Search Results

The default setting for search results displays All Content. If you prefer to see recent content only, please adjust the date filter.

237 Results Found

News

Chair File: Creating a Culture of Health for All

The factors that influence health are present in all aspects of our lives — in our own homes, in our communities and in society as a whole. In theory, this gives each of us the opportunity to improve and maintain our health, with support from hospitals and other providers, community-based organizations, businesses and government agencies. 
News

Chair File: Making Communities Healthier for Everyone, Everyday

I am grateful for the time and commitment that people working and volunteering in hospitals and health systems give to their communities every day.
News

Hospitals Continue Efforts to Help Realize Dr. King’s Dream

Hospitals and health systems have a special role to play in helping to realize Dr. King’s dream of a truly just society.
News

Perspective: Standing Up for Our Patients, Communities and Country

The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening our country and straining many hospitals and health systems — and their team members — like never before. We have an awesome responsibility in this national crisis … and our field is stepping up, just as we always do.
News

Chair File: At Next Month’s AHA Leadership Summit, Hear about Workforce, Health Equity, Digital Transformation and More

American author and disability rights advocate Helen Keller said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
News

Protecting our people from workplace violence

Saturday’s senseless violence at Methodist Dallas Medical Center that took the lives of two health care workers has stunned the health care community across the country.
News

Making the Case for Additional Federal Support for Hospitals

After Election Day, lawmakers will return to Washington to consider many important issues, including funding the government, the annual must-pass defense bill, hurricane aid, election reform and tax extenders.
News

Accelerating the Path to Equity with Population Health Tools

The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated health inequities we face as a nation. But we’re 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 friends influence people’s ability to stay healthy or recover quickly. Access to safe, affordable and stable housing is key to good health. Strong social connections are linked to longer life and better mental health, whereas a lack of such social ties is associated with depression and increased mortality.