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Black Maternal Health Requires a Unified Approach

AHA and its Institute for Diversity and Health Equity at the 38th National Association of Health Services Executives (N.A.H.S.E.) Annual Education Conference in Atlanta hosted Understanding Bias in Black Maternal Health, which included a screening of “Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story.”
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Chairman’s File: Focusing on Improving Community Health 

Hospitals and health systems foster the development of healthy life all around them.  They are caregivers foremost – working tirelessly to advance the cause of good health for patients and communities. They are economic anchors – providing jobs and partnering with businesses to bolster the local economy. And they are researchers and bridge-builders – meeting the health needs of their surrounding communities by working closely with traditional and non-traditional partners. 
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Everyday Heroes: Hospitals and Caregivers Bring Holiday Joy All Year Long

The arrival of the holiday season and the coming New Year remind us of the swift passage of time. But they also demonstrate the timelessness of human kindness.
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Chairman’s File: Saluting hospital efforts to improve community health

As we seek innovative ways to improve the health of our communities, it is more important than ever for hospitals and health systems to partner with others.
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Chair File: Tracking and Recognizing Progress on the Journey to Advance Health Equity

Delivering quality health care to all individuals in our communities — and ensuring they can easily access needed health services — is a top priority for hospital and health system leaders and teams.
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Chairman’s File: Trustees as Partners in Improving Community Health

Get the ball rolling today by starting a conversation with your board about your vision, role and purpose in the community.
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A Strategy to Tackle Public Health Misinformation

By understanding the attitudes and beliefs that drive patient behavior, health care providers and administrators can better design messaging that promotes positive health outcomes, including messages deployed during a public health emergency.
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Chair File: An Opportunity to Improve, Innovate and Advance Health Care

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” This anonymous quote — which some have attributed to Albert Einstein — sums up one lesson from the pandemic.
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Chair File: Creative Collaborations That Promote Healthy Families and Communities

The work that hospitals and health systems are doing to improve the overall health of their communities is just as important as the work to treat injuries and diseases.
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Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Accelerating Health Equity with Marcos Pesquera of CHRISTUS Health

On this episode, I talk with Marcos Pesquera, system vice president for community health and chief diversity officer at CHRISTUS Health, headquartered in Irving, Texas.