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The Health Equity Roadmap

12/09/2021

The Health Equity Roadmap: A national initiative to improve health care outcomes, health equity, diversity and inclusion, and end health inequities.

Collection and Use of Data to Drive Action, Community Collaboration for Solutions, Culturally Appropriate Patient Care, Diverse Representation in Executive Leadership and Governance, Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies, Systematic and Shared Accountability

Evaluation of the National CLAS Standards

09/15/2021

This toolkit distills the elements of the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (National CLAS Standards) framework and is intended to help guide the efforts of HCOs to evaluate the implementation of the National CLAS Standards across four settings: ambulatory care, behavioral health, hospitals, and public health.

Culturally Appropriate Patient Care, DEI Support for Staff, Patient Support, Training

Addressing Societal Factors that Influence Health Presentation

09/15/2021

Social determinants of health – where we live, work and play – have tremendous affect on one’s health, and they can affect anyone, regardless of age, race, ethnicity.  Help your organization and community better understand how social determinants impact your patients and neighbors as well as what hospitals are doing to address this important aspect of health, and what resources AHA has to help you further tackle related challenges including food insecurity and lack of transportation.

Collection and Use of Data to Drive Action, Data Collection/Validation, Data Informed DEI/SDOH Programs, Data Stratification/Reporting, Data Training, Community Collaboration for Solutions, Investing in Your Community, Strengthening Partnerships, Understanding Your Community, Culturally Appropriate Patient Care, DEI Support for Staff, Patient Support, Training, Systematic and Shared Accountability, Communication Strategy

Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

09/13/2021

The AHA Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities examined ways in which the access to and delivery of care could be improved. During that process, the Task Force grappled with the reality that, in vulnerable communities, even if quality care is available, social determinants often prevent individuals from being able to access health care or achieve health goals.

Culturally Appropriate Patient Care, Patient Support, Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies, Climate and Culture

Applying an Equity Lens to Digital Health

05/27/2021

Reliance on digital tools can exacerbate barriers to care among certain populations and may be less accessible to people with limited English proficiency. As these technologies become ubiquitous, now is the time to examine digital health from an equity lens to ensure that no community is left behind.

Community Collaboration for Solutions, Strengthening Partnerships, Culturally Appropriate Patient Care, Patient Support

Digital Is the Next Frontier of Health Equity

04/07/2021

Many of the digital solutions we relied on during the pandemic will remain, making digital health equity, including digital access and literacy, even more important. As hospitals and health systems design and implement digital solutions, it will be imperative to take proactive steps so all individuals have the opportunity to engage with these tools.

Culturally Appropriate Patient Care, Patient Support

Health Equity Resources

03/04/2021

To support hospitals and health systems starting from different points on their journey to strengthen health equity, the AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) is preparing four new guidance and resource toolkits to share evidence-based practices to inform organizational next steps. Look for additional IFDHE toolkits to be released throughout 2021.

Collection and Use of Data to Drive Action, Data Collection/Validation, Data Stratification/Reporting, Data Training, Community Collaboration for Solutions, Culturally Appropriate Patient Care, Diverse Representation in Executive Leadership and Governance

Health Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Measures for Hospitals and Health System Dashboards

07/30/2020

Inequities in health care are widely noted, yielding poorer quality of care and reduced patient safety, and increased costs. The economic burden of racial health inequalities in the United States is estimated to be $230 billion dollars. Identifying disparities in health care and effectively intervening to mitigate the effect of these gaps is key to attainting a society of healthy communities, where all individuals reach their highest potential for health. Hospital and health systems may utilize a dashboard to provide health care leaders with the necessary information on their journey to advance health equity, diversity and inclusion. A basic level health equity, diversity and inclusion dashboard may include measures to model the American Hospital Association 123forEquity Pledge to include the following: race, ethnicity and language preference data collection, stratification and use, cultural competency training, diversity and inclusion in governance and leadership, and community partnerships.

Culturally Appropriate Patient Care, DEI Support for Staff, Patient Support, Training

Screening for Social Needs: Guiding Care Teams to Engage Patients

06/05/2019

This toolkit aims to help hospitals and health systems facilitate sensitive conversations with patients about their nonmedical needs that may be a barrier to good health.

Culturally Appropriate Patient Care, Patient Support

Executive Certificate in Diversity and Health Equity

05/23/2019

Diversity, inclusion, cultural humility and health equity are imperative for health care organizations, as the U.S. demographic landscape continues to change and regulatory agencies continue to implement requirements to improve safety and quality, reduce health care disparities and create more affordable care for patients. This certificate program works to train leaders who can build a more robust diversity strategy in their health care community.

Culturally Appropriate Patient Care, Training, Diverse Representation in Executive Leadership and Governance, Executive Leaders, Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies, Climate and Culture, Workforce Diversity, Systematic and Shared Accountability, Health Equity Champions

Social Determinants of Health Curriculum for Clinicians

04/17/2019

The AHA's Physician Alliance has developed resources to help clinicians address social determinants of health within a framework that maximizes their skills while helping organizations systematically approach these challenges.

Collection and Use of Data to Drive Action, Data Informed DEI/SDOH Programs, Data Training, Culturally Appropriate Patient Care, DEI Support for Staff, Patient Support, Training

Does Your Hospital Reflect the Community It Serves?

02/08/2018

This toolkit provides checklists to assess the organization's diversity (inclusing leadership), workforce diversity, and patient care while providing action steps to move toward being a more diverse organization. The toolkit also provides case studies of various hospitals who took initatives toward becoming more diverse and their outcomes.

Community Collaboration for Solutions, Investing in Your Community, Understanding Your Community, Culturally Appropriate Patient Care, Diverse Representation in Executive Leadership and Governance, Executive Leaders, Governing Bodies, Workforce Diversity, Employee-Led Groups, Health Equity Champions