Community Partnerships
In this conversation, Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA’s Physician Alliance and interim executive lead for the AHA’s Institute for Diversity an Health Equity, talks with Rita Carreon, deputy vice president for health, UnidosUS, about health inequities in Latinx communities with a…
In rural north central Wisconsin, local and state organizations are working together to communicate important health information with the Hmong and Latino communities. Key approaches include building on existing partnerships and relationships, identifying community liaisons to help build trust and…
Hospital and health system trustees are promoting value in their communities by tackling societal factors that influence the health and well-being of their communities. Joining Priya Bathija, AHA’s vice president of Strategic Initiatives, are three trustees, Bill Menner, Chair at UnityPoint Health…
The Hospital Community Collaborative provides resources to hospitals and community organizations seeking to collaborate to accelerate health equity.
HCC program cohorts feature teams from around the country. This page features background information and stories about their work.
Lanc Co MyHome, a cross-sector coalition housed at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health in Pennsylvania, brings together more than 200 partners to address housing challenges for vulnerable populations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the coalition has developed several initiatives, including to…
Hospital-Community Partnerships: Meeting Health and Social Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
12 - 1 p.m. Eastern; 11 –12 p.m. Central; 9 - 10 a.m. Pacific
This issue brief from the American Hospital Association highlights housing security as a significant factor in COVID-19 prevention and treatment. It offers five actions that hospitals and health systems can take to address housing instability and improve health in their communities, with links to…
Loyola Medicine has maintained a strong partnership with its neighboring communities in Chicago’s near western suburbs. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, this health system-community partnership helped residents in these economically-challenged communities in many ways, including providing nutritious…
2020 Committee Members
Karen Wells (Chair)
Past Chair
CHRISTUS St. Vincent Health System
Santa Fe, NM
Schonay M. Barnett-Jones
Board Member
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, DC
Nancy Combs, MA
Director of Community Health Integration (retired)
Henry Ford…