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The AHA is focusing on several areas, including health equity and eliminating care disparities, violence and workplace safety, health system and community collaborations to advance health, and social determinants of health. AHA is working to build on this agenda through innovative campaigns and…
Though health care professionals at hospitals work tirelessly to help patients get and stay healthy, some patients struggle with real-life challenges, such as job pressures, difficulty paying for medications, hunger or trauma, which can affect their health.
This week, June 4-10, 2017, the AHA's Association for Community Health Improvement is celebrating Community Health Improvement Week, a national event to raise awareness, demonstrate impact and celebrate the individuals and organizations that work to improve the determinants of health in their…
HHS update from June 2, 2017
The goals of The American Hospital Association Quest for Quality Prize are to raise awareness of the value of hospital- and system-wide commitments to advancing health in America by providing access to exceptional quality, safe and patient-centered care
As we close out National Mental Health Awareness month, I'd like to highlight a noteworthy effort to expand behavioral health services to adolescents in Searcy, Ark.