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Hospitals and food insecurity

As health care moves toward a population health paradigm that focuses on keeping people healthy, hospitals and health systems are recognizing the significance of the social determinants of health.
Case Studies

Bath Community Hospital – The Pharmacy Connection

Hot Springs, VA December 2017
Case Studies

Child CATCH and CHEF Programs - Samaritan Health Services

Diabetes and asthma were being diagnosed in children by local pediatricians, health departments and our free clinics in the region at an astounding rate. Samaritan Health Services (SHS) leaders knew that clinical care alone could not reduce these conditions.
Case Studies
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Avera - Student Health Center

OverviewAvera, the health ministry of the Benedictine and Presentation Sisters, is a regional partnership of health professionals who share support services to maintain health care at more
Issue Landing Page
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VacciNation: Inspiring Stories on the National COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

Here are the stories of how hospitals and health systems are vaccinating a nation through creativity, collaboration and compassion.
Testimony
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"The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color"

AHA’s statement for the record to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means for the May 27, 2020 hearing, “The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color.”
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Kalkaska Memorial Health Center - Teen Health Corner

OverviewThe Teen Health Corner is a collaborative project initiated by Kalkaska Memorial Health Center, a district hospital and critical access hospital, and coordinated with Kalkaska Publ

Making the case for community health workers

Spectrum Health, a Michigan health care system serving both urban and nonurban areas, is striving to quantify the benefits that community health workers provide to patients with chronic conditions.
Case Studies

St. Mary Medical Center – Farm to Families Program

Langhorne, PA December 2017
News

Why SBH Health System addresses social needs: Because we must!

SBH Health System, Bronx, N.Y., serves a low income and ethnically diverse population, one which often changes as immigration changes. It's reinvesting in its community and betting on social determinants to alter its destiny.