered.