2021 Community Health Improvement Week
Thank you for sharing your work, inspirations and stories with us for 2021.
Reflect | Renew | Rise Together
June 6–12, 2021
AHA and AHA Community Health Improvement (ACHI) present Community Health Improvement Week 2021, a time to celebrate and honor those working in partnership to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities.
This year as our nation moves further toward recovery and rebuilding after the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re highlighting three themes during Community Health Improvement Week:
- Reflect on community health needs and opportunities illuminated by the pandemic and consider further actions needed to improve the health and well-being of all people.
- Renew commitment to community health improvement, including working with cross-sector partners to better serve our communities.
- Rise Together to strengthen our communities through collaborative and creative work and investment in our neighborhoods and one another.
Share your CHI Week activities and respond to our themed questions on social media using #CHIWeek. Follow @ahahospitals and @communityhlth for CHI Week updates.
Read the op-ed on how hospital-community partnerships power meaningful change, by AHA Board Chair Rod Hochman, M.D., in Modern Healthcare (subscription needed).
A Week Full of Insights, Stories and Tools
Reflect
Take a moment to reflect on the challenges faced and new opportunities encountered over the past year.
Chair File
AHA Leadership Perspective
Rod Hochman, AHA Board Chair
Highlighting the importance of strengthening existing partnerships and bringing new partners to the table to improve the health of everyone in our communities.
Leadership Voices Blog
Creating a Purposeful New Normal
Mikelle Moore, Intermountain Healthcare
Reflecting on how collaboration is becoming the new norm, with previous rivals coming together to innovate and create.
Stories
VacciNation: Inspiring Stories on the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Read stories of how hospitals and health systems are vaccinating a nation through creativity, collaboration and compassion and in partnership with the community.
June 9 Webinar
Understanding Community Health and Social Needs
Hear how health care providers and community-based organizations are deploying integrated models of care to address complex medical and social needs.
Renew
Renew your commitment to community health improvement.
Leadership Voices Blog
Being Intentional about Health Equity — in Everything We Do
Marcos Pesquera, CHRISTUS Health
Learn how CHRISTUS Health and other health care organizations are overcoming siloed work streams, engaging community partners and making equity implicit in the process.
Report
Moving From Common Ground to Shared Action
Partnership for Public Health
This report offers lessons learned about community collaboration to advance health from health care systems and local public health departments.
Podcast Series
Innovating to Improve Community Health
2021 Foster G. McGaw Recipients
Hear from hospitals and health systems that are improving the health and well-being of their communities. Apply for the next Foster G. McGaw Prize by July 31.
June 10 Webinar
Creating an Age-Friendly Health System
Leaders from AdventHealth Hendersonville
Listen and explore what it takes to bridge clinical care and community health to improve the health and well-being of older adults.
Rise Together
Strengthen your community collaborations and outcomes.
Leadership Voices Blog
Rising Together to Create Vibrant Communities for All
Nancy Myers and Andrew Jager, AHA Center for Health Innovation
A call to action to continue the work of aligning strategies and tactics toward healthy, equitable communities.
Leadership Voices
Reflections and Inspirations from an Extraordinary Year
Mikelle Moore, Intermountain Healthcare, and Nancy Myers, AHA Center for Health Innovation
A conversation on the challenges and opportunities ahead for the community health field.
Resources
Investing in Communities
Resources about how hospitals and health systems are collaborating with partners and investing in their communities.
Illustration
Aligning for Health Equity
Illustrated notes from the closing plenary at AHA’s Accelerating Health Equity virtual conference.