Population Health Definition

There is often confusion around what is meant by the term “population health.” AHA and the Association for Community Health Improvement offer a definition of the term as well as the goals and processes that hospitals should consider as they implement population health strategies.

This infographic also illustrates five goals for hospitals:

Coordinate hospital-based interventions with community stakeholders and other key partners through mature collaborations;
Increase preventive health services through coordinated care across the health care continuum;
Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate care;
Promote healthy behaviors; and
Track population health metrics against dashboard targets.

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Population/Community Health